Saturday, June 12, 2021

Epic trial email suggests Apple manually boosted ranking of its Files app in App Store search results for Dropbox in 2017; Apple says it was a simple mistake (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Epic trial email suggests Apple manually boosted ranking of its Files app in App Store search results for Dropbox in 2017; Apple says it was a simple mistake  —  “We are removing the manual boost and the search results should be more relevant now”  —  In 2019, facing down extensive investigations …



Filing: Byju's raises $350M from UBS, Zoom founder Eric Yuan, Blackstone, and others at a valuation of $16.5B, making it the most valuable startup in India (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Filing: Byju's raises $350M from UBS, Zoom founder Eric Yuan, Blackstone, and others at a valuation of $16.5B, making it the most valuable startup in India  —  Edtech giant Byju's has become the most valuable startup in India after raising about $350 million in a new tranche of investment …



Apple says it didn't know DOJ was asking for House Democrats' data when it complied with subpoena; Microsoft also received and complied with a similar subpoena (Steve Kovach/CNBC)

Steve Kovach / CNBC:
Apple says it didn't know DOJ was asking for House Democrats' data when it complied with subpoena; Microsoft also received and complied with a similar subpoena  —  - Apple on Friday said it didn't know former President Donald Trump's Department of Justice was subpoenaed data on Democrats when it complied with the request.



AT&T CEO says Biden's municipal broadband plan is "a bit misguided" and is confident that Congress will steer legislation in the more "pragmatic" direction (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
AT&T CEO says Biden's municipal broadband plan is “a bit misguided” and is confident that Congress will steer legislation in the more “pragmatic” direction  —  CEO thinks US will keep giving billions to private ISPs instead of public networks.



Apple to support Windows Precision Touchpad gestures in new update

Apple is has added support for Windows Precision Touchpad drivers in its latest Boot Camp update. https://ift.tt/3wkpGLF

iCloud Mail gets redesigned interface on web

Apple has begun testing a major redesign to the iCloud Mail experience on the web, bringing its webmail service more in line with recent design changes made in macOS Big Sur. https://ift.tt/35e1PBr

Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...