The ex-president claims Mark Pomerantz, who resigned from the Manhattan D.A.’s office, was brought in to “gin up” crimes against his “great business.”
The European Union has reached an agreement to adopt the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a sweeping antitrust law meant to rein in Apple, Google, Meta and other tech giants. Lawmakers reached a “provisional” agreement on the law Thursday, following hours of negotiations, the European Parliament wrote in a statement.
The law could have far-reaching implications, some of which could extend beyond Europe. Most notably, one of the primary provisions of the DMA is that messaging providers would need to make their services interoperable with other services, “EU lawmakers agreed that the largest messaging services (such as Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger or iMessage) will have to open up and interoperate with smaller messaging platforms, if they so request,” the EU Parliament said following the agreement.
It’s unclear for now if this requirement would also apply to interoperability between the large messaging platforms themselves. Parliament wrote that the interoperability provisions for social networks “will be assessed in the future.”
We have a deal on #DMA! Last trilogue with @Europarl_EN and @EUCouncil ended with a good, strong agreement.
Tune into our press conference tomorrow 8:45 😊 pic.twitter.com/krHHsOqG8u— Margrethe Vestager (@vestager) March 24, 2022
In a statement, an Apple spokesperson said the company was “concerned” about some aspects of the law. “We remain concerned that some provisions of the DMA will create unnecessary privacy and security vulnerabilities for our users while others will prohibit us from charging for intellectual property in which we invest a great deal,” the spokesperson said. “We believe deeply in competition and in creating thriving competitive markets around the world, and we will continue to work with stakeholders throughout Europe in the hopes of mitigating these vulnerabilities.”
Meta didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The DMA also prohibits companies from “combining personal data for targeted advertising” without explicit consent, a move that could limit Meta and others’ ability to serve targeted ads to users. As The New York Times points out, there are still many questions about how European lawmakers will enforce these new rules and the companies in question are likely to raise legal challenges.
Earlier proposals of the law also included provisions that would change how Apple and Google ran their app stores. Under the proposed rules, Apple would have to allow users to install apps from other stores, and both Apple and Google would be required to allow developers to bypass their companies; storefronts and use their own billing. It’s unclear if those provisions were included in the latest agreement. The European Parliament will hold a press conference Friday, when they are expected to share more details.
Solar Orbiter has snapped some stunning images of our sun up close, including the highest resolution image ever taken of its full face and corona.
Black Shark has confirmed it’ll launch a new series of gaming smartphones in the near future, and we likely already know the hardware they’ll pack.
Apple’s iPhones aren’t cheap and buying one is committing yourself to spending a fair amount of money, but Apple could potentially make it an easier pill to swallow. According to a report from Bloomberg, it seems that Apple is apparently working on a new subscription program, except that instead of software or services, it will be for hardware.
As you might have guessed, what this means is that instead of customers paying upfront the full price of the phone or locking themselves into a carrier contract, they will let customers own an iPhone by subscribing to a program. This will make it easier for customers to own an iPhone, plus it might also allow Apple to tie it into their other services like Apple One and AppleCare.
The report from Bloomberg claims that the project is still in development so it might be a while before we learn about it. It is an interesting idea and one that we have heard rumors about in the past, although we have to wonder how Apple will handle it and how they might deal with potential runaways.
However, assuming they pull it off, it might end up being a massive revenue generator because it would lock customers into the iPhone ecosystem and their services for longer, plus it could also attract new customers who might have been put off by the price of a new iPhone.
Apple Could Be Developing Hardware Subscriptions For The iPhone
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If you’re wondering if Carl Pei’s new Nothing company will be getting into the phone business, you won’t have to wonder anymore. At the company’ “The Truth” event on the 23rd of March, Pei confirmed that the company is developing a smartphone of its own called the Nothing Phone (1).
This somewhat odd and unique naming convention is in line with the company’s previous product, the Nothing Ears (1) true wireless earbuds. At the moment, nothing is known about the handset other than the fact that it exists. According to the announcement, the phone’s full announcement is set for the summer of 2022, which means that we still have a few months of waiting.
The phone is expected to come with Nothing OS which is based on Android, and the company also stated that the phone will be supported with 3 years of OS updates along with four years of security updates, which for the most part is par for the course for most Android handset makers who typically offer anywhere between 2-3 years of updates anyway.
It will be interesting to see if Pei will try to follow in OnePlus’ footsteps by creating an affordable handset, or if his new company will try and shoot for the premium market, but either way it looks like we’ll have to wait until the summer of 2022 to find out.
Nothing Confirms That They Are Developing A Smartphone
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Years ago, Apple’s MacBook laptops were offered in two sizes – 15-inches and 17-inches, but later on Apple ditched the 17-inch and the 15-inch was the largest offering. Apple also later introduced smaller options like an 11-inch MacBook Air, and then last year, the company introduced a 14-inch MacBook Pro.
Now according to DSCC in their quarterly report, the company’s CEO Ross Young has suggested that Apple could actually be developing a new MacBook Air with a 15-inch display.
Apple’s MacBook Airs have typically been viewed as a more budget-friendly alternative to the MacBook Pro, but we imagine that bumping it up to a 15-inch display could add to its overall costs and make it more expensive. However, at the same time there might also be MacBook Air fans and users who might be able to appreciate having a larger display.
The report goes on to claim that this particular model could actually launch in 2023, so don’t expect to see it this year at any of Apple’s events. This is also not the first time we’re hearing about a larger MacBook Air. Previously, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman had hinted that a larger MacBook Air could be coming, but also cautioned that Apple might have decided not to move forward with it.
This new report suggests otherwise, but since the rumored launch is taking place in 2023, that’s still quite some ways to go.
15-inch MacBook Air Expected In 2023
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The Disney+ star was hospitalized for nine days after the song — which many believe is about his relationship with Rodrigo — came out.
Two former TikTok moderators filed a federal lawsuit seeking class-action status today against the platform and parent company Bytedance, reportedNPR. The plaintiffs, Ashley Velez and Reece Young, worked for the social video platform last year as contractors. To fulfill their role as moderators, they witnessed “many acts of extreme and graphic violence”, including murder, bestiality, necrophilia and other disturbing images. The lawsuit accuses TikTok of negligence and violating labor laws in California, the state where the platform’s US operations is based.
Both plaintiffs said they were tasked with viewing hours of disturbing footage, often working 12-hour days. They both paid for counseling out-of-pocket in order to deal with the psychological toll of the job. The lawsuit accuses TikTok of imposing high “productivity standards” on moderators, which forced them to watch large volumes of disturbing content without a break. Both employees were also forced to sign non-disclosure agreements as a condition of their employment.
“We would see death and graphic, graphic pornography. I would see nude underage children every day,” Velez told NPR. “I would see people get shot in the face, and another video of a kid getting beaten made me cry for two hours straight.”
Moderators at Facebook and other platforms have spoken out in the past about the severe psychological toll of their jobs. Employees have alleged they’re given a short period of time, usually only seconds, to determine whether a video violates the platform’s policies. The job has often been called “the worst job in technology,” and workers regularly suffer from depression, PTSD-like symptoms and suicidal ideation. In a 2020 settlement,Facebook paid over $52 million to a group of former moderators who said they developed PTSD from the job.
This is not the first lawsuit of this type for TikTok, which currently has a base of 10,000 content moderators worldwide. Last December another content moderator for TikTok also sued the platform for negligence and violating workplace safety standards. According to NPR, the lawsuit was dropped last month after the plaintiff was fired.
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