Switzerland opens antitrust probe over iPhone NFC access
appleinsider - Swiss regulators are examining what conditions Apple puts on third-party firms before it allows them to use the same NFC technology that enables Apple Pay.NFC payments are to be investigated by Switzerland's competition regulatorIn June 2024, the European…
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Reddit files High Court challenge against u16s social media ban
Nathan Jolly / mumbrella - Reddit has filed High Court documents attempting to overturn the under-16 social media ban. According to court documents, Reddit will argue against the legality of the ban itself, as well as Reddit’s designation as a social media platform. Reddit has appo…
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- Wider impacts of Australia’s youth social media ban (2)
Government pushes back in High Court Reddit showdown
Reddit’s aggressive legal fight over under-16 ban
Wider impacts of Australia’s youth social media ban
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New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars
Mia Sato / theverge - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul's announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the first of its kind in the US, describing it as a "common sens…
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US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
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Amazon to Let Authors Remove DRM From eBooks on Kindle
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Amazon quietly revealed that it will allow authors to publish their books on Kindle in DRM-free EPUB and PDF formats.The post Amazon to Let Authors Remove DRM From eBooks on Kindle appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Meta is reportedly working on a new AI model called 'Avocado' and it might not be open source
Karissa Bell / engadget - Mark Zuckerberg has for months publicly hinted that he is backing away from open-source AI models. Now, Meta's latest AI pivot is starting to come into focus. The company is reportedly working on a new model, known inside of Meta as "Avocado," which could…
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Reddit is testing verification
Jay Peters / theverge - Reddit is starting to test verified profiles, the company announced today. Users who are verified as part of this "limited alpha test" will have a gray checkmark next to their username "across profiles, communities, feeds, post detail pages, and search re…
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Petco Files Data Breach Reports and Blames Inadvertent Software Setting
PYMNTS / pymnts - Petco has reported that a setting within one of its software applications made customers’ personal information accessible online. The retailer filed data breach reports in California, Massachusetts and Texas. The disclosures were flagged by PCMag in a Tue…
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Google Launches Android Emergency Live Video in the US
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google is launching today a new Emergency Live Video feature that lets Android users in the US share a live video feed with first responders during an emergency situation.The post Google Launches Android Emergency Live Video in the US appeared first on Th…
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Three in 10 US teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are growing
Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - While teenagers may start out using AI chatbots for basic questions, their relationship with chatbot platforms has the potential to turn addictive.
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Meta Agrees to Give EU Users More Personalized Ad Choice
PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta has agreed to offer users in Europe more choice about seeing personalized ads. The European Commission (EC) announced that agreement Monday (Dec. 8), six months after fining the tech giant over its “consent or pay” model that allows ad-free services …
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Block all AI browsers for the foreseeable future: Gartner
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Australian PM Vows to Hold Social Media to Account as Ban Nears
Brett Miller / bloomberg - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reminded social media companies that they will be held responsible when a ban on children having accounts takes effect on Wednesday.
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Apple, Google, Samsung Protest India's Mandatory Always-On Location Tracking Plan [Report]
iclarified - Apple, Google, and Samsung are pushing back against a proposal in India that would require smartphone makers to keep satellite-based location tracking enabled at all times. The plan, still under review, has raised strong objections over privacy, security,…
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Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - India is planning to mandate always-on satellite location tracking on all smartphones, which Apple, Google warn would turn phones into surveillance tools.The post Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal first appeared on iPhone in …
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EU fines X $140 million for violating landmark digital service rules
Jess Weatherbed / theverge - The European Union has served Elon Musk’s X with a €120 million (about $140 million) penalty for violating the bloc’s digital service rulebook, including over the “deceptive design” of its blue checkmark. Today’s announcement marks the first time that a c…
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- Historic DSA move: first enforcement penalty spotlight. (2)
- Other DSA coverage: general compliance and fines details. (11)
- US-EU clash: fines intensify transatlantic tech tensions. (7)
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Blue check crackdown: scrutiny of deceptive verification design.
Historic DSA move: first enforcement penalty spotlight.
Other DSA coverage: general compliance and fines details.
US-EU clash: fines intensify transatlantic tech tensions.
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Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risks
cnbc - It said that it will block access to the app, describing it as one that is "potentially becoming a high-risk area for online shopping fraud."
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Russia Blocks Apple's FaceTime Amid Crackdown on Encrypted Apps
Juli Clover / macrumors - Russia has blocked Apple's FaceTime video calling app in an ongoing effort to eliminate private communication methods, reports Reuters. Russia claims FaceTime is being used for criminal activity, and that blocking the app is a legitimate law enforcement m…
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OpenAI Must Turn Over ChatGPT Logs in New York Times Case
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - A federal judge ruled that OpenAI must produce over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs in its high profile copyright infringement case against The New York Times.The post OpenAI Must Turn Over ChatGPT Logs in New York Times Case appeared first on Thu…
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Proton Sheets Launches as Encrypted Alternative to Google Sheets
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Proton today announced the launch of Proton Sheets, its end-to-end encrypted spreadsheet web application designed to offer a privacy-focused alternative to Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel.Unlike traditional spreadsheet tools, Proton Sheets encrypts all …
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