India orders antitrust probe into Google's app store billing practices (techcrunch.com)
India's antitrust regulator has ordered an investigation into Alphabet's Google amid a dispute with some Indian developers over its in-app billing system, India's antitrust regulator has ordered an investigation into Google's app store billing practices, in the latest headache for the Silicon Valley giant.
Dev-focused note-taking startup Stashpad launches Google Docs alternative you can use without any login | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Telegram founder says the company will become profitable next year | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Reddit launches free tools to help businesses grow their presence on the site ahead of IPO (techcrunch.com)
Reddit announced today that it's launching a suite of tools, called Reddit Pro, to help businesses grow an organic presence on the platform.
Roku disables TVs and streaming devices until users consent to new terms (techcrunch.com)
Apple will make it easier to move to Android by fall 2025 | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
To comply with DMA, WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable via Signal protocol (techcrunch.com)
Telegram now lets users to convert personal accounts to business accounts | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Google takes aim at SEO-optimized junk pages and spam with new search update (techcrunch.com)
Ubicloud wants to build an open source alternative to AWS | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Ubicloud aims to provide an open source alternative to AWS by offering core cloud computing services on affordable bare-metal servers....
To comply with DMA, WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable via Signal protocol (techcrunch.com)
Meta today is offering more details about how it plans to make its messaging apps, WhatsApp and Messenger, interoperable with third-party messaging
Google adds new developer fees as part of the Play Store's DMA compliance plan (techcrunch.com)
Google today is sharing more details about the fees that will accompany its plan to comply with Europe's new Digital Markets Act (DMA), the new regulation
Signal's Meredith Whittaker scorns anti-encryption efforts as 'parochial, magical thinking' | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Signal's Meredith Whittaker scorns anti-encryption efforts as 'parochial, magical thinking' | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
India reverses AI stance, requires government approval for model launches | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
TikTok launches data portability API ahead of Europe's DMA regulatory deadline (techcrunch.com)
TikTok is introducing a data portability API to help comply with new European regulations designed to rein in Big Tech.
Punkt rocks its minimalist roots with 'privacy-first' MC02 smartphone (techcrunch.com)
Minimalist phonemaker Punkt has launched its first smartphone, positioned at the crossroads between minimalism, privacy, and utility.
Spotify, Epic Games, and others pen letter to EC, claiming Apple has made a 'mockery' of the DMA | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over 'betrayal' of non-profit AI mission | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over 'betrayal' of non-profit AI mission | TechCrunch::Elon Musk has sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and affiliated entities, alleging the ChatGPT makers have breached their original Elon Musk sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and affiliated...
Tech Company Leaks 2FA Codes/Password Reset Links for Major Platforms (techcrunch.com)
A security breach exposed two-factor authentication (2FA) codes/password reset links for millions of users on platforms like Facebook, Google, and TikTok....
Facebook plans to shut down its news tab in the US and Australia (techcrunch.com)
Toyota wants hydrogen to succeed so bad it’s paying people to buy the Mirai (techcrunch.com)
Toyota wants hydrogen to succeed so bad it’s paying people to buy the Mirai::Toyota is offering some amazing deals for its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mirai. That is, if customers can find the hydrogen to power it.
Bumble cuts ~350 employees as dating apps face a reckoning (techcrunch.com)
Bumble cuts ~350 employees as dating apps face a reckoning::Bumble is the latest dating app to report disappointing quarterly growth in an increasingly tough market.