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SHOCKING! Apple bans AI email app with ChatGPT tech over fear of inappropriate content

3Mar

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SHOCKING! Apple bans AI email app with ChatGPT tech over fear of inappropriate content

[ad_1] In a shock move, Apple has blocked an email app from its App Store due to fears of inappropriate content, reports have revealed. The email app is named BlueMail and it uses a customized version of the latest GPT technology, similar to the one used in ChatGPT. The cofounder of BlueMail, Ben Valoch, revealed that Apple told them the AI powered content generation abilities of the app could show results which are not appropriate for minors. Apple has also advised use of 17+ age restriction for the app.The details were reported by The Wall Street Journal, which mentioned that the apprehension for Apple came from the past controversies around ChatGPT and similar tools where these AI chatbots were giving responses that were either inaccurate, misleading or inappropriate. Recently, Goog...

Crypto scam apps on Google Play and Apple App Store? Know how pig butchering works

4Feb

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Crypto scam apps on Google Play and Apple App Store? Know how pig butchering works

[ad_1] A new type of online scam has surfaced recently. Known as the “pig butchering” scam (literal translation from sha zhu pan, meaning pig butchering plate), it is a type of romance scam where a scammer would connect with the victim, usually on a dating site or a social media website, and will show romantic interest in the victim. But before too long, the fraudster would scam the victim out of all their money. But this scam is getting scarier as scammers are taking the path of crypto to easily steal the money without being tracked. And to win the trust of the victims, scammers are sneaking in fraudulent crypto apps into Google Play and Apple App Store, a cybersecurity company has found.Researchers at the cybersecurity company Sophos have published a report where they found that earl...

Spotify joins media firms to urge EU action against Apple’s ‘unfair’ practices

19Jan

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Spotify joins media firms to urge EU action against Apple’s ‘unfair’ practices

[ad_1] Spotify has for years accused Apple of abusing its market position using its App Store rules to stifle competition. Music streaming service Spotify Technology, along with other media firms such as Deezer, urged the European Commission to take action against Apple Inc for anticompetitive and unfair practices, in a joint industry letter on Wednesday. The letter, addressed to the European Union antitrust regulator's Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, demanded the Commission to act fast for the welfare of European consumers. Spotify has for years accused Apple of abusing its market position using its App Store rules to stifle competition. It has previously submitted antitrust complaints against Apple in various countries, alleging the 30% charge Apple requires deve...

Google denied interim relief in App Store case by Indian court

12Jan

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Google denied interim relief in App Store case by Indian court

[ad_1] An Indian appeals court declined to grant any immediate relief to Alphabet Inc.’s Google in a case over a fine of 9.36 billion rupees ($115 million) for abusing its dominant position in the market. An Indian appeals court declined to grant any immediate relief to Alphabet Inc.'s Google in a case over a fine of 9.36 billion rupees ($115 million) for abusing its dominant position in the market. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal directed the US tech giant on Wednesday to deposit 10% of the penalty, which was slapped by the Competition Commission of India after hearing a case related to its Play Store policies. The amount has to be deposited in four weeks as per the court's routine procedure. The next hearing will take place on April 17. The CC...

App store avalanche forecast as Apple bows to EU demands

17Dec

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App store avalanche forecast as Apple bows to EU demands

[ad_1] Apple's rivals are positioning themselves as the go-to alternative to its dominant App Store as the iPhone maker prepares to allow others on its devices in the European Union. Apple's rivals are positioning themselves as the go-to alternative to its dominant App Store as the iPhone maker prepares to allow others on its devices in the European Union.The bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA) will force Apple and fellow tech giant Google to provide space for third-party app stores on their respective iOS and Android devices. Under the DMA, which comes into effect on a rolling basis over the next two years, third-party alternatives will have an easier route to getting onto iPhones and Android devices. And as components of the legislation come into effect, rivals from smaller startups to...

Apple loosens tight grip on App Store pricing

7Dec

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Apple loosens tight grip on App Store pricing

[ad_1] Apple on Tuesday announced the biggest upgrade to the App Store pricing system since the launch of the shop, allowing developers to charge from 29 cents to $10,000 for their offerings. Apple on Tuesday announced the biggest upgrade to the App Store pricing system since the launch of the shop, allowing developers to charge from 29 cents to $10,000 for their offerings. The enhanced pricing options to be available for all transactions at the App Store by spring of next year were touted along with new capabilities intended to make it easier for those offering their wares to manage sales, returns, taxes, and other features, Apple said in a blog post. The deviation from the Apple's long held 99 cent price floor comes as the Silicon Valley titan fends off accusations of having a ...

Elon Musk meets Apple CEO Tim Cook after Twitter drama; This is what he says now

1Dec

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Elon Musk meets Apple CEO Tim Cook after Twitter drama; This is what he says now

[ad_1] Elon Musk has met Apple CEO Tim Cook and come up with clarifications on the Twitter drama going earlier. Elon Musk has been at war with words on Twitter ever since he ascended the throne of Twitter. While there is some kind of drama every week, Musk recently got into a fight with Apple and its CEO Tim Cook over a scare of Apple banning the Twitter app on the App Store. Musk even went on to ask Apple whether it supports the idea of free speech and what CEO Tim Cook thinks about it. After the flurry of tweets from Musk, it seems Tim Cook invited Musk to the Apple headquarters for a chat.Based on the latest tweets from Elon Musk, it seems he was invited by Apple CEO Tim Cook to the Apple headquarters. Musk put up a tweet with a video showing a quick glimpse of the Apple headquarte...

Elon Musk to make his own smartphone! To compete with ‘biased’ iPhone, Google Pixel

26Nov

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Elon Musk to make his own smartphone! To compete with ‘biased’ iPhone, Google Pixel

[ad_1] Elon Musk has said if required he will make an alternative phone to Apple and Google. Know why. Elon Musk, the new CEO of the social media platform Twitter has said that he can make an alternative smartphone to the Apple iPhone and Google Pixel. Replying to a Twitter user Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler), host of The Liz Wheeler Show, Musk has said the same when asked if Apple and Google boot Twitter from their app stores will he produce his own smartphone. Wheeler took to her Twitter account saying. "If Apple & Google boot Twitter from their app stores, @elonmusk should produce his own smartphone. Half the country would happily ditch the biased, snooping iPhone & Android. The man builds rockets to Mars, a silly little smartphone should be easy, right?" In response to wh...

VLC Media Player banned? Check what government did

16Nov

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VLC Media Player banned? Check what government did

[ad_1] Government has lifted the ban on VLC Media Player that it slapped on it in February 2022. In February 2022, the Central government banned VLC Media Player in India. However, the ban was a strange one. Instead of the mobile app or the software, only the website was banned and users could not visit the website to download the application. However, it was still available to download in the Google Play Store and the App Store. In fact, there was no official word from the government on the ban either. It wasn't till six months later in August 2022, that the ban came in the public eye. Now, nine months later, the initial ban on the VLC website has been lifted.The VLC Media Player website ban has now been lifted as per various reports. We have also verified the same and found that the...

Facebook warns about 400 password-stealing apps! Camera, beauty, VPN apps on the list

10Oct

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Facebook warns about 400 password-stealing apps! Camera, beauty, VPN apps on the list

[ad_1] Facebook users have been warned against 400 malware apps available on Play Store and App Store. Check the full list here. Meta has warned around one million Facebook users about a bunch of 400 malicious apps that are even available on Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store. These apps are designed to steal passwords and personal account details of Facebook accounts under false guises. The malicious apps worked by masquerading themselves as photo editors, mobile games, VPN services, business apps or health trackers, Facebook said in a report.Most of these 400 dangerous apps include Photo Editor tools, which comprise around 42.6 percent of the total malicious apps. Apart from this, 15.4 percent are Business Utility apps, 14.1 percent are Phone Utility apps, 11.7 percent are ga...