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South Korea has fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7bn won ($47.6m). The regulator says they forced app developers onto their own payment systems and delayed app reviews without explanation. Both must now let Korean developers link to outside payment options inside their apps.
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Microsoft has made Edge quicker to launch, with startup times improving by 15% on average and up to 33% during heavy multitasking. The optimization lets Windows communicate directly with Edge when the browser is already running, cutting unnecessary overhead.
Ofcom has named four age checks it says can reliably tell whether UK social media users are 16 or over. They will underpin the UK social media ban for under-16s due next year, and many adults will have to pass them too. The regulator published its assessment on Thursday.
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In a brief update at its latest dev conference, Google says that video and browser apps for Android Auto are still “coming soon,” with the company’s self-imposed deadline approaching quickly. more…
Scientists went looking for proof that all that pricey desk gear actually works. It didn’t go well.
Meta, TikTok and X have lost a legal challenge against the UK’s online safety regulator over the amount of data it can demand from social media platforms, Reuters reported on Friday. London’s High Court rejected the companies’ case, according to Reuters.
The European Commission wants Frontex, the EU’s border agency, to monitor public social media posts about migration. It would also flag illegal content to platforms. MEPs and digital rights groups say the plan puts online speech under a border agency’s watch.
STMicroelectronics expects fourth-quarter revenue of $4.15bn, up about 10.5% on the third quarter and above analysts’ forecasts. The Franco-Italian chipmaker says AI data centres and satellite makers are adding to a wider recovery in chip demand.
Vladimir Putin has called Elon Musk “a real genius” and said Russia is in close contact with him over satellites in orbit. Putin spoke on Wednesday at the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, during a presentation on Rassvet, Russia’s answer to Starlink.
Elon Musk’s xAI is buying homes next to its power plant in Southaven, Mississippi. The catch is that sellers must drop any claims in a noise lawsuit against the company. A realtor told one resident the target is 418 homes in the Colonial Hills neighbourhood. So far, 18 owners have agreed to sell.
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