Month: October 2021

Apple says developers will need to offer users a way to delete accounts attached to third-party apps starting January 31, 2022 (Ian Carlos Campbell/The Verge)

Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge: Apple says developers will need to offer users a way to delete accounts attached to third-party apps starting January 31, 2022  —  The company also confirmed its app reporting tool is supported on macOS  —  Apple will require developers that offer a way to create accounts in their apps

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Sources: Apple is developing an iPhone-based car control system that could access climate control, speedometer, radio, seats, and more, expanding on CarPlay (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is developing an iPhone-based car control system that could access climate control, speedometer, radio, seats, and more, expanding on CarPlay  —  – Company looks to build on success of CarPlay, launched in 2014  — Initiative, known as ‘IronHeart,’ is still in the early stages

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A look at Visionrare, a “fantasy startup investing” NFT game where users spend money to buy fake shares in real startups, starting with some Y Combinator ones (Lucas Matney/TechCrunch)

Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: A look at Visionrare, a “fantasy startup investing” NFT game where users spend money to buy fake shares in real startups, starting with some Y Combinator ones  —  The meme-ification of ownership and the wild acceleration of private startup valuations have led us to this moment …

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DuckDuckGo and three search rivals urge EU lawmakers to take against Google with new laws, saying they are yet to see positive results from an antitrust ruling (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: DuckDuckGo and three search rivals urge EU lawmakers to take against Google with new laws, saying they are yet to see positive results from an antitrust ruling  —  DuckDuckGo and three other search engine rivals to Google on Thursday urged EU lawmakers to take action against the Alphabet …

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Investigation into Tether, which issued 48B coins this year, as regulators struggle to understand its cash reserves, organizational structure, and other details (Zeke Faux/Bloomberg)

Zeke Faux / Bloomberg: Investigation into Tether, which issued 48B coins this year, as regulators struggle to understand its cash reserves, organizational structure, and other details  —  A wild search for the U.S. dollars supposedly backing the stablecoin at the center of the global cryptocurrency trade …

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Payments company Paddle announces an alternative in-app payments system for iOS, charging 5%-10% fees and launching December 7, following Epic v. Apple ruling (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Payments company Paddle announces an alternative in-app payments system for iOS, charging 5%-10% fees and launching December 7, following Epic v. Apple ruling  —  In response to the Epic Games vs. Apple ruling last month, payments platform Paddle today announced that it plans to launch …

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