Spotify’s iPhone app now lets you pay how you want
Spotify's iPhone app now lets you pay how you want Spotify’s iPhone app now lets you pay how you want Apple has approved an update to Spotify’s iPhone app that makes it the first major app to support direct links for US users to pay for plans on an external site, without restrictions. Apple has […]
How Apple lost control of the App Store
How Apple lost control of the App Store “Cook chose poorly” is one of those phrases you’ll someday read in a history book about the tech industry. That’s just one of the memorable lines from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ stinging rebuke of Apple this week, in which she ruled that Apple needed to change the […]
Apple approves Spotify app update with external payments
Apple approves Spotify app update with external payments Apple has approved an update to Spotify’s iPhone app that makes it the first major app to support direct links for US users to pay for plans on an external site, without restrictions. Apple has been forced to change its rules on external payments following an order […]
Pinterest users left confused by mass account suspensions
Pinterest users left confused by mass account suspensions Pinterest is having some weird moderation issues. Reports of sweeping pin removals and account suspensions have appeared across social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and X, with many users saying they received no warning or explanation about the ban before being locked out of their accounts. The […]
TikTok fined $600 million for sending user data to China
TikTok fined $600 million for sending user data to China TikTok has been ordered to pay €530 million (around $600 million) for sending European users’ data to servers in China, a breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). TikTok has six months to bring its data processing into compliance, pending any possible […]
The Chromecast is back, but not as we know it
The Chromecast is back, but not as we know it The Cast 150 looks an awful lot like a Chromecast. When Google killed its diminutive Chromecast line to replace the dongles with the TV Streamer set-top box, not everyone was happy about the change. Fortunately, if you’re hankering after a new version of Google’s old […]
Apple changes App Store rules to allow external purchases
Apple changes App Store rules to allow external purchases Apple has updated its App Store Guidelines around external payments and links in response to the injunction issued this week in the Epic Games v. Apple case. The changes, spotted by 9to5Mac, allow developers to steer users outside Apple’s App Store to make external purchases in […]
Microsoft goes passwordless by default on new accounts
Microsoft goes passwordless by default on new accounts After supporting passwordless Windows logins for years and even allowing users to delete passwords from their accounts, Microsoft is making its biggest move yet towards a future with no passwords. Now it will ask people signing up for new accounts to only use more secure methods like […]
Spotify already has an app ready to test Apple’s new rules
Spotify already has an app ready to test Apple's new rules Spotify already has an app ready to test Apple’s new rules Spotify says it has submitted an update to its iOS app that would, among other things, let US customers use payment options that aren’t Apple’s, according to a blog post. The update submission […]
Amazon’s CEO says the company can weather challenges from tariffs because of how big it is
Amazon's CEO says the company can weather challenges from tariffs because of how big it is Amazon’s CEO says the company can weather challenges from tariffs because of how big it is In Amazon’s Q1 2025 earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy touched on the potential impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs, and he seems to […]