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Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google could be forced to overhaul their business practices under a new expansive set of antitrust reforms introduced by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Friday. The package of five bills, earlier reported by CNBC and other outlets, would make it harder for dominant platforms to complete mergers and prohibit them from owning businesses that present clear conflicts of interest. The legislation represents the most comprehensive effort to reform century-old… Source link

U.S. House Impeachment manager David Cicilline (D-RI) speaks on the second day of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on February 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. congress.gov via Getty Images A group of House Democrats is circulating discussion drafts of antitrust bills that would force the biggest tech companies to change parts of their business models and curtail large acquisitions, according to copies obtained by CNBC. While the drafts could still change… Source link

The move to remote work at the onset of the pandemic last year happened virtually overnight, with shelter-in-place orders forcing office workers to abandon the spaces where they spent most of their waking hours as if driven off by a nuclear meltdown. So people spent the next weeks and months reorganizing their lives and homes, carving offices out of bedroom corners and slipping in and out of home schooling sessions for kids between calls, with former commute hours now devoted to myriad other… Source link

Apple (AAPL) is bringing updates to the software that powers the Apple Watch. Announced at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2021, watchOS 8 brings a number of changes to the world’s best-selling wearable, including the ability to track your respiratory rate and new workouts. Apple previously announced sleep tracking capabilities for the Apple Watch, but this year, it’s adding the ability to track your respiratory rate while sleeping as well. This is something that a number… Source link

Apple (AAPL) has unveiled the latest version of iOS, dubbed iOS 15. The company revealed the update on Monday during its virtual Worldwide Developers Conference 2021, or WWDC.  The changes to the operating system that powers millions of iPhones around the world include new notification settings, improvements to Messages, changes to Photos, and more. Here are the biggest changes coming to your iPhone with iOS 15. Big changes to FaceTime The FaceTime app is getting an overhaul to make video… Source link

With iOS 15, Apple Wallet will receive the ability to store driver’s licenses just like it does credit cards and discount codes. The digital version of your ID will function just like a physical license, and will even be accepted at TSA checkpoints. When the feature goes live later this year, it will only be available for those in participating US states. Apple has yet to say which states are interested. “The Transportation Security Administration is working to enable airport security… Source link

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Less than two hours before Apple’s big Worldwide Developers Conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be launching a new interface for creators that shows how different fees affect their earnings on the platform. The announcement comes as Apple is under intense scrutiny for its App Store fees. Here’s a preview of what the new interface will look like. This example breaks down exactly how taxes and fees are taken away from a creator’s event revenue:

Google is strengthening privacy protections for Android users who want to make it harder for advertisers to track them when they move between apps, as the company tries to counter Apple’s image as a better steward of personal data. In changes that will come as a fresh blow to the near $400bn-a-year digital advertising industry, Google will introduce extra safeguards for Android users that opt out of sharing their “Advertising ID” — a device identifier that allows… Source link

Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) launched a tie-up with Apple (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday that will allow users to add cards from their accounts to the payment apps run by the two tech giants. The Coinbase card added to the wallets can be used to buy everyday goods with digital currencies, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange said in a blog post. (https://bit.ly/3wN2wNN) The company said it will automatically convert all cryptocurrency to U.S. Dollars and transfer… Source link