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| Eva Dou / Washington Post: |
As the EU's DMA takes effect, sources say the Biden administration, which sent two letters protesting the DMA, stopped short of pushing the issue with the EU — The European Union's landmark Digital Markets Act comes into effect today, requiring changes at five U.S. internet giants
More: Forbes, The Verge, The Hollywood Reporter, FSFE, The Irish Times, Washington Post, CNBC, WHDH-TV, Wired, BEUC, The Register, and Tech Xplore
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
As part of its DMA compliance plan, Google details its new program that lets Play Store developers lead EEA users outside their app, including fees of 5% to 17% — Google today is sharing more details about the fees that will accompany its plan to comply with Europe's new Digital Markets Act …
More: The Keyword, Google Help Center, Engadget, 9to5Google, and Android Developers
| Wall Street Journal: |
How the EU's DMA could impact Apple and Google's rivalry; sources say Google lobbied EU officials in 2023 to let users download apps from alternative app stores — Under the new rules, the iPhone maker will open up parts of its lucrative app ecosystem, providing an opportunity for rivals like Google
More: Open Web Advocacy, Associated Press, and Daring Fireball
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU confirms requesting further explanations from Apple over removing Epic's developer account under the DMA, and is examining if Apple broke any other rules — - Epic Games barred by Apple from opening own iPhone app store — EU says it is looking to see if firm has broken new tech law
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
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| Eric Tucker / Associated Press: |
The US DOJ charges former Google software engineer Linwei Ding with stealing AI trade secrets from Google while secretly working with two China-based companies — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company …
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| Bloomberg: |
A deep dive into Apple's failed EV project: indecision, prototypes, and partnership or acquisition talks with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, VW, Tesla, McLaren, and others — Tim Cook shut down plans to acquire Tesla before cycling through a junkyard's worth of self-driving designs over the past decade.
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo: Apple's only foldable device with a “clear development schedule” is the 20.3-inch MacBook, which is expected to enter mass production in 2027 — We've been hearing a lot of rumors about Apple working on multiple foldable devices. While most of them refer to devices similar … | Punchbowl News: |
The White House is backing a bipartisan bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok if the company wants to keep the app in US app stores — The Biden White House is backing a bipartisan bill that could lead to a ban on the hugely popular social media app TikTok in the United States.
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Forums: r/technology and Slashdot
| Cynthia Kroet / Euronews: |
After IAB appeals, the EU's highest court rules that IAB Europe's advertising model uses personal data and is therefore subject to GDPR — After clarification from Luxembourg, the Belgian Court of Appeal will now rule on the case. — IAB Europe's online advertising model uses personal data …
More: Irish Council …. X: @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @johnnyryan, and @johnnyryan. Forums: Hacker News
| Blockworks: |
Filing: BlockFi and FTX reach a tentative agreement to settle all litigation, with BlockFi receiving claims of $185.2M against FTX and $689.3M against Alameda — The agreement between the two bankrupt crypto companies awaits court approval — BlockFi and FTX have reached a tentative agreement … | Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Facebook is working on an AI system for its video recommendations across its entire ecosystem, and tests have led to an 8% to 10% gain in Reels watch time — - Tom Alison, the head of Facebook, said on Wednesday that the company is working on a AI model to “power our entire video ecosystem.”
More: Engadget, PhoneArena, Cryptopolitan, Benzinga, Barron's, and UploadVR
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Paris-based Zama, an open-source cryptography startup developing fully homomorphic encryption technology for blockchain and AI apps, raised a $73M Series A — Zama SAS, an open-source cryptography startup focused on building fully homomorphic encryption or FHE technology to protect privacy … | Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft announces a New Era of Work event on March 21 at 9am PT, where updates to Windows 11, Copilot and Surface Pro and Laptop are expected — New Surface hardware and Windows 11 features will be announced on March 21. — What you need to know — Microsoft has published …
More: Thurrott, Engadget, The Verge, Microsoft, XDA Developers, Cryptopolitan, Spyglass, and Laptop Mag. X: @bdsams
| Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: |
How Microsoft has run a local version of Bing in China since 2009, helping Beijing maintain its Great Firewall; China was just 1.8% of Microsoft's sales in 2020 — The company's search engine does good business in China, a market Google and Facebook abandoned years ago.
More: BNN Bloomberg. Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social. X: @martijnrasser, @rj_gallagher, @rj_gallagher, @rj_gallagher, and @rj_gallagher
| Dina Genkina / IEEE Spectrum: |
Research suggests that prompt engineering is best done by the LLM itself, raising suspicions that a fair portion of prompt engineering jobs may be a passing fad — Since ChatGPT dropped in the fall of 2022, everyone and their donkey has tried their hand at prompt engineering …
More: arXiv. Mastodon: @mattontech@mastodon.sdf.org. X: @calonghurst, @calonghurst, @ieeefuturedir, @dinkazavr, and @ieeespectrum. LinkedIn: Vasudev Lal. Forums: Hacker News
| Reuters: |
Spotify plans to raise its prices in France due to a new tax law that adds a 1.2% tax on streaming companies' revenue to help finance local music creation — Swedish streaming service Spotify (SPOT.N) on Thursday said it would increase its prices in France due to a new tax, which it argued would fail to accomplish its intended goal.| Tatiana Siegel / Variety: |
A look at Apple's studio business: sources say the company spent $700M+ of its reported $1B+ annual 2023 spend on just three films, which earned $466M combined — On March 10, the tech giant has 13 shots to take home an Oscar via two historical epics, “Killers of the Flower Moon” and …
More: 9to5Mac and Business Insider
| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
MacBook Air (2024) review: sturdy and sleek, fast M3 chip, excellent 13- and 15-inch displays, great keyboard, and solid speakers, but USB-C is only on one side — Apple's M3 chip is a decent speed bump, but the M2 MacBook Air remains a great deal. — It's hard to expect much from Apple's new M3-equipped MacBook Airs.Sponsor Posts
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