Technology
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Portal opens for consumers to file claims against Apple as part of $95 settlement over Siri
The settlement will be available to any person who owned a Siri-enabled iPhone or other Apple devices between Sept. 17, 2014, and Dec. 31, 2024, and "experienced an unintended Siri activation during a confidential or private communication."
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Florida congresswoman files bill to help third-party app developers access Apple’s App Store
U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, introduced the App Store Freedom Act.
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Big tech giants battle over competing age verification bills
In Louisiana, for instance, a bill passed committee which would require Google and Apple to verify the age of users and confirm parental consent for anyone under age 18, which would alleviate app developers — such as Meta — of some responsibility.
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Meta ends DEI programs in latest policy reversal
Zuckerberg met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago after his election win and Meta has donated to his inauguration fund.
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Meta to replace its fact-checking program with system like X’s community notes
Meta CEO Marc Zuckerberg said the 2024 election was a “cultural tipping point”
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Amazon removes merchandise inspired by UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder
Amazon took down merchandise with the phrase, “Delay, Defend, Deny” on it, while some platforms like eBay have allowed items with the phrase to remain available as of Wednesday morning.
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U.S. imposes new controls on chip exports to China
The new controls will also block the sale of high-bandwidth memory, which is necessary for artificial intelligence.
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Mark Zuckerberg meets Trump and other members of his administration at Mar-a-Lago
The pair recently indicated that the relationship could be on the mend, when Trump stated last month that he felt better about the Facebook founder, after he stayed out of the 2024 election and called him after the July 13 shooting.
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Netflix says Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight was the most streamed global sporting event ever
The company said the sporting event peaked at 65 million live concurrent streams, and 108 million total live viewers globally. The Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor match was the most-watched professional women’s sports event in US history.
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Google searches for 'moving to Canada' and other countries surged during election night
Google data said the searches for "moving to Canada," and “immigrate to Canada” began increasing at 8 p.m. Eastern. People also looked at moving to Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, among others.
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Russia denies report Musk, Putin have been in regular contact since late 2022
“It’s all untrue, absolutely false information published in the newspaper,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, according to Agence France-Presse.
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Newsom sides with Elon Musk in SpaceX's California lawsuit
“I’m with Elon, I didn't like that," Newsom said. "Look I'm not helping the legal case, [but] you can’t bring up that explicit level of politics."
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Google says it will block election ads after polls close on November 5
Other technology and social media companies will also block election ads on their platforms, including Meta, which said it would block the ads during the final week of voting.