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Apple Watch import ban paused by US appeals court

December 27, 2023

Via: BGR

A couple of days after the Apple Watch ban in the U.S. took effect, the company won a bid to pause this sanction thanks to an emergency request to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to halt […]


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Apple’s iPhone design chief headed to LoveFrom to work with Jony Ive on AI devices

December 26, 2023

Via: 9to5Mac

Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that Tang Tan, Apple’s chief iPhone and Apple Watch designer, is leaving the company in February. Now, more details have emerged to reveal that Tan is headed to LoveFrom to be reunited with Jony Ive. […]


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Japan prepares regulation requiring Apple to allow sideloading in iOS

December 26, 2023

Via: 9to5Mac

As the Digital Markets Act antitrust law passed in the European Union, Apple has until March 2024 to let users in Europe install iOS apps outside the App Store. Although Apple has yet to say a word about how it […]


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Change as opportunity: How Apple gains from rebooting its supply-chain strategy

December 11, 2023

Via: Computerworld

During the Covid crisis, Apple learned that putting the majority of its production in one nation weakened its supply chain. Since then, it has been working to fix that problem by encouraging partners to open up in new nations. That’s […]


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Spanish media’s $600M suit against Meta is based on GDPR noncompliance

December 5, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Facebook parent company Meta is facing yet another legal challenge over user privacy, as a Spanish media company representing top media outlets in the country is suing the social media giant for $600 million for competitively unfair advertising practices based […]


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Smartphone shipments are on the rise, buoyed by 5G, iOS devices: IDC

December 1, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Mobile phone sales are rising, showing improvement in fourth quarter shipments despite an overall decline in 2023, according to the newly released International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Notably, iPhones have performed better than other devices, and […]


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Australia to regulate digital payments like Apple Pay under new legislation

November 27, 2023

Via: BGR

Today, Australia’s government announced it would bring Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other digital payment services into a new regulatory legislation alongside credit cards and other payments, Reuters reported. This new legislation is set to be introduced to parliament this […]


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Sam Altman joins Microsoft as OpenAI board appoints Emmett Shear as CEO

November 20, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Chaos continues to reign at OpenAI, with the appointment of Emmett Shear, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitch, a video-streaming website, as OpenAI’s interim CEO after the abrupt exit of OpenAI’s ex-CEO, Sam Altman, last week. Shear will be […]


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Meta and ByteDance dispute gatekeeper status of platforms under EU’s DMA

November 16, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Meta and ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, have launched a challenge against the gatekeeper status designated to them by the European Commission under the EU’s Digital Markets Act. The DMA came into force in September 2023 and is designed […]


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Apple gets ready for app sideloading in Europe

November 9, 2023

Via: Computerworld

As its battles with regulators intensify, Apple is getting ready to allow sideloading of software from third-party app stores in Europe, based on information in statements buried within the company’s most recent financial filing. “The company expects to make further […]


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China, US, and EU agree to work together on AI safety

November 2, 2023

Via: Computerworld

China and the US agreed to work together with at least 25 other countries to mitigate any risks arising out of the progression of AI.The two countries, along with several other countries including the EU, India Germany, and France, signed […]


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Biden lays down the law on AI

October 30, 2023

Via: Computerworld

In a sweeping executive order, US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Monday set up a comprehensive series of standards, safety and privacy protections, and oversight measures for the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Among more than two […]


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Google faces new antitrust probe in Japan

October 23, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Japan’s competition regulator has said it is investigating Google’s parent company Alphabet for a suspected violation of the country’s Antimonopoly Act. The investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission will consist of two parts — an examination into whether Google […]


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Google launches another appeal against 2017 EU antitrust ruling on shopping service

September 19, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Google has once again sought to overturn a €2.4 billion ($2.6 billlion) fine imposed by the European Union in 2017 after it found the company had violated antitrust rules by using its dominant position in the search engine market to […]


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Apple and Microsoft challenge regulatory scope of EU’s Digital Markets Act

September 5, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Apple and Microsoft are attempting to circumvent the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) by arguing that neither iMessage nor Bing are sufficiently popular enough to be regulated by the legislation. The DMA was approved in July 2022 and is […]


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Google brings its Generative Search Experience to India, Japan

August 31, 2023

Via: Computerworld

India and Japan became the first two countries outside the US to get access to Google’s Generative Search Experience as the company introduced its Search Labs initiative in the two Asian nations. Search Labs, which was launched in May at […]


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China hacks the US military and government— the Feds blame Microsoft

August 17, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Hidden in the basic infrastructure that runs the US military is a powerful piece of Windows-borne Chinese malware that can disrupt the communications systems, power grids, and water supplies at the military’s bases around the world. One US congressional aide […]


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Xiaomi CEO Says Company Will Compete on the High-End Smartphone Level to Survive

August 14, 2023

Via: Tech Times

Xiaomi has long been known to offer high-end smartphones at intensely affordable prices making it a budget option for most buyers. Recently, the company’s CEO explained that this was essential for its survival. Xiaomi CEO Gives Statement on the Company’s […]


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UN Security Council discusses AI risks, need for ethical regulation

July 19, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Members of the UN Security Council met with two experts on Tuesday to discuss the potential risks and benefits of AI, highlighting the need for countries worldwide to coordinate efforts to regulate the technology. In a meeting chaired by the […]


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Samsung’s profit hits 14-year low again as chip downturn continues

July 6, 2023

Via: ZDnet

Samsung recorded its lowest operating profit in 14 years for its April to June quarter this year due to the continued downturn of the memory chip market. The South Korean tech giant said in its earnings guidance that it recorded […]