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December 1, 2022 | Tom Ozimek
Musk Meets Apple’s Tim Cook, Gives Critical Update on App Store Twitter Ban ‘Misunderstanding’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he met with Apple CEO Tim Cook and the two resolved the issue of Twitter potentially being cut from Apple’s App Store, which Musk had earlier identified as a threat facing the social media giant. Musk said in a post on Twitter late Wednesday that he and Cook had a “good […]
November 14, 2022 | The Associated Press
Battle Over the iPhone App Store Spills Into Appeals Court
SAN FRANCISCO—Apple and the company behind the video game Fortnite squared off Monday before three federal appellate judges who will render the next decision in a high-stakes battle over whether Apple created an illegal monopoly via its exclusive control of its iPhone app store. Such monopolies typically stifle competition and drive up consumer prices. The […]
August 31, 2022 | Frank Fang
Google Faces Criticism for Not Making Trump’s Truth Social App Available
Google is drawing criticism for refusing to make former President Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social available in its app store. The app’s absence in the Google Play Store is a huge issue considering that Android phones make up about 44 percent of the U.S. smartphone market. Truth Social is available on Apple App […]
May 27, 2022 | Frank Fang
Hunter Biden Used Burner Phone and Data Recovery Apps: Former US Secret Service Agent
Data recovered from Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop have shown that the president’s son reportedly used burner phone apps extensively from 2014 to 2018, and a data recovery app to extract data from iPhones owned by Hallie Biden, the widow of his late brother Beau. The discovery was made by Konstantinos “Gus” Dimitrelos, retired U.S. secret […]
April 23, 2022 | Naveen Athrappully
Truth Social Migrates to Rumble Cloud, Trump Platform Preparing to Onboard Millions
Former President Donald Trump’s social media platform—Truth Social—migrated to Rumble Cloud on April 22 as it attempts to onboard millions of internet users on the network. Truth Social, created by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), “successfully” migrated its website and mobile applications to Rumble’s cloud infrastructure, according to an April 22 news release. This […]
March 25, 2022 | Andrew Thomas
App Maker Creates ‘Bridge’ to Afterlife
An Argentine app maker has found inspiration from the Disney-Pixar animated film “Coco” and the Jedi force in “Star Wars” to develop a new platform. It allows people to keep a part of themselves alive for family and loved ones even from the afterlife.
February 17, 2022 | Katabella Roberts
Google Announces Start of Multi-Year Process to Change Android User App Tracking
Google on Feb. 16 announced the start of a multi-year process to limit the ability for advertisers to track users of Android devices and said it is exploring technologies that reduce the potential for covert data collection. “Today, we’re announcing a multi-year initiative to build the Privacy Sandbox on Android, with the goal of introducing new, more private […]
January 7, 2022 | Katabella Roberts
Stocks of Trump SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp Soar After Social Media App Sets Launch Date
Shares of the company which is taking former President Donald Trump’s social media platform public rose nearly 20 percent on Thursday after a listing on Apple’s app store showed an expected start date of Feb. 21—the U.S. Presidents’ Day holiday. Trump Media and Technology Group and Digital World Acquisition Corp., a Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicle (SPAC), announced in October […]
October 29, 2021 | Wire Service
Extreme Couponers Were Sent to Prison in $31.8 Million Fraud Scheme
The FBI is revealing new details about a $31.8 million counterfeit coupon scheme that landed a Virginia Beach couple in prison for nearly 20 years, combined. In a press release last week, the agency said that investigators found fake coupons in “every crevice” of the house belonging to Lori Ann Talens and her husband, Pacifico […]