Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Margrethe Vestager says Apple has a number of "very serious" issues under the EU's DMA, and the conclusions of an investigation will arrive "hopefully soon" (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Margrethe Vestager says Apple has a number of “very serious” issues under the EU's DMA, and the conclusions of an investigation will arrive “hopefully soon”  —  WATCH NOW  —  Apple has a number of “very serious” issues under the European Union's sweeping rules aimed …



Some Google users, frustrated by the results, turn to Reddit as a search alternative; a weeklong test finds Reddit is best for product recommendations and more (Ann-Marie Alcántara/Wall Street Journal)

Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal:
Some Google users, frustrated by the results, turn to Reddit as a search alternative; a weeklong test finds Reddit is best for product recommendations and more  —  Googling isn't what it used to be  —  Frustrated by their Google searches, people are funneling their queries to a site that isn't a search engine at all: Reddit.



Sources: Huawei is considering taking a cut of in-app purchases on its Harmony OS, and has discussed a ~20% fee with developers, below Apple and Google's 30% (Pei Li/Bloomberg)

Pei Li / Bloomberg:
Sources: Huawei is considering taking a cut of in-app purchases on its Harmony OS, and has discussed a ~20% fee with developers, below Apple and Google's 30%  —  - Chinese firm is looking at a lower fee structure than Apple  — Huawei's profit surged 564% as it reclaimed premium share



A look at Apple's upcoming CarPlay updates, which aim to be "a design toolkit for automakers", including feature "layers", "remote UI", and "punch-through UI" (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
A look at Apple's upcoming CarPlay updates, which aim to be “a design toolkit for automakers”, including feature “layers”, “remote UI”, and “punch-through UI”  —  Apple's been talking about its next generation of CarPlay for two years …



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 ...