The US Supreme Court has allowed Texas to enforce a law requiring app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors' app downloads and purchases, while a legal challenge continues. Critics argue the law infringes on First Amendment free speech rights.
The Supreme Court has allowed a Texas law, the App Store Accountability Act, to go into effect, requiring parental consent for minors under 18 to download most apps. Organizations challenging the law argue it violates children's free speech rights.
Following India's temporary ban on Telegram due to exam fraud concerns, users flocked to VPNs and alternative messaging apps. VPN downloads surged by 49% on June 18, with Proton VPN and Turbo VPN seeing significant increases. Signal and Viber downloads also rose, while Telegram's daily active users increased on the day of the ban.
Apple announces free AI infrastructure for developers with <2M first-time App Store downloads, expanding Foundation Models with image input and server model support.
