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A US judge rules Google must renegotiate annually any contract that makes its search engine or AI app the default on smartphones and other devices (Bloomberg)

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A US judge rules Google must renegotiate annually any contract that makes its search engine or AI app the default on smartphones and other devices — Alphabet Inc.'s Google must renegotiate any contract to make its search engine or…

CBP's Immigrant Facial Recognition App Disappears From Google Play Store

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The Mobile Identify app was reportedly used by local police officers to identify immigrants wanted by ICE.

Mass. court hears lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

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The lawsuit alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts.

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Car Keys are coming to the Wallet app for 13 new vehicle brands soon

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Apple debuted some great new CarPlay features in iOS 26, but the company has more coming for your vehicle soon. Here are the 13 new vehicle brands that Apple says will soon support car keys in the Apple Wallet app.

Taiwan Bans Communist China's ‘Little Red Book’ App for Online Shopping Fraud

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Taiwan announced it will block access to Communist China's app RedNote due to a high volume of complaints about online shopping scams.

5 obscure media player apps for Windows to try this weekend

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Step aside Windows Media Player, there are more interesting options.

5 Essential Free Apps You Should Always Keep On A USB Stick

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While USB sticks can carry everything from media to files and more, here are some essential free apps that you should definitely store on your flash drive.

Rewind Mac app shutting down following Meta’s acquisition of Limitless

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Rewind, which recorded and transcribed everything users saw or heard, is shutting down in two weeks, following Meta’s acquisition of its parent company. Here are the details.

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FSL Insurance Brokers Launches FSL Insure Mobile & Web App to Transform Digital Insurance Access in Nigeria

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FSL Insurance Brokers Limited, a leading insurance brokerage firm in Nigeria, has officially launched “FSL Insure”, a new mobile and web application designed to simplify, modernize, and expand access to insurance products for individuals…

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How much would you pay for a single AI killer app?

Sometimes a new technology just needs a single game-changing tool for users to pay up.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on…

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users

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Microsoft wants to fix app updates on Windows 11 — previews new update orchestrator platform designed make updates invisible

Windows 11 will soon be able to update apps in a more consistent and reliable manner with new unified update orchestrator platform that developers can opt-in to.

Windows 11 will soon show Microsoft Store app download recommendations in the "open with" menu

An upcoming change to Windows 11 will see the "open with" interface recommend apps from the Microsoft Store when dealing with files with no default app set or unknown extensions.

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Man lured vulnerable teenager to home through flatsharing-app then raped her

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The vulnerable teenager contacted Mirza Begg through a flatsharing app (Picture: Getty Images)