Judge rules Google must open Android app store to competitors
A federal judge ruled Monday that Google must launch the Play Store to compete with third-party Android app stores. U.S. District Judge James Donato ordered the tech giant to allow third-party app stores and platforms to be distributed through its Android app store for three years. The ruling marks a significant victory for Epic Games, […]
Google must open up lucrative app store to rivals after historic ‘Fortnite’ verdict, judge rules
Google needs to open its Android app store to competition from smaller rivals like Fortnite maker Epic Games, a federal judge said Monday, potentially upending the company's dominance in the app market. said in a bombshell verdict. The sweeping remedies outlined by U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco federal court come months after […]
Telegram app hosts ‘underground markets’ for Southeast Asian crime gangs, UN says
Southeast Asia's powerful criminal networks are making extensive use of the messaging app Telegram, which has fundamentally changed the way organized crime conducts large-scale illegal operations, the United Nations said in a report on Monday. The report comes after France accused its boss, Pavel Durov, of allowing criminal activity on the platform using tough new […]
TikToker exposes CBP One app in 5 minutes: ‘There is no way to cross-check who I am’
A viral TikTok video showed how easily disinformation can be used when seeking asylum at the southern border. An American man said to be from Michigan did not provide genuine information while using a U.S. Customs and Border Protection phone app. “All they do is delete the photos I submitted.” The CBP One app is […]
Terrifying new app shows how Meta smart glasses can help you identify a stranger on the street — and find their home address
This harmful program is every stalker's dream. Two Harvard University students have created a new tool that highlights how easy it is to identify individuals and access their personal information, including their home address, using Ray-Ban's Meta smart glasses. Anhu Nguyen and Cain Ardeifio are Ivy League engineering students. I posted a scary demonstration video […]
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says ‘little has changed’ in app since arrest
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said his messaging service has been handing over user data to authorities to crack down on criminal activity for years, and that the app's privacy policy has “not changed much” since his arrest. The tech mogul, who has been charged in France with aiding and abetting child pornography and other crimes […]
Walz Falsely Claims Biden-Harris Migrant Mobile App Has ‘Been on the Books Since 1990’
CLAIM: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' mobile app for migrants at the southern border “has been planned since 1990. ' he claimed. Verdict: False. The CBP One mobile app, developed by the Biden-Harris administration, allows tens of thousands of […]
‘Let’s Make An Additional Option’: Dem Investor Says He Is Bankrolling Development Of Mobile Voting App
Democratic investor Bradley Tusk said in an interview on the Politico Tech podcast on Tuesday that he envisions a future where voting is as easy as ordering dinner or hailing a car from your smartphone. Tusk, who previously worked for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and former Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, believes mobile voting […]
Dating App Bumble Financing Free Screenings of Hillary Clinton’s Pro-Abortion Documentary Ahead of Election
It's not a myth: Bumble, the dating and hookup app that allows women to arrange casual sexual encounters with strangers, is funding free nationwide screenings of a pro-abortion documentary about Hillary Clinton, with screenings scheduled to take place before the November presidential election. Bumble is Zulawski v. TexasThe film will be released in Austin on […]
CBP One App Migrants Released into U.S. — No Asylum Questions Asked
EAGLE PASS, Texas — The Biden-Harris Administration has released Venezuelan migrants and families who entered the United States through the CBP One mobile phone app onto the streets of Eagle Pass, where the migrants say they were never asked about asylum or credible fears before being released into the United States. Rodrigo, a Venezuelan national […]