Apple Denied Appeal in UK App Store Case, Faces Over £1 Billion in Damages

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple's request to appeal a landmark UK ruling that its App Store fees are 'excessive and unfair' has been denied, exposing it to over £1.2B in damages.The post Apple Denied Appeal in UK App Store Case, Faces Over £1 Billion in Damages appeared first on W…

#techpolicy #apple #antitrust #uk #apps #europe #pricing #law #litigation #regulation

Apple suffers setback in UK App Store fee lawsuit

3 months / engadget

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

UK refuses Apple's request to appeal $2 billion App Store ruling

3 months / appleinsider

Apple Denied Permission to Appeal UK App Store Ruling

3 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Apple Reaches Deal to Take Billions of Dollars in China's WeChat

Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple has reached a new agreement with Tencent that will allow the company to process payments and collect a 15% commission on purchases made inside WeChat mini games and mini apps on the iPhone, establishing a major new revenue stream in China after over…

#fintech #mobile #apple #china #business #apps #payments #regulation

Apple Finally Scores a Piece of WeChat’s Massive App Revenue

3 months / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

Apple launches new Mini App Partner Program

3 months / appleinsider

Apple Reaches Deal to Take Billions of Dollars in China's WeChat

3 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Apple and Tencent Reach WeChat Payments Agreement

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Apple is about to get a financial windfall from China WeChat Mini users

3 months / appleinsider

DJI’s Neo 2 selfie drone launches globally, but not in the US

Andrew Liszewski / theverge - After launching exclusively in China last month, DJI is announcing wider global availability for its Neo 2 selfie drone, including Japan, Canada, the UK, and other countries where the company sells its drones. But as with the Mavic 4 Pro and 8K Osmo 360 c…

#business #us #globalism #law #technology #gadgets #drone #regulation

DJI launches Neo 2 mini drone ahead of potential U.S. ban

3 months / mashable

DJI Neo 2 drone skips the US as a December nationwide ban looks increasingly likely

3 months / techspot

The DJI Neo 2 looks like the best beginner drone for $209

3 months / theshortcut / Kevin Lee

DJI Neo 2 review: The best budget drone is now even better

3 months / engadget / Steve Dent

DJI’s Neo 2 selfie drone launches globally, but not in the US

3 months / theverge / Andrew Liszewski

Here's What the FCC's Latest Move Actually Means for DJI Drone Owners and Holiday Shoppers

3 months / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Adclear Raises €2.4M To Use AI For Financial Compliance

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Adclear, an AI compliance platform, has raised an oversubscribed £2.1 million seed round led by Outward VC, with support from AFG Partners, Tenity, angel investors including Clearscore founder Dan Cobley and Coinbase MD Keith Grose (via a16z …

#ai #startups #innovation #fintech #aiethics #investment #finance #regulation

Adclear Raises €2.4M To Use AI For Financial Compliance

3 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Adclear raises €2.4M to apply AI in financial promotions compliance

3 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

With £2.1M, Adclear aims to transform financial marketing compliance via AI

3 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Google Eases Android Sideloading Rules After Developer Backlash

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google is reversing a controversial Android security policy after backlash, introducing a new 'advanced flow' to allow experienced users to install unverified apps.The post Google Eases Android Sideloading Rules After Developer Backlash appeared first on …

#software #techpolicy #google #android #apps #community #technology #developertools #digitalprivacy #regulation

Google will let Android power users bypass upcoming sideloading restrictions

3 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google is Tweaking its Android Developer Verification Requirements to Add New Sideloading Process

3 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Android won't kill sideloading after all, but new verification rules will make it harder

3 months / techspot

Google To Allow 'Experienced Users' To Install Unverified Android Apps

3 months / slashdot / msmash

Google will allow 'experienced users' to sideload unverified Android apps

3 months / engadget

Google adds advanced flow for sideloading Android apps

3 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Google will soon give Android power users a safer way to sideload apps from unverified developers

3 months / digitaltrends

Google will let ‘experienced users’ keep sideloading Android apps

3 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Google Eases Android Sideloading Rules After Developer Backlash

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google to allow Android users with high pain tolerance to sideload unverified apps

3 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Apple Study Finds Mandated Fee Reductions Never Reached European Consumers

msmash / slashdot - Apple said Wednesday that European Union developers pocketed the savings from mandated commission reductions rather than lowering prices for consumers. The iPhone maker commissioned Analysis Group to study pricing behavior [PDF] after the Digital Markets …

#techpolicy #apple #antitrust #business #apps #europe #pricing #digitalmarketsact #eu #regulation

A study backed by Apple claims to show that the Digital Markets Act is not lowering prices for App Store users, even when the company is forced to lower its fees.

3 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

EU가 야심차게 밀어부친 DMA로 인해 개발자 수수료가 소폭 인하되긴 했으나 90%의 개발자가 가격을 인상하거나 유지함에 따라 소비자 가격 인하로 이어지지 않았다는 지극히 뻔한 결말. appleinsider.com/articles/25/...

3 months / bsky / @purengom.com / purengom.com

Apple Study Finds Mandated Fee Reductions Never Reached European Consumers

3 months / slashdot / msmash

Apple says EU’s Digital Markets Act failed to lower app prices

3 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

EU developers don't pass on App Store fee savings to users

3 months / appleinsider

EU's Digital Markets Act Failed to Lower App Store Prices, Apple-Commissioned Study Says

3 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Flight delays and cancellations just hit more than 13,000 in one day with FAA mandate in effect. Will it get worse?

Michael Grothaus / fastcompany - This weekend, U.S. travelers began to feel the initial impact of flight reductions mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a plan designed to help compensate for the understaffing of air traffic controllers due to the ongoing government shu…

#government #aviation #us #travel #technology #faa #safety #regulation

Flight delays and cancellations just hit more than 13,000 in one day with FAA mandate in effect. Will it get worse?

3 months / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus

The FAA's flight cuts are causing widespread pain. Here's what you need to know

3 months / qz / Catherine Baab

Apple told to remove LGBTQ+ dating apps by China

Sarah Fielding / engadget - LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance have taken another hit in China, with Apple removing two of the countries biggest LGBTQ+ dating apps. Wired reports that Blued and Finka are no longer available on the iOS App Store or certain Android App Stores following orde…

#techpolicy #apple #china #government #ios #apps #asia #law #censorship #regulation

Apple Bows to China, Removes Gay Dating Apps from App Store

3 months / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

Apple removes popular gay dating apps from Chinas App Store

3 months / mashable

Apple bows to Chinese pressure to remove queer dating apps from its App Store

3 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Apple told to remove LGBTQ+ dating apps by China

3 months / engadget / Sarah Fielding

Apple Pulls China’s Top Gay Dating Apps After Government Order

3 months / wired / Zeyi Yang, Louise Matsakis

UK tech leaders urge Rachel Reeves to rule out exit tax

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#startups #vc #innovation #techpolicy #investment #business #uk #treasury #jobs #regulation

UK tech leaders urge Rachel Reeves to rule out exit tax

3 months / sifted

Founders and investors slam UK “exit tax"

3 months / tech / John Reynolds

Denmark passes social media ban for users under 15

mashable - Denmark passes social media ban for users under 15

#techpolicy #government #internet #europe #law #safety #digitalprivacy #regulation

Feed: "Mashable" Published on Saturday, November 8, 2025

3 months / bsky / @longtail.news / longtail.news

Denmark passes social media ban for users under 15

3 months / mashable

Denmark Says It Will Ban Social Media for Users Under 15

3 months / gizmodo / Lucas Ropek

Sam Altman Denies Seeking Federal Aid for OpenAI, But Leaked Company Letter Contradicts Him

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denies seeking federal loan guarantees, but a formal company letter to the White House from October explicitly requested them.The post Sam Altman Denies Seeking Federal Aid for OpenAI, But Leaked Company Letter Contradicts Him appear…

#ai #startups #openai #aiethics #investment #business #finance #altman #sec #regulation

AI's Most Effective Language

3 months / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

OpenAI: Our new model GPT-5-Codex-Mini – a more cost-efficient GPT-5-Codex

3 months / github

OpenAI plans to release GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro

3 months / bleepingcomputer / Mayank Parmar

OpenAI CEO Projects $20 Billion Annual Revenue as Execs Clarify Government Financing Role

3 months / techstrong / Jon Swartz

OpenAI's $1.4 Trillion Question: Ambition or Desperation?

3 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

OpenAI asked Trump administration to expand Chips Act tax credit to cover data centers

3 months / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

OpenAI asks U.S. to expand CHIPS Act tax credit to cover AI infrastructure despite firm's denial wanting a government 'backstop' for its massive loans

3 months / tomshardware

Sam Altman Is Getting Desperate and It Is Starting to Show

3 months / tickerfeed

Why Sam Altman Won't Be on the Hook for OpenAI's Spending Spree

3 months / forbes

Sam Altman Denies Seeking Federal Aid for OpenAI, But Leaked Company Letter Contradicts Him

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Texas Sues Online Gaming Platform Roblox, Alleging It Prioritizes Profits Over Child Safety

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Roblox, accusing the gaming giant of creating a 'breeding ground for predators' and deceiving parents about platform safety.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Roblox, accusing the gaming giant of creating…

#internet #technology #litigation #safety #regulation

Texas Sues Roblox For Allegedly Failing To Protect Children On Its Platform

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Texas sues Roblox for allegedly failing to protect children on its platform

3 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Texas AG sues Roblox for putting pixel pedophiles and profits over safety

3 months / mashable

Texas AG sues Roblox, accusing it of prioritizing ‘pixel pedophiles’ over child safety

3 months / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Roblox over alleged child safety lapses

3 months / engadget

Texas Sues Online Gaming Platform Roblox, Alleging It Prioritizes Profits Over Child Safety

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

FBI subpoenas the web registrar behind Archive.is

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - The FBI is attempting to track down the identity of the owner of Archive.today and its numerous mirrors, like Archive.is and Archive.ph. As reported by 404 Media, the FBI subpoena, which was posted on the official Archive.today X account, was sent to web …

#cybersecurity #techpolicy #government #doj #internet #law #litigation #digitalprivacy #regulation

Web Archive Archive.today: FBI Subpoenas Web Registrar Tucows to Unmask Operators

4 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

FBI Subpoenas Registrar for Details on Anonymous Archiving Site Owner

4 months / slashdot / msmash

FBI subpoenas the web registrar behind Archive.is

4 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site

4 months / heise

FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site

4 months / 404media / Jason Koebler

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Walks Back ‘Federal Backstop’ Comment Amid Scrutiny Over Trillion-Dollar Spending

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI’s finance chief, Sarah Friar, on Wednesday took back comments that hinted the AI firm might need a “federal backstop” for its huge technology spending. After her words at a Wall Street Journal event caused a stir, Friar wrote on LinkedIn that she “…

#ai #cloud #techpolicy #openai #aiethics #business #finance #chatgpt #technology #regulation

Leadership Clarification: Company denies federal bailout need (7)
Other: Unrelated workplace policy update (1)
Political Rejection: Officials dismiss bailout notion for AI (5)

Leadership Clarification: Company denies federal bailout need

OpenAI walks back federal backstop talk after White House rebuke

4 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Sam Altman says he doesn’t want the government to bail out OpenAI if it fails

4 months / techcrunch / Julie Bort

OpenAI CFO says can keep afloat without federal bailout

4 months / theregister / Thomas Claburn

OpenAI walks back remarks about government support for its AI spending spree

4 months / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Walks Back ‘Federal Backstop’ Comment Amid Scrutiny Over Trillion-Dollar Spending

4 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

OpenAI CFO Says Company Isn't Seeking Government Backstop, Clarifying Prior Comment

4 months / slashdot / msmash

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says company isn't seeking government backstop, clarifying prior comment

4 months / cnbc

Other: Unrelated workplace policy update

The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models

4 months / techxplore

Political Rejection: Officials dismiss bailout notion for AI

Why Is the AI Czar Already Saying OpenAI Won’t Get a Bailout?

4 months / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Trump AI Czar Says 'No Federal Bailout For AI' After OpenAI CFO's Comments

4 months / slashdot / msmash

Trump Adviser Sacks Says There Won’t Be a Federal ‘Bailout’ for AI

4 months / wsj / Sarah Krouse

White House “AI Czar” David Sacks Rejects ‘Federal Bailout for OpenAI’ After CFO’s Controversial ‘Backstop’ Comment

4 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Trump AI czar Sacks says 'no federal bailout for AI' after OpenAI CFO's comments

4 months / cnbc

Peloton recalls 833,000 bikes after reports of injuries

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning Peloton users to stop using the affected bikes immediately.

#business #jobs #fitness #manufacturing #technology #safety #regulation

Peloton Promotes New Equipment Amid Recall of Old Bikes

4 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Why Peloton is telling thousands of customers to get off their bikes

4 months / fastcompany / Taylor Hatmaker

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning Peloton users to stop using the affected bikes immediately.

4 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Peloton recalls 833,000 bikes after reports of injuries

4 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Peloton recalls 833,000 Bike+ units after reports of seat posts breaking

4 months / engadget

Peloton issues recall for 833,000 bikes over faulty seat posts

4 months / theverge / Victoria Song

Thousands of flights in danger of cancellation as FAA announces major cuts

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - The government shutdown-spurred airport chaos is about to get a whole lot worse. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will reduce flight volumes by 10 percent across 40 major airports in response, a move that could threaten 3,000 to 4,500…

#government #aviation #us #travel #economy #faa #safety #regulation

Government Shutdown Travel Trouble: How to Manage Flight Delays and Cancellations

4 months / cnet / Gael Cooper

These 3 major airlines are offering flight refunds during the government shutdown, starting tomorrow

4 months / fastcompany / Jennifer Mattson

Thousands of Flights in Danger of Cancellation as FAA Announces Major Cuts https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/06/1529244/thousands-of-flights-in-danger-of-cancellation-as-faa-announces-major-cuts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

4 months / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

Here are the 40 airports where the FAA is cutting flights because of the government shutdown

4 months / qz / Chris Morris

Trump admin threatens to cancel thousands of flights if shutdown continues, just in time for Thanksgiving

4 months / mashable

Here’s the List of 40 Airports Expected to Be Impacted by Shutdown Flight Reductions

4 months / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Thousands of Flights in Danger of Cancellation as FAA Announces Major Cuts

4 months / slashdot / msmash

Thousands of flights in danger of cancellation as FAA announces major cuts

4 months / theverge / Andrew J. Hawkins

The FAA is cutting flights at 40 major airports. Here's what it means for travelers

4 months / qz / Catherine Baab

Airports Are on the Verge of a Flight Cancellation Apocalypse

4 months / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

MPA orders Meta to stop using “PG-13” label on Instagram teen accounts

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has sent a cease and desist order to Meta, demanding that Instagram stop using the “PG-13” movie rating to describe the content standards for its teen-focused accounts. The trade group, which is responsible for the U.S…

#techpolicy #meta #law #facebook #contentmoderation #instagram #digitalprivacy #advertising #regulation

MPA orders Meta to stop using “PG-13” label on Instagram teen accounts

4 months / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Motion Picture Association tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to refer to Instagram teen account content

4 months / techxplore

Instagram Hit With Cease And Desist Order Over PG-13 Ratings

4 months / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

The MPA tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to describe teen accounts

Matt Tate / engadget - The Motion Picture Association doesn’t share Meta’s view that the content people under the age of 18 might encounter on an Instagram Teen Account is comparable to what you might find in a PG-13 movie. The MPA has reportedly hit Mark Zuckerberg’s company w…

#techpolicy #meta #privacy #facebook #contentmoderation #instagram #safety #digitalprivacy #regulation

MPA tells Meta to stop using the term "PG-13" to describe its new moderation policy or else

4 months / techspot

Meta’s Use of the Term ‘PG-13’ Has Run Afoul of the U.S. Movie-Rating Organization

4 months / gizmodo / Lucas Ropek

Motion Picture Association demands Meta stops using PG-13 rating for teen accounts

4 months / mashable

The MPA tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to describe teen accounts

4 months / engadget / Matt Tate

Motion Picture Association hits Meta with cease-and-desist over use of ‘PG-13’ label

4 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Instagram slapped with cease and desist over its use of ‘PG-13’ teen accounts

4 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Debra Messing’s anti-Mamdani crashout

Eve Upton-Clark / fastcompany - Last night, Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo to become the next mayor of New York City. Cue the online crashouts. Leading the pack is Will & Grace star Debra Messing, who is now facing intense backlash for sharing dozens of posts smearing the Democrat…

#techpolicy #politics #government #privacy #election #ftc #digitalprivacy #regulation

Campaign Social Media Storm (3)
Election Outcome Analysis (1)
NYPD Surveillance Challenge (1)
Tech Transition Shakeup (3)
All Other Stories

Campaign Social Media Storm

No, Pro-Trump Hackers Didn’t Hack Zohran Mamdani’s Election Night Party

4 months / gizmodo / Matt Novak

Zohran Mamdani's Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom

4 months / wired / Makena Kelly

Debra Messing’s anti-Mamdani crashout

4 months / fastcompany / Eve Upton-Clark

Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team

4 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Ex-FTC chair Lina Khan joins Mamdani's transition team

4 months / businessinsider

All Other Stories

Election indicators in red and blue states: Democrats may be adopting new tactics. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

4 months / bsky / @curlypoodlegirly.bsky.social / curlypoodlegirly.bsky.social

Bullshit has an expiration date. Yesterday, 11/4/2025 was that date. “We were the barometer tonight for what the American public is feeling one year into Trump term two,” Sen. Tim Kaine said in an interview. “We basically sent a message that we can do a

4 months / bsky / @goldcountryrich.bsky.social / goldcountryrich.bsky.social

No, pro-Trump hackers didn’t hack Zohran Mamdani’s election night party

4 months / bsky / @paleofuture.bsky.social / paleofuture.bsky.social

No, Pro-Trump Hackers Didn’t Hack Zohran Mamdani’s Election Night Party

4 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Interesting Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/l...

4 months / bsky / @phastidio.net / phastidio.net

techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/l...

4 months / bsky / @courageousgirl2.bsky.social / courageousgirl2.bsky.social

The Mamdani camp never saw social media as a gimmick. They treated it with the same seriousness they bring to the issues he ran on. That seriousness helped build trusted relationships with fans and creators who could spin out the fun. www.wired.com/sto

4 months / bsky / @makenakelly.bsky.social / makenakelly.bsky.social

Oh Debra

4 months / bsky / @docinaustin.bsky.social / docinaustin.bsky.social

During her time leading the FTC, Khan drew the ire of many on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley.

4 months / bsky / @businessinsider.com / businessinsider.com

Och Lina Khan går från att reglera Silicon Valley till att bygga en stad som utmanar bolagsmakten. www.businessinsider.com/lina-khan-jo...

4 months / bsky / @danielswedin.bsky.social / danielswedin.bsky.social

In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations. www.wired.com/story/welcom...

4 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

"Mass surveillance endangers all values at the heart of our democracy, and I do hope that our next mayor is willing to be a spokesperson for this cause." @foxcahn.bsky.social #Mamdani #NYPD www.wired.com/story/welcom...

4 months / bsky / @stopspyingny.bsky.social / stopspyingny.bsky.social

Google gets the US government’s green light to acquire Wiz for $32B

Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026.