From the archive
Apple said on Friday that it has approved Epic Games’ games marketplace app on iPhones and iPads in Europe, after the “Fortnite” maker escalated its feud with the technology giant, accusing it of hindering its efforts to set up a games store on the devices, Reuters reported. Apple said the latest spat concerned the Epic Sweden AB Marketplace has nothing
On July 4, YouTube released an updated eraser tool for creators so they can easily remove any copyrighted music from their videos without any other audio such as dialog or sound effects, TechCrunch reported. YouTube chief Neal Mohan posted about the tool on X and said “Good news, creators: our updated Erase Song tool helps you easily remove copyright-claimed music
According to a new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is targeting to begin mass production of new “AirPods with camera modules” by 2026, 9TO5Mac reported. This report comes after Bloomberg also noted Apple's plans for developing AirPods with cameras back in February. According to Kuo, these new AirPods will feature an infrared camera similar to what’s used as part
The Biden administration took a long-delayed step against tax evasion in cryptocurrency markets, though it left some work unfinished amid fierce lobbying by companies like Coinbase, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Treasury Department adopted a final rule Friday requiring many cryptocurrency platforms to report information about their users’ transactions to the Internal Revenue Service. Officials say the measure should
YouTube is negotiating with major record labels like Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Records to license music for its AI tools. The platform, which previously launched the Dream Track feature, aims to expand its AI music capabilities by paying lump sums for song licenses. Despite YouTube's efforts, artists and labels are wary due to past issues with
Google is adding support for 110 new languages to Google Translate, the company announced on Thursday. Before now, Google Translate supported 133 languages, so this expansion — which the company says its its biggest ever — marks a significant jump, The Verge reported. Google’s PaLM 2 AI language model helped Translate learn these new languages. It was especially good at
It wasn’t long ago that Apple products routinely raised the ire among repairability advocates. The iPhone maker has more fully embraced user repairability in recent years, owing, in part, to both sustainability concerns and the growing right to repair movement, TechCrunch reported. Actions like parts paring continue to rankle critics, including iFixit, which retroactively dropped the iPhone 14’s repairability score