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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…

#techpolicy #apple #antitrust #ios #apps #privacy #payments #digitalmarketsact #regulation #japan

Apple Is Letting iPhone Users in Japan Bypass the App Store

2 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Apple opens iOS to third-party app stores in Japan

2 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Apple Opens Up iPhone to Alternative App Stores and Browser Engines in Japan

2 months / iclarified

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

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Makes Changes to iOS Software in Face of Stricter Japanese Rules

2 months / bloomberg / Samantha Kelly

Japan App Store Gets Alternative Marketplaces, Third-Party Payments and More

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 17093 / 6 stories in 2 months


California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

techxplore - California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla's license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company h…

#techpolicy #selfdriving #government #tesla #scam #automotive #litigation #advertising #regulation #california

California threatens to halt Tesla sales over Autopilot marketing

2 months / techspot

California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

2 months / techxplore

California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

2 months / reddit / /u/BreakfastTop6899

California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

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Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules

2 months / reddit / /u/TripleShotPls

Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 17091 / 5 stories in 2 months


OpenAI in Talks with Amazon for $10 Billion Investment: Report

Jon Swartz / techstrong - OpenAI is in preliminary discussions to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon.com Inc., according to a report in The Information, citing sources familiar with the matter. The potential deal would value the ChatGPT creator at more than $500 billion and in…

#ai #innovation #techpolicy #amazon #openai #genai #investment #business #chatgpt

OpenAI Discussed Funding at $750 Billion Value, Report Says

2 months / bloomberg / Shirin Ghaffary

OpenAI reportedly could raise $10B+ in funding from Amazon

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Amazon Could Invest $10B in OpenAI at $500B Valuation

2 months / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

OpenAI in Talks with Amazon for $10 Billion Investment: Report

2 months / techstrong / Jon Swartz

The $10 billion loop: Amazon could pay OpenAI so OpenAI can pay Amazon

2 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Amazon reportedly in talks to invest $10B in OpenAI as circular deals stay popular

2 months / reddit / /u/afk_exe

Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 17086 / 6 stories in 2 months


F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’t Independent,’ Breaking From Tradition

Cecilia Kang / nytimes - The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.

#techpolicy #politics #government #broadband #internet #law #telecommunications #fcc #digitalprivacy #regulation

FCC chair scrubs website after learning it called FCC an “independent agency”

2 months / reddit / /u/mepper

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Brendan Carr doesn’t regret his threats to broadcasters

2 months / theverge / Lauren Feiner

FCC chair scrubs website after learning it called FCC an “independent agency”

2 months / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’t Independent,’ Breaking From Tradition

2 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’t Independent,’ Breaking From Tradition

2 months / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

FCC Updates Website in Real-Time to Reflect Brendan Carr's Testimony That the Agency Is Not Independent

2 months / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

FCC Chair Suggests Agency Isn't Independent, Word Cut From Mission Statement

2 months / slashdot / msmash

FCC chair suggests agency isn't independent, word cut from mission statement

2 months / ycombinator

FCC chair suggests agency isn't independent, word cut from mission statement

2 months / axios / Sara Fischer

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