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Apple has handled its response, including its proposed App Store changes, to the EU's DMA with aplomb, despite the law being an assault on Apple's brand promise — An essay on the EU Digital Markets Act and Apple's “Update on apps distributed in the European Union” (and some personal history)
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
Apple's proposed App Store and iOS changes seek to retain as much control over iOS as possible while staying within the letter of the EU's DMA — Apple yesterday announced a broad, wide-ranging, and complex set of new policies establishing their intended compliance with the European Union's …
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
X plans to build a new “Trust and Safety center of excellence” in Austin, Texas, and hire 100 full-time moderators to fight child sexual exploitation material — - Employees will be full-time, primarily focused on CSE content — X CEO Yaccarino to testify before Senate committee next week
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| Yuka Hayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the US plans to award billions in subsidies to Intel, TSMC, and other chipmakers in the coming weeks, amid concerns of a slow CHIPS Act implementation — Industry, lawmakers worry semiconductor production could take years because of negotiations, permitting and worker shortages| Wall Street Journal: |
X blocks Taylor Swift searches as a “temporary action and done with an abundance of caution”, days after explicit AI-generated images of her flooded the site — Singer's name yielded error messages Saturday, days after her fans swarmed the social-media platform vowing to ‘protect Taylor Swift’
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| Will Knight / Wired: |
The Biden admin plans to use the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI models — The Biden administration is using the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI algorithms.| Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg: |
FTX unloads cryptoassets as bankruptcy advisers look to repay customers; filings: its affiliates' cash pile grew from ~$2.3B in October to $4.4B at 2023's end — - Cash of key affiliates rose to about $4.4 billion at end-2023 — Increased cash coincided with rising value of customer claims| Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Meta believes Apple's Vision Pro can reinvigorate its $50B metaverse effort, with the Quest ecosystem filling the role played by Android in smartphones — Company executives are optimistic about competition as billions spent have yet to translate into wide consumer adoption
More: 9to5Mac
| Michael Msika / Bloomberg: |
Europe's blue-chip stocks index Euro Stoxx 50 hits its highest level since 2001, with ASML and SAP, the region's two biggest tech stocks, leading the charge — - Rally in megacaps SAP, ASML and LVMH boosts Euro Stoxx 50 — Diversification by sector and geography seen as tailwinds| Bloomberg: |
Sources: DJ Novotney, an Apple VP of hardware engineering who led work on home devices and helped start Apple's electric vehicle project, is leaving for Rivian — - DJ Novotney, VP of hardware, helped start Apple's car project — Apple has seen multiple senior leaders leave in recent months| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple no longer requires apps with third-party login services to also use Sign in with Apple; now they must offer an additional login with some privacy features — There's another small but notable change coming to the App Store. Apple has revised its App Store guidelines to remove … | Lora Kolodny / NBC News: |
Researchers detail the rise of sextortion of young users on TikTok, Instagram, and other apps, driven by Yahoo Boys, an informal West African cybercriminal gang — “Yahoo Boys” is an informal network of cybercriminals who have gained cultural clout over the last several years in West Africa.Sponsor Posts
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