Europe is suffering from a big hangover after the tech investment party of the 2020-2021 period. That said, compared to pre-pandemic levels, VC investment in European startups is up, historically speaking, and reached $60 billion, according to a new report. However, the anomaly of the […]
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Deel acquires Africa’s PaySpace, says it’s crossed $500M in ARR
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Streamer Deezer cheers Apple antitrust fine but calls tech giant’s DMA response ‘deceptive’
Streaming music service Deezer is joining Spotify in cheering the European Union’s €1.84 billion fine imposed on Apple for breaking antitrust rules in the streaming music market. However, the company urges the EU Commission to assess Apple’s response to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which […]
Instagram finally lets you edit DMs
Instagram launched direct messaging tools way back in 2013, but there hasn’t been a way to edit them after the fact. That changes today. Meta just rolled out a software update for the Instagram app that finally allows for DM edits, with one major caveat. […]
Elon Musk switched on X calling by default: Here’s how to switch it off
In his quest to turn a simple and functioning Twitter app into X, the everything app that doesn’t do anything very well, Elon Musk launched audio and video calling on X last week — and this new feature is switched on by default, it leaks […]
The Lightning-based Backbone One controller is down to its best price yet
The BackBone One might help you realize hidden savings by staving off carpal tunnel treatments. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge If you want to reliably hit headshots and combos on your smartphone, there’s no substitute for a mobile gaming controller that adds […]
Apple’s $1.9B EU fine for app store barriers could foreshadow gaming changes
The European Commission fined Apple $1.9 billion (1.8 billion euros) today for putting barriers in place for music apps in its app store.
Epic Games Tim Sweeney calls out Apple’s ‘bitter griping’ after its EU fine over anticompetitive practices
“Denial is a river that flows through Cupertino!,” said Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, a notorious Apple critic who also sued the tech giant for anticompetitive practices, in a post on X, weighing in on today’s news of the European Commission’s historic €1.84 billion fine […]
TikTok launches data portability API ahead of Europe’s DMA regulatory deadline
TikTok is introducing a data portability API to help it comply with new European regulations designed to rein in Big Tech’s market dominance through various obligations and restrictions. The European Union (EU) assigned “gatekeeper” status to six tech companies last September, with TikTok parent Bytedance […]
Switch emulator Yuzu abruptly shutters after Nintendo files suit
Tropic Haze has shut down Switch emulator Yuzu after it settles a recent lawsuit with Nintendo for $2.4 million.