Why Amy Klobuchar just wrote 600 pages on antitrust
"Monopolies tend to have a lot of control, not just over consumers, but also over politics." Enlarge / Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) (credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) To promote her new book, Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power.....»»
Apple and Amazon hit with price-fixing lawsuit alleging they ‘colluded to raise iPhone, iPad prices’
Apple is facing a new antitrust class-action lawsuit, and this time it’s being accused of colluding with Amazon to raise prices. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington, accuses Apple and Amazon of worki.....»»
PDFsam lets you perform all types of PDF file manipulation for free
With PDFsam Basic you can convert, merge, split or extract pages from PDF files and more. It is open source and available for Windows, macOS and Linux......»»
How to convert Apple Pages to PDF
Need to create a PDF or save your current document in that file type? We’ll walk you through how to convert Apple Pages to PDF on Mac, iPhone, and iPad......»»
Musk meets with critics, says Twitter won’t restore banned users before election
Musk: Twitter will consult civil rights groups before restoring any banned users. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Twitter won't restore banned accounts until after next week's midterm election, Elon Musk wrote.....»»
Study: Schools" social media posts may be compromising student privacy
U.S. schools and school districts have shared an estimated 4.9 million posts that include identifiable images of students on public Facebook pages, unintentionally putting student privacy at risk, according to a new study. Around 726,000 of these pos.....»»
US senator seeks antitrust review of apartment price-setting software
Senate committee chair wants FTC to examine software sold by Texas-based RealPage. Enlarge (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story n.....»»
After Elon Musk"s antics on Twitter, advertisers may think twice for now
Hours before news broke on Thursday that he had completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk wrote an open letter to advertisers stressing that he doesn't want the platform to become a "free-for-all hellscape.".....»»
Book: Three Laws Lethal
I’m a fan of David Walton and his near-term sci-fi books. In 2015, I read a few of his books, wrote a post titled Awesome Near Term Sci-Fi – David Walton, and promptly forgot about him. Eleven days ago, I got the following email from David. M.....»»
Andy Warhol’s portrait of Prince is about more than fair use law—it’s about the future of creative freedom
The Supreme Court’s decision around the Andy Warhol Foundation’s use of a 1984 portrait will reverberate throughout the creative community. The internet has opened access to culture. Billions of web pages build on the art, images, musi.....»»
How to get the word count in Apple Pages
Keep track of your word, page, paragraph, and character counts as you compose your document. Here’s how to get the word count in Apple Pages on your devices......»»
Venom 3 will be the ‘final chapter’ of the Tom Hardy trilogy
An especially busy week of comic book movie news continues on Friday morning as Deadline reports that writer and producer Kelly Marcel will direct Venom 3. Marcel previously wrote the scripts for Venom and Venom: Let Their Be Carnage. In addition to.....»»
India"s fine against Google highlights years-long dispute in local app ecosystem
India's antitrust watchdog fined Google twice within a week. Local developers are delighted by the decision and expect a bourgeoning of the mobile ecosystem in the world's third-largest startup ecosystem......»»
Apple temporarily halts showing ads for gambling apps on App Store product pages following developer complaints
This week, Apple rolled out new ad placements in the App Store for the Today tab and at the bottom of product pages of other apps. App Store ads are always a controversial (and widely disliked) subject, but this latest expansion was particularly gra.....»»
Gambling App Store ads are showing up next to addiction recovery apps
There are more ads in the App Store, including gambling apps next to kids applications — and worse yet, next to gambling addiction recovery ones.App StoreDeveloper Marco Arment shared a screenshot of the advertising controls for product pages in th.....»»
Apple"s Dynamic Island got some cool new gestures in iOS 16.1
Slowly but surely, Apple is turning its Dynamic Island – a pill-shaped space on top of iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max that hides the selfie camera and displays animated widgets – into a full-fledged feature. A month ago, I wrote about a cool l.....»»
India"s antitrust watchdog fines Google second time in a week
India's antitrust watchdog fined Google for abusing its dominant position in the payment system in its proprietary mobile OS. It is the second time in a week that Google was fined, with more investigations against it continuing in the country where G.....»»
Apple now shows you App Store Search Ads, even when you’re not searching for apps
If you prefer your app recommendations to be served by the highest bidder, then you’re in luck. Apple has enabled Search Ads to appear on the front page and related app pages on the App Store. more… The post Apple now shows you App Store Search.....»»
Apple updates iWork apps for iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura with new collaboration features
A day after rolling out significant updates to iPhone, iPad, and Mac users everywhere, Apple is now turning its attention to its iWork suite of apps. The company is out with extensive updates to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote today with new features fo.....»»
Apple updates iWork apps with macOS Ventura & iPadOS 16 features
Pages, Numbers, and Keynote have been updated to work with Apple's new macOS, iOS, and iPadOS releases, along with new functions in all of them.Alongside the new updates to video editing apps Final Cut Pro and iMovie, Apple has now released its whole.....»»
New ad placements in App Store Today and product pages are live
Starting Tuesday, developers can pay to be featured on the App Store Today curated page and at the bottom of competitors' app product pages.Ads are appearing in more places in the App StoreApple has been exploring new ad placement opportunities acros.....»»