China's Hainan province tests letting some corporate users bypass the Great Firewall for global internet access, as the island seeks to become a free-trade port
China's southernmost province of Hainan is piloting a programme to grant select corporate users broad access to the global internet … Bluesky: @emilprotalinski . Forums: Slashdot Bluesky: Emil Protali...
Apple will withhold the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and more in the EU this year, citing concerns about DMA's interoperability requirements
After the news broke yesterday - on a Friday afternoon, no less … Lloyd Coombes / iMore : Apple's biggest iOS 18 and macOS features, including Apple intelligence, won't come to the EU this year becaus...
Apple will withhold the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and more in the EU this year, citing concerns about DMA's interoperability requirements
After the news broke yesterday - on a Friday afternoon, no less … Aastha / Sam Lover : Samsung Galaxy AI Stands Alone as Apple Intelligence Lacks Presence in Europe Maximilian Schreiner / The Decoder ...
The European Commission urges Google, Meta, and other companies to promote dissident Belarusian media's stories above those published by pro-regime outlets
Raphael Minder / Financial Times : Bluesky: @epro.social . X: @carnage4life See also Mediagazer Bluesky: Emil Protalinski / @epro.social : Western governments have asked for Big Tech's help in geopol...
California laws leave driverless vehicles immune from traffic tickets, while Texas and Arizona rewrote traffic laws to issue tickets to AV owners for violations
even if they crash: report Christianna Silva / Mashable : California self-driving cars exempt from traffic tickets Bluesky: Emil Protalinski / @epro.social : It doesn't matter if someone isn't in the ...
California's DMV suspends Cruise's deployment and driverless testing permits, ending the GM self-driving car subsidiary's robotaxi operations in San Francisco
DMV: “The video footage presented to the department ended with the AV initial stop following the hard-braking 'maneuver. … @transbay@sfba.social : A phrase that I never thought I'd write: DMV FTW. — ...
Sources: Meta is considering paid, ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram for users in the EU, to fend off privacy concerns and scrutiny from EU regulators
#Meta is considering paid, ad-free versions of #Facebook and #Instagram for users in the EU, to fend off privacy concerns and scrutiny from EU regulators. — https://www.nytimes.com/... #privacy Blu...
An internal TikTok tool can access some personal data of Indian users who used the app before India's 2020 ban; an employee jokingly called the tool “NSA-To-Go”
which the employee calls “NSA To Go”—that allows TikTok to obtain sensitive info on users, including real-time updates on U.S. users “a key to building a ‘digital dossier’” @Ali_Lev reports https://tw...
WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections use the app via servers set up by volunteers and organizations
If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used … The Hacker News : WhatsApp Introduces Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Internet Censorship Jon Porter / The Verge : WhatsApp ...
How Taiwan's centrality in the global chip supply chain may help keep the peace by providing the island with a “silicon shield” against a Chinese invasion
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As Chinese warships rehearsed a blockade of Taiwan this month, they simulated a scenario global leaders … Tweets: @epro , @ldrogen , @jchengwsj , @amfchina , @martijnrasser , @paulmoz...