Apple (AAPL.O) has changed rules and fees in its App Store in the European Union after the bloc’s antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store. Apple said developers will pay a 20% processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low…
A United Arab Emirates-based fund has bought $100 million worth of digital tokens issued by World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture of U.S. President Donald Trump’s family, becoming its largest publicly known investor. Aqua 1 Foundation said in a statement on Thursday its purchase of the tokens, known as $WLFI, sought to speed up the creation of…
Apple acknowledged the disruption on its System Status page Apple’s iCloud services experienced a significant outage that lasted several hours, affecting users worldwide. Core services including Find My, Photos, iWork, iCloud Mail, iCloud Calendar, and iCloud Contacts were among those disrupted. The issue began around 1:18 am IST, with Downdetector recording a sharp spike in…
In a clearing in a forest, two men stand behind a row of wooden poles that have pictures of faces stuck on top of them. The portraits include US President Donald Trump, Vice-President JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk. In front of them hangs the US flag. The men are wearing camouflage clothing with blue…
For someone pushing his company to break new ground, Ilkka Paananen appears relaxed. Not wearing shoes, like everyone else in the office – it’s a Finnish thing I’m told – he tells me the mobile gaming industry needs shaking up. “We need to take bigger risks,” says Mr Paananen the chief executive of Finland’s Supercell…
True origins trace back to 1998 with release of iMac—Apple’s first ‘i’ product Nearly two decades after the first iPhone launched, many Apple users are still curious about the meaning behind the iconic lowercase ‘i’ that appears in product names like iPhone, iPad, iMac, and iPod. Over the years, Apple’s consistent use of the ‘i’…
Ryan attributes lukewarm reception to the nature of the platform itself While artificial intelligence continues to permeate various professional sectors, LinkedIn’s AI-powered writing assistant has not gained the traction its creators anticipated, according to the platform’s Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Roslansky. In an interview with Bloomberg, Roslansky candidly admitted that LinkedIn’s AI-generated writing suggestions for…
Flat fare of $4.20 per ride has been set for the pilot service Tesla has quietly launched its much-anticipated robotaxi service using driverless Model Y SUVs, marking a significant step in the electric carmaker’s efforts to deploy autonomous vehicles powered solely by cameras and artificial intelligence. The launch comes after years of bold projections by…
executives have held internal talks about potentially bidding for artificial intelligence startup Perplexity, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The discussions are at an early stage and may not lead to an offer, the report said, adding that the tech behemoth’s executives have not discussed a bid with Perplexity’s…
Australia’s world-leading ban on under 16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle on Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work “robustly and effectively”, according to AFP. Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media in November 2024, approving one of the world’s toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook,…
