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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Epic says Apple removed its iOS developer account, hampering its app store plans, and shares a letter from Apple lawyers calling Epic “verifiably untrustworthy” — After Epic CEO Tim Sweeney criticized how Apple is rolling out alternative app stores on iOS in the EU …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
In letter to Epic, Apple's lawyers cite Tim Sweeney's public attacks, including an X post, and say Epic is part of a “global effort to undermine” Apple's rules — In the latest installment of Things No One Should Lose Sleep Over, Epic Games says Apple has taken down its newly reinstated developer account in the EU.
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| Punchbowl News: |
The White House is backing a bipartisan bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok if it wants to remain in US app stores — The Biden White House is backing a bipartisan bill that could lead to a ban on the hugely popular social media app TikTok in the United States.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
As part of its DMA compliance plan, Google details its program that lets Play Store developers lead EEA users outside their app, including fees of 5% to 17% — Google today is sharing more details about the fees that will accompany its plan to comply with Europe's new Digital Markets Act …
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| Eric Tucker / Associated Press: |
The US DOJ says a former Google software engineer has been charged with stealing AI technology from Google while secretly working with two China-based companies — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company …
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| Bloomberg: |
A deep dive into Apple's failed EV project: management's indecision, various prototypes, partnership talks with Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, McLaren, and others, more — Tim Cook shut down plans to acquire Tesla before cycling through a junkyard's worth of self-driving designs over the past decade.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo: Apple's only foldable device with a “clear development schedule” is the 20.3-inch MacBook, which is expected to enter mass production in 2027 — We've been hearing a lot of rumors about Apple working on multiple foldable devices. While most of them refer to devices similar …
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| Blockworks: |
Filing: BlockFi and FTX reach a tentative agreement to settle all litigation, with BlockFi receiving claims of $185.2M against FTX and $689.3M against Alameda — The agreement between the two bankrupt crypto companies awaits court approval — BlockFi and FTX have reached a tentative agreement …
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| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Facebook says it's working on an AI system for its video recommendations across its entire ecosystem, and tests have led to an 8%-10% gain in Reels watch time — - Tom Alison, the head of Facebook, said on Wednesday that the company is working on a AI model to “power our entire video ecosystem.”
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta details WhatsApp and Messenger interoperability under the EU's DMA, saying third parties must use Signal's protocol, which Meta already uses for encryption — Meta today is offering more details about how it plans to make its messaging apps, WhatsApp and Messenger … | Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
DCG files a motion to dismiss NY AG Letitia James' lawsuit over alleged $3B investor fraud, and CEO Barry Silbert files to dismiss accusations he hid losses — The crypto firm's boss, Barry Silbert, also filed a motion to dismiss the Attorney General's accusation that he concealed losses …
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| Will Shanklin / Engadget: |
Twitch details its 2024 plans, including redesigning its mobile app for the first time since 2019 to add mod tools, the ability to upload short videos, and more — It promises “a more modern, immersive viewing experience” later this year. — Twitch is redesigning its mobile app for the first time since 2019.| Dell Cameron / Wired: |
In a letter, 41 state AGs call on Meta to address the “dramatic increase” in Facebook and Instagram account takeovers and say hackers buy ads on its services — A coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked …
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| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Microsoft engineer Shane Jones warns the FTC and Microsoft's board that Copilot Designer generates violent and sexual images, violates copyright laws, and more — - Shane Jones, who's worked at Microsoft for six years, has been testing the company's AI image generator in his free time and told CNBC he is disturbed by his findings.
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| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Paris-based Zama, an open-source cryptography startup developing fully homomorphic encryption technology for blockchain and AI apps, raised a $73M Series A — Zama SAS, an open-source cryptography startup focused on building fully homomorphic encryption or FHE technology to protect privacy … | Shashank Pathak / Entrackr: |
Rozana, a rural e-commerce and logistics service presently serving 12,000+ villages across India, raised a $22.5M Series A led by Bertelsmann India Investments — Rural commerce startup Rozana has raised $22.5 million led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) with participation from Fireside Ventures and existing investors.| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
SK Hynix plans to invest over $1B in advanced chip packaging in South Korea, as the company hopes to capture the growing demand for high-bandwidth memory — - Korean chipmaker sees packaging as key to meeting AI demand — 3D semiconductor expert Lee paved the way for HBM leadership
More: The Korea Herald
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Remofirst, which helps remote teams manage payroll, taxes, hiring-related compliance, compensation, and more, raised a $25M Series A led by Octopus Ventures — In the world of HR tech startups, there are the Davids and the Goliaths. Deel and Rippling are the Goliaths, both having raised millions of dollars in venture capital.| Akshit Pushkarna / Inc42 Media: |
Dubai-based social media startup Hunch, which operates an anonymous polling service and claims to have 1M+ users across 22 Indian cities, raised a $23M Series A — Social media platform Hunch has secured $23 Mn in its Series A funding round led by Alpha Wave.
More: VentureBeat, Entrackr, VCCircle, Entrepreneur, and FinSMEs
| Financial Times: |
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