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Trump To Extend TikTok Deadline For Third Time
TikTok lifeline. President Donald Trump is to extend TikTok's deadline to ensure its continued operation in the US, says White House
Elon Musk’s X Sues New York Over ‘Problematic Posts’...
New York sued by Elon Musk's X over regulatory requirement about how social media platforms handle problematic posts
Iran Asks Citizens To Delete WhatsApp
Iranian authorities urge citizens to remove WhatsApp form their smartphones, amid military strikes with Israel
Dutch Court Upholds Competition Ruling Against Apple
Rotterdam district court upholds 2021 ruling by competition regulator that subjected Apple to 50m euros in fines over App Store rules
Apple ‘Eyes Spring 2026’ For Delayed Siri AI Upgrade
Apple internally targeting spring 2026 for long-delayed upgrade to Siri that would use LLM engine and add more complex capabilities
Meta Sues Developer of CrushAI ‘Nudify’ App
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Google Resolves Global Cloud Outage
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Paragon Spyware Used To Target European Journalists, Warns Citizen...
Security researchers at Citizen Labs reveals devices of a number of Italian journalists have been targetted by Paragon spyware
WhatsApp Supports Apple In Legal Battle With UK Government
Meta's messaging platform WhatsApp publicly supports Apple in its legal battle against the UK's Home Office
European Social Media Ban For Under-15s Urged By France’s Macron
French President signals support for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15
Apple Opens On-Device AI, Shows ‘Liquid Glass’ Interface
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Tesla Sinks As Elon Musk, Donald Trump Feud Erupts
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Court Denies Apple Appeal In Epic Games Case
Major app store development. US Appeals court denies Apple emergency application to halt changes to its App Store
Meta ‘Covertly Tracking’ Android Users Via Instagram,...
Privacy concern. Radboud University and IMDEA Networks allege Meta and Yandex were tracking Android users' browser activity
Reddit Sues Anthropic, Alleging “Unlawful Business Acts”
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Federal Judges Blocks Enforcement Of Florida Social Media Ban For Kids
Florida's social media ban for minors under 14 cannot be enforced while a lawsuit continues, federal judge rules
Smartphone Shipment Growth Down By Half, Warns Counterpoint
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Pornhub Exits France Over Age Verification Law
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EU Fines Delivery Hero, Glovo 329m Euros Over ‘Cartel’
German and Spanish food delivery companies admit to operating cartel, dividing up territories and exchanging commercial data
Samsung ‘In Talks’ To Put Perplexity AI On Phones
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Texas Lawmakers Fail In Bid To Ban Social Media For Under 18s
Bid to ban teenagers from accessing TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat in one of the most populous US states, has failed
Amazon Signs AI Deal To Bring NYT Newspaper Content To Alexa+
New York Times (NYT) agrees licensing deal with Amazon to bring its newspaper content to its AI services and products, including Alexa+
Zuckerberg Claims Meta AI Has 1 Billion Monthly Active Users
Mark Zuckerberg claims Meta AI has one billion monthly active users, thrusting it into leading position in AI chatbot sector
xAI Pays Telegram $300m To Deploy Its Grok AI Chatbot
Telegram is to receive $300m (£223m) from Elon Musk's xAI, to distributed its Grok AI chatbot on the platform
Amazon Software Deal With Stellantis ‘Winding Down’...
The 2022 Stellantis deal for Amazon to develop in-car software is “winding down”, both firms have reportedly stated
Texas Signs Online Safety Law Opposed By Apple, Google
Following Utah. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs online child safety bill forcing Apple and Google app stores to verify the age of users
Telegram ‘Makes $540m Profit’ As Probes Continue
Messaging app Telegram surges to first annual profit, even as future remains clouded by ongoing French probe over alleged criminality
FTC Drops Case To Block Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Purchase
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