Want to link from Google’s app store to your app? That’ll be $2–4 per install

Sean Hollister / theverge - Today was the deadline for Google to reveal how it's complying with Judge James Donato's order to crack open Android for third-party app stores, stop illegally tying its Google Play Billing system to its app store, and let developers link to ways to downl…

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LG backtracks, will soon let users delete Copilot from its smart TVs

Craig Donaldson / pocket-lint - LG has announced it will let you remove Copilot from its TVs after facing user backlash.

Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 17118 / 15 stories in 2 months

Apple opens up iOS in Japan in response to new regulations

Will Shanklin / engadget - You can add Japan to the list of regions where Apple has been forced to do something it would rather not: open up the App Store. On Thursday, the company announced changes to iOS in Japan to comply with the nation's Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA).…

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Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation to turn non-developers into software builders

Cate Lawrence / tech - Lovable has raised $330 million in Series B funding at a $6.6 billion valuation, led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures' Anthology fund. Additional investors in this round include the venture arms of lead...

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Apple Reveals App Store Search Results to Include More Ads in 2026

Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - In 2026, Apple is refreshing how ads appear on the App Store with new top banner ads and more running on search results.The post Apple Reveals App Store Search Results to Include More Ads in 2026 first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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DoorDash Integrates App With OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Facilitate Grocery Shopping

PYMNTS / pymnts - A growing number of consumers will be able to shop for groceries in OpenAI’s ChatGPT, check out on DoorDash, and have their orders delivered from local grocery stores in as little as an hour. This experience is enabled by the new DoorDash app in ChatGPT, …

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New third-party iOS App Stores in Japan preserve user privacy, child safety

appleinsider - Apple is introducing alternative app stores and payment options in Japan to comply with a new competition law, while maintaining that platform-level security and child safety controls remain in place.App StoreApple compares this approach with the EU's Dig…

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FIFA to return to gaming — via Netflix on TV

Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Netflix has partnered with FIFA on a new soccer game to coincide with next year’s World Cup. The game, which wasn’t given an official title, will connect to most supported TVs and be playable using your phone as a controller. The game’s developer, Santa M…

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Google launches new AI agent to help plan your day

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - The experimental productivity assistant called CC comes from Google Labs and runs on Gemini.The article Google launches new AI agent to help plan your day appeared first on THE DECODER.

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Apple TV app now supports Google Cast on Android devices

Apple has updated its Apple TV app on Android to include Google Cast support, enabling streaming to Chromecast and Google TV devices—a timely move as competing platforms adjust their casting features amid shifting streaming dynamics.

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Instagram Debuts Dedicated Television App for Amazon Fire TV

Kurt Wagner / bloomberg - Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram unveiled its first dedicated TV app, which lets users watch the short-form video feature Reels on a larger screen.

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Adobe Firefly Gets New AI Video Creation Tools and Models

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Adobe announced a major update to its Firefly AI platform, with new tools and other capabilities for video creation.The post Adobe Firefly Gets New AI Video Creation Tools and Models appeared first on Thurrott.com.

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Apple TV adds Google Cast streaming, but only on Android

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Now it will be easier for Android users to watch Apple TV content on their TV with the addition of Google Cast support. However, even after this update, Google Cast is only an option on the Android version of Apple TV, not the iOS version. Likewise, the A…

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With New ‘Ask this Book’ Kindle Feature, Amazon Wants Lost Readers to Ask AI for Help

Mike Pearl / gizmodo - There used to be this thing called “flipping back a few pages.”

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GM Launches Native Apple Music App With Spatial Audio as It Moves Away From CarPlay

iclarified - General Motors has announced a native Apple Music app for its vehicles, bringing the service directly into the built-in infotainment system without requiring a connected iPhone. The rollout starts today on select 2025 and newer Cadillac and Chevrolet mode…

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'Apple Tax is Dead in the USA'

msmash / slashdot - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has almost entirely upheld a scathing April ruling that found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 injunction meant to open up iOS App Store payments in its long-running legal battle against Epic Games. A three-judge pan…

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Google is Building an Experimental New Browser and a New Kind of Web App

msmash / slashdot - Google's Chrome team has built an experimental browser called Disco that takes a query or prompt, opens a cluster of related tabs, and then generates a custom application tailored to whatever task the user is trying to accomplish. The browser launched Thu…

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