Apple voices its support for California's Right to Repair Act, which passed a Senate vote 38-0 in May 2023 and now awaits approval before a full assembly vote
[1]: https://techcrunch.com/... … @Leisureguy@mstdn.ca : Jason Koebler reports in 404 Media how the Biden administration (in the NHTSA) switched from opposing the Massachusetts right-to-repair law for...
Interview with Microsoft's VP of gaming ecosystem Sarah Bond, a former T-Mobile executive, on lowering entry barriers by selling Xbox as a subscription
Gene Park / Washington Post : Tweets: @launcherwp , @genepark , @genepark , and @htsuka Tweets: Launcher / @launcherwp : What does T-Mobile's turnaround have to do with Xbox's strategy? Glad you aske...
Interview with Microsoft's VP of gaming ecosystem Sarah Bond, a former T-Mobile executive, on lowering entry barriers by selling Xbox as a subscription
The launch of the new series of Xbox consoles is actually unlike any other console launch in the industry's history … Tweets: @launcherwp , @genepark , @genepark , and @htsuka Tweets: Launcher / @laun...
Instagram debuts IGTV, a hub for high-profile creators, and says it will begin letting users upload videos up to an hour long, up from previous one-minute limit
Update: We launched IGTV at an event … Nimish Sawant / Firstpost : Instagram's IGTV has its sights set on YouTube for attracting content creators WRAL TechWire : Instagram's new long-form video hub IG...
WHO to add gaming addiction as a medical condition to the International Classification of Diseases, its highly regarded compendium of medical conditions
but there's reason to be skeptical Kevin Loria / Business Insider : ‘Gaming disorder’ has been classified as a mental health condition by the World Health Organization … Larry Dignan / ZDNet : WHO see...
A look at Google's experimental Duplex tech, demoed at I/O, enabling Assistant to place voice calls for you, make restaurant and barber reservations, more
& It's A Big Deal Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC : Google positions itself as the responsible A.I. champion at its gigantic annual conference Google Devs / Google Developers Blog : Actions on Google at I/O: M...
Apple says it plans a $350B “direct contribution” to US economy over next five years through repatriating overseas profits, new infrastructure projects, more
does Seattle have room? Anna Hensel / VentureBeat : Relax, Apple's new campus is no Amazon HQ2 Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica : Apple to pay $38 billion in US taxes on overseas cash Brett Samuels / The...
Apple apologizes for inadequately communicating battery management practices that slowed down iPhones with older batteries, will offer $29 battery replacements
but supplies are limited Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : PSA: Apple is making its $29 battery replacement pricing effective immediately Jerri-Lynn Scofield / naked capitalism : Apple Battery Debacle: Yet An...
Equifax says it is facing 240 consumer class-action lawsuits, 60 government investigations, and has recorded $87.7M in hack related costs in Q3
Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post :
Equifax says it is facing 240 consumer class-action lawsuits, 60 government investigations, and has recorded $87.7M in hack related costs in Q3
Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post :