A landmark trial begins in California where four US states accuse Meta of misleading the public on Instagram and Facebook safety, seeking about $200 billion in damages and platform changes.
A German regulator has accused Apple of designing data consent pop-ups in a way that unfairly favors its own applications.
Apple passt seine App-Tracking-Abfragen in Deutschland und Europa an, um eine Untersuchung des Bundeskartellamts zu beenden. Bisher wurden Drittanbieter gegenüber eigenen Apple-Diensten benachteiligt.
Historical analysis explores how 20th-century scientists, sociologists, and technologists between the 1950s and 1980s predicted the rise of an automated state, torn between visions of technological utopia and warnings of algorithmic control.
Feedly, the world's largest standalone RSS reader, has faced ongoing technical issues and user complaints over a slow web app for over a week. CEO Edwin Khodabakchian stated that fixing basic RSS functionality remains a priority despite the company's pivot to AI.
İçişleri Bakanlığı kaynakları, Alihan Kuriş liderliğindeki suç örgütünün kullandığı gizli Glooper uygulaması hakkında bilgi verdi; uygulamanın mağazalarda olmadığını ve üç kademeli doğrulama ile çalıştığını aktardı.
Apple ändert nach Kritik des Bundeskartellamts die App-Tracking-Abfragen auf iPhones in der EU. Das Wort 'Tracking' entfällt, Buttons werden getauscht und Drittanbieter erhalten mehr Möglichkeiten zur Datenerklärung. Das Verfahren wird eingestellt.
Scientific integrity specialists have uncovered thousands of online advertisements from paper mills selling fraudulent journal authorship and intellectual property rights, highlighting widespread academic fraud.
Apple submitted a court filing proposing new App Store commissions ranging from 5% to 15% for purchases via external links on iOS devices, after the Supreme Court rejected its bid to pause lower court proceedings in its legal battle with Epic Games.
Bumble has abandoned its signature rule requiring women to make the first move, as the online dating industry faces declining user engagement, falling share prices, and a pivot toward artificial intelligence features.
Microsoft is merging its consumer and business Copilot apps into a single application and discontinuing several unsuccessful features, including the Mico animated character, to better compete with rivals like ChatGPT and Gemini.
A VCIOM study reveals 45% of Russian smartphone users anticipate switching to Android due to Apple's restrictions, affecting 69% of Apple users personally, with 51% unlikely to buy an iPhone in the future.
Five males (16-18) arrested for 11 homophobic attacks in Dandenong, allegedly using dating apps/social media to lure, sexually assault, and rob victims. Part of 113 similar state-wide incidents since Jan 2024, leading to 47 arrests.
España se prepara para el eclipse solar total del 12 de agosto, el primero visible desde la península desde 1912. Se recomiendan tres aplicaciones móviles (Solar Eclipse Timer, IGN Eclipses y Eclipse Guide) para seguir el evento en tiempo real y conocer todos sus detalles.
SPD-Spitzenkandidat Steffen Krach fordert Maßnahmen gegen das Russische Haus in Berlin und verknüpft dies mit der Enteignungsdebatte. Das Zentrum steht wegen Propaganda und möglicher Sanktionsverstöße in der Kritik, während die rechtliche Schließung durch ein Abkommen erschwert wird.
UnionPay International to connect Chinese payment apps with Brazil's Pix, enabling Chinese tourists to pay via code scanning, amid US trade case over Pix's market impact.
Disillusioned by traditional apps like Tinder, Gen Z college students are turning to Ditto, an AI matchmaker founded by UC Berkeley dropouts Allen Wang and Eric Liu. Operating via iMessage, Ditto uses proprietary algorithms to set up real-life Wednesday dates.
Cloudflare has open-sourced Cloudflare OS, an internal platform enabling non-technical employees to build applications using AI agents while maintaining strict security sandboxes and spending controls.
Cloudflare has open-sourced Cloudflare OS, an enterprise platform allowing organizations to deploy AI agents securely connected to internal systems with integrated governance.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reveals that many Android apps inadvertently share users' precise location data with third-party advertisers and data brokers due to default SDK settings, affecting over 60 million downloads.
AI-first smartphones are poised to revolutionize user interaction, replacing app grids with intent-driven AI agents, potentially disrupting the $multi-billion app economy
Superblocks, a vibe‑coding startup, signed a multiyear marketing deal with AWS to embed its tools in AWS customers’ private clouds, keeping data internal and integrating with Amazon Bedrock.
New security research reveals several popular Samsung smart TV apps contain code that shares users' internet connections with strangers, potentially enabling cybercrime. Samsung is now banning and removing such apps, following a similar move by LG.
Password managers simplify online security by storing, generating, and updating credentials, requiring only one master password. They offer apps, browser extensions, and tools to fix compromised passwords and support passkeys, though users should disable auto form-filling for enhanced security.
