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Apple to let EU users download apps via websites

Mar 12, 2024 (AFP)

Apple and five other global tech giants -- Google's Alphabet, Amazon, TikTok's ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft -- have been obliged to obey the EU's landmark Digi...

EU states reach deal to back rules on app workers' conditions

Mar 11, 2024 (AFP)

"Better working conditions for those delivering your meal at home! Ministers just approved the compromise text on the Platform Work Directive," Belgium, which h...

mu Space and OneWeb launch satellite internet for Southeast Asia's remote areas

Mar 11, 2024 (SPX)

The innovative mobility service stands out by enabling on-the-move high-speed internet connectivity. Envision high-speed internet availability in the remotest l...

Reddit aims to raise $500 mn in stock market debut

Mar 11, 2024 (AFP)

The New York Stock Exchange debut of the platform that bills itself as "the front page of the Internet" when it comes to hot news will be a test of an IPO marke...

Apple ends block on EU app store for Fortnite-maker Epic

Mar 08, 2024 (AFP)

"Following conversations with Epic, they have committed to follow the rules, including our DMA policies," an Apple spokesperson said in an email to AFP. "As a r...

EU demands answers over Epic-Apple feud

Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)

"We have requested further explanations on this from Apple under the DMA," a spokesperson for the European Commission, the EU's powerful antitrust regulator, sa...

EU faces uphill battle to rein in big tech

Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)

Wielding a tough new legal arsenal, Brussels is determined to force a change in behaviour by the world's biggest tech firms, to create a more competitive online...

EU curbs kick in to make big tech play by its market rules

Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)

Wielding a tough new legal arsenal, Brussels is determined to force a change in behaviour by the world's biggest tech firms, to create a more competitive online...

Epic-Apple feud tests EU big tech law

Mar 06, 2024 (AFP)

"We see Apple's decision to block us from competing as a blatant effort to kneecap their leading competitor as enabled by the DMA," Epic CEO Tim Sweeney told re...

Hong Kong minister says no social media ban under security law

Mar 06, 2024 (AFP)

The government recently concluded a month-long consultation on the "Article 23" legislation designed to target new offences, which is separate from an existing ...

Five things to know about the EU's landmark digital act

Mar 05, 2024 (AFP)

The European Union in September named six so-called gatekeepers and 22 of their platforms including Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn that must adhere to the rul...

Meta suffers global Facebook, Instagram outage

Mar 05, 2024 (AFP)

At about 12:00 US east coast time (1700 GMT), the sites seemed to be returning to normal, about two hours after the outage reports first emerged. "Earlier today...

EU's five biggest antitrust fines on big tech

Mar 04, 2024 (AFP)

Here are the five largest antitrust fines on big tech firms in EU history: - 1. Google Android (2018) - The EU's biggest fine was 4.3 billion euros ordered agai...

Nintendo wins battle against piracy software company

Mar 04, 2024 (AFP)

The company behind "Legend of Zelda" and "Donkey Kong" last week sued Tropic Haze, registered in the US state of Rhode Island, which owns and runs Yuzu, a popul...

Apple hit with 1.8-bn-euro EU fine for music streaming restrictions

Mar 04, 2024 (AFP)

The iPhone maker immediately vowed to appeal the first ever antitrust fine slapped on Apple by Brussels, the culmination of a case triggered by a complaint by S...

Apple's new EU measures draw complaint from 34 digital organisations

Mar 02, 2024 (AFP)

They include app makers Epic Games and Spotify. "We are very concerned that Apple's proposed scheme for compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA)... will no...

Christopher Nolan rebuilt Los Alamos 'in secret' for 'Oppenheimer'

Mar 02, 2024 (AFP)

It is not just the plot of "Oppenheimer," but also the story of how Christopher Nolan's Oscar-nominated movie about the invention of the atomic bomb was made. "...

Nintendo sues company for piracy on 'colossal scale'

Feb 29, 2024 (AFP)

The company behind "Legend of Zelda" and "Donkey Kong" is looking to clamp down on the operations of a company called Tropic Haze, registered in the US state of...

Bumble to cut staff by one-third

Feb 28, 2024 (AFP)

The reduction is intended to "align its operating model with future strategic priorities," the company said in an earnings release. Texas-based Bumble reported ...

Baidu announces sharp rise in annual net income

Feb 28, 2024 (AFP)

Following years of ballooning growth, China's leading tech firms have faced unprecedented challenges more recently, as authorities pursue greater regulatory ove...