New third-party iOS App Stores in Japan preserve user privacy, child safety
appleinsider - Apple is introducing alternative app stores and payment options in Japan to comply with a new competition law, while maintaining that platform-level security and child safety controls remain in place.App StoreApple compares this approach with the EU's Dig…
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California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims
techxplore - California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla's license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company h…
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F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’t Independent,’ Breaking From Tradition
Cecilia Kang / nytimes - The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.
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Digital bank Monzo gains a full European banking licence
Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - UK-based digital bank Monzo is ready to expand into Europe. The fintech has acquired a full banking licence from the Central Bank in Ireland, as well as from the European Central Bank. Monzo has gone from strength to strength since it launched back in 201…
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(LEAD) Interim CEO of Coupang apologizes for data breach at parliamentary hearing
Kang Jae-eun / co - SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The interim head of e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. ap...
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