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New Google Messages functionality and features announced
Google has just announced a slew of new features that are either coming to coming to Google Messages, or already launched and available to some users.
WhatsApp to launch new group polling functionality
WhatsApp is reportedly working on new functionality that will allow its users to create polls in group chats.
Advocacy group to challenge the iOS browser status quo
Apple is being challenged by a group of developers to end WebKit’s dominance and allow other browser engines on the tech titans iPhone and iPad devices, following accusations...
Digital ad minnows Snap, Pinterest soar past giant Meta
For years, investors have wondered about the long-term prospects for Snap and Pinterest, smaller digital advertising players which have had to pick up the ad dollar scraps left ove...
Apple pulls Wordle knockoffs from App Store
Apple Inc said on Wednesday it has removed from its App Store several knockoffs of Wordle, a website-only word game that has seen a recent surge in popularity thanks to celebrities...
Regulator: Apple submits plans to allow alt payment systems in South Korea
South Korea’s telecommunications regulator has said that Apple had submitted plans to allow third-party payment systems on its app store, to comply with a law banning major a...
Apple seeks dismissal of India apps market antitrust case, cites tiny market share
Apple has asked India’s antitrust watchdog to throw out a case alleging abuse of market power in the apps market, saying it is too small a player in the South Asian country w...
Apple starts legal action against Russian regulator in App Store dispute
Apple has started legal proceedings against Russia’s anti-monopoly regulator in a dispute concerning alternative payment options on its App Store platform, the RIA news agenc...
Apple critic Tile Inc acquired by Life360 in $205 million deal
Tile Inc, a maker of tracking tags that was a vocal critic of Apple Inc, has been acquired by Life360, a location-sharing app maker.
Snap hires head of carrier partnerships to boost global growth
Snap Inc said has it has hired its first head of telecom carrier partnerships, as the parent company of messaging app Snapchat seeks to bolster its growth outside the US.
Amazon seen triumphing over Apple privacy changes in digital ad business
Amazon.com is expected to emerge as a winner in the digital advertising arena, surviving Apple’s privacy changes better than rivals Facebook and Snap.
Twitter avoids revenue hit from Apple privacy changes
Twitter Inc has reported its quarterly revenue grew 37% and avoided the brunt of Apple Inc privacy changes on advertising that hobbled its rivals, sending its shares up 3%.
Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts as ad business slows
Facebook said it will start publishing the financial results of its augmented and virtual reality labs as a separate unit, where it is investing billions in its ambitions to build ...
Epic Games opposes Apple’s effort to pause antitrust trial orders
Late last week Epic Games opposed Apple Inc’s efforts to put on hold orders handed down in an antitrust trial as a potentially lengthy appeals process plays out.
Apple asks judge to pause Epic Games antitrust orders as it appeals ruling
Apple has asked a US federal judge to put on hold orders that could require it to change some of its App Store practices and said that it is also appealing the ruling in an antitru...