Apple announces support for alternative app stores in the EU, charging no commission but instead an annual €0.50 Core Technology Fee per install per account
including sideloading John Voorhees / MacStories : Apple Details How It Plans to Comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act Siôn Geschwindt / TNW : Apple begrudgingly allows EU custo...
As Beeper Mini experiences an outage, Beeper CEO Eric Migicovsky says that “all data indicates” Apple found a way to cut off the app's ability to function
Was it too good to be true? Beeper, the startup that reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users …
Parler agrees to be acquired by Ye, formerly Kanye West, to create “an uncancelable ecosystem where all voices are welcome”; the deal is set to close in Q4 2022
and will also sign up to Truth Social Clare Duffy / CNN : Kanye West's biggest challenge with owning Parler may come from Elon Musk Anousha Sakoui / Los Angeles Times : What to kno...
Parler says it has agreed to be acquired by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to create an “uncancelable ecosystem”, with the deal expected to close in Q4 2022
Kanye West, the musician also known as Ye, is buying Parler, a social media platform that styles itself as a “free speech” alternative to Twitter.
Google plans to shut down Stadia on January 18, 2023, and will refund hardware, software, and DLC purchases; members of the Stadia team will be reassigned
which scary games do you have queued up? @slimefiend : but... game streaming is the future https://twitter.com/... @wario64 : “We will be refunding all Stadia hardware purchases ma...
Answering a question on iMessage-RCS interoperability at Code, Tim Cook suggests “[buying] your mom an iPhone” to end green bubbles
Asked about RCS support in iMessage, Apple's CEO said users aren't asking for it — Apple CEO Tim Cook dismissed the idea of adopting RCS messaging …
Samsung says hackers stole some customer data, including names, contact and product registration information, in a breach of its US systems in late July 2022
Samsung says hackers stole some customer data, including names, contact and product registration information, in a breach of its US systems in late July 2022
U.S. electronics giant Samsung has confirmed a data breach affecting customers' personal information.
After years of regulatory pressure, Google unveils “a full redesign” of its cookie consent banner in Europe, including a “reject all” button, starting in France
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg :
Filing: Elon Musk delivers a non-binding proposal to take Twitter private by acquiring all outstanding stock for $54.20 per share, in a cash deal worth ~$43B
not “cancel culture” — are ruining discourse Eugene Robinson / Washington Post : If Elon Musk wants Twitter, he's welcome to it Financial Times : How Elon Musk could fund his $43bn...
Source says Twitter's board of directors views Elon Musk's takeover offer as unwelcome, suggesting the company will fight the bid
Amir Efrati / The Information :
Apple and Google criticize the newly unveiled Digital Markets Act that will force companies designated as gatekeepers to open up their platforms to competitors
the apps ATT matters the most for will just leave the App Store, rendering ATT effectively useless Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : @matrixdotorg ... If your messaging standard does not...
EU lawmakers provisionally agree on the DMA, which mandates messaging service interoperability, limits bundling services, prohibits self-preferencing, and more
The European Union today adopted landmark rules clamping down on anti-competitive abuses by the world's largest technology platforms …
EU lawmakers provisionally agree on the DMA, which mandates messaging service interoperability, limits bundling services, prohibits self-preferencing, and more
The European Union today adopted landmark rules clamping down on anti-competitive abuses by the world's largest technology platforms …
Apple drops the option to buy and rent content in the Apple TV app for Android TV and Google TV; sources: until recently Apple was exempt from Google's IAP cut
Google rolls out a rapid Air Raid Alerts system for Android phones in Ukraine
Abner Li / 9to5Google :
Linux developers fix Dirty Pipe, a high-severity vulnerability in the kernel that let hackers carry out a host of malicious actions, like installing backdoors
Dirty Pipe has the potential to smudge people using Linux and Linux derivitives. — Linux has yet another high-severity vulnerability …
Apptopia: Ukrainians are turning to Signal, Telegram, offline maps, streaming radio apps, and Twitter, as well as offline messengers like Zello and Bridgefy
Google Maps temporarily stops displaying live traffic and “busy area” data in Ukraine, but basic traffic navigation is still available
Google Maps has temporarily disabled some of its tools for Ukraine following the Russian military's invasion of the country, a spokesperson confirmed Sunday.
Google announces early access to Chrome OS Flex, a version of Chrome OS for businesses and schools that is designed to run on old PCs and Macs
that's not as weird as it sounds Tweets: @kdrag0n : And here's Windows 11 as a VM on Pixel 6 https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Sundar Pichai / @sundarpichai : Excited...