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The EU opens formal DMA investigations into Apple and Google over letting developers “steer” users from their app stores, and Meta over using user data for ads — The trio of Big Tech giants are the first to face full investigations under bloc's new Digital Markets Act
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Sources: iOS 18 will give iPhone users greater control over their Home Screen app arrangement, including the ability to create blank spaces, rows, and columns — iOS 18 will give iPhone users greater control over Home Screen app icon arrangement, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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| Nduka Orjinmo / Bloomberg: |
Nigeria files tax evasion charges against Binance and executives Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, detained since February; reports say Anjarwalla escaped — - Nadeem Anjarwalla escaped on Friday during prayers at a mosque — Two Binance execs had been charged to court for tax evasion
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Spotify adds online courses from BBC Maestro, Skillshare, Thinkific, and PlayVirtuoso, covering music, business, creativity, and health, as a UK-only experiment — Spotify's UK users are getting access to a fourth category of content to sit alongside its existing library of songs, podcasts and audiobooks: online courses.
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
The UK says Chinese state-affiliated actors were responsible for a “malicious cyber campaign” on the country's Electoral Commission between 2021 and 2022 — LONDON — The U.S. and U.K. on Monday accused hackers linked with the Chinese state of being behind “malicious” …
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The US and the UK sanction a Wuhan-based company linked to the Chinese state-backed hacking group APT31 for targeting critical infrastructure organizations — The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Wuhan-based company used by the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) …
More: U.S. Department …, Reuters, and International Business Times
| Lauren Feiner / The Verge: |
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs a bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts and age verification for many websites — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) just signed into law HB 3, a bill that will give parents of teens under 16 more control …
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| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A US judge dismisses X's lawsuit against CCDH, saying the suit had been brought as a means toward “punishing the defendants for their speech”; X plans to appeal — A U.S. judge on Monday dismiss X Corp's lawsuit against a nonprofit group that has criticized a rise in hate speech …
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| Reuters: |
Chinese state media: at the China Development Forum, Tim Cook said Apple Vision Pro will launch in China in 2024, its first official non-US launch confirmation — Apple (AAPL.O) Vision Pro will hit the mainland China market this year, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said on Sunday, according to state media.
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
Match Group adds Instacart CMO Laura Jones and Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff to its board and signs a deal with Elliott, reported to have a ~$1B Match stake — Tinder and Hinge operator Match Group added two new directors and signed an agreement with Elliott Management …
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| Matthew Perrone / Associated Press: |
A look at the rise of free-to-use AI chatbots claiming to help with teens' mental health struggles, as experts disagree about whether the chatbots are effective — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you're greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids' cartoon.
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| Becky Yerak / Wall Street Journal: |
Filing: FTX strikes deals worth $884M with buyers, including $500M from a Mubadala affiliate, to sell most of its Anthropic stake; FTX invested $500M in 2021 — Abu Dhabi investor would buy shares for $500 million in the artificial-intelligence startup from bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange
More: Blockworks, CoinDesk, The Block, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, and The Decoder
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