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Smart home providers commit to new open standards
The movement aims to increase security and help manufacturers create compatible devices.
Apple bans PewDiePie’s new game Poopdie from the App Store
The game is available now for Android but Apple won’t let users download the game for their iPhone.
Apple to co-host Democratic presidential candidate debate, as big tech scrutiny rises
An interesting decision when tech giants are in the crosshairs of politicians.
The Information’s battle to be allowed on Apple’s App Store highlights the power that Apple yield
Apple’s strict App Story policy has often been called into question.
EU lawmakers call on Apple to put human rights over profits and stop bowing to Russia
The EU want Apple to stop pretending Crimea is in Russia in Apple Maps.
Student says he can access celebrity iCloud accounts but Apple won’t pay enough of a bug bounty for the info
The student has previously been rewarded by Apple for finding bugs.
China wants to lead UN agency that allows copyright holders to seize web domains
The policy which allows domain seizures has been criticized for clamping down on parody and criticism.
Apple Maps caves and lists Crimea as part of The Russian Federation
Russia has been putting pressure on Apple.
New Russian law requires Russian apps to be pre-loaded on smartphones sold in the country
It’s not yet known how Apple will respond.
Apple locks ChibiStudio developer Guilherme Rambo out of his account and won’t say why
Many are considering it an act of retaliation.
Apple and TikTok refuse to testify to US Congress about their business in China
Both companies are facing growing scrutiny over their ties to China.
Facebook bans Page of Hong Kong protest safety app, HKmap Live
The app creator says Facebook’s real name policy prevented them from operating the account anonymously.