Dutch watchdog finds Apple app store payment rules anti-competitive

Apple's app-store payment policies, in particular its requirement that app developers exclusively use its payment system where commissions range between 15% and 30%, have long drawn complaints from developers.

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Rising chip prices fuel Samsung's best quarterly profit in three years

Samsung Electronics estimated its July-September profit at 15.8 trillion won ($13.3 billion), below a Refinitiv SmartEstimate of 16.1 trillion won. It is the highest quarterly profit since the third quarter of 2018.

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Crypto exchange Binance says Ireland is part of its regional HQ plans

“It's very clear now that to run a centralised exchange, you need a centralised, legal entity structure behind it,” Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says amid intensifying regulatory scrutiny for the world’s largest crypto exchange.

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Apple Working on CarPlay Extension to Let iPhone Handsets Control Car's A/C, Speedometer, Radio, Seats, More

Apple is looking to expand the functions of CarPlay by introducing new technology that will let iPhone gadgets control a car's climate-control system, speedometer, radio, seats, and more. The initiative, known as “IronHeart” internally, is still in its early stages and would require the cooperation of automakers.

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Google, YouTube to Stop Serving Advertisements Next to Climate Change Misinformation

Google and YouTube will stop posting advertisements next to climate change misinformation, the tech giant announced on Thursday. The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that "contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climat...

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Elon Musk says Tesla moving headquarters to Austin, Texas

“I'm excited to announce that we're moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas,” CEO Elon Musk says at the Tesla AGM. “Just to be clear, though, we will be continuing to expand our activities in California.”

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TCS seeks slice of $50B contracts; Fosun's long goodbye

Tata Consultancy Services is vying for a share of contracts worth a whopping $50 billion from the US government, we report today.

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