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Apple has removed a popular but controversial app that tracked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, following pressure from the Trump administration. Federal officials said the app, ICEBlock, was used by the gunman in last week’s shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas. While authorities have not confirmed whether the app played a role in…
The Department of Justice is sounding the alarm over apps that track and monitor immigration officers, calling them a security threat. Under pressure from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Apple has removed the apps from the app store. Scott MacFarlane has more. Source link
Although purely anecdotal, I’ve seen reports of people going into Apple retail stores intent on buying an iPhone 17 Pro — with its improved camera system, vapor chamber cooling system and of course that bright orange color — and then walking out with the slim iPhone Air instead. And when Samsung announced the Galaxy S25 and S25 Ultra, what…
With federal tax credits for new and used electric vehicles having expired Sept. 30, officials in Colorado have stepped in to fill the gap by increasing state rebates for EVs, according to Denver7, a local ABC affiliate. “The market has made it clear, EVs are here to stay,” said Jared Polis, the Colorado governor, according…
View of the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino. Nic Coury/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nic Coury/AFP via Getty Images Apple and Google on Thursday removed apps that alert people when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are nearby following pressure from Attorney General Pam Bondi. Critics of the…
Under pressure from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Apple removed crowdsourcing apps used to alert users about federal immigration activity in their area from the company’s app store on Thursday. The developer of ICEBlock—one of the apps removed—is determined to fight for the app, which he says is protected speech under the First Amendment. At…
FOX Business’ Lydia Hu reports on the Department of Homeland Security announcing immigration enforcement officers will be attending the Super Bowl after the NFL revealed Bad Bunny would be headlining the halftime show. Apple’s decision to comply with the Department of Justice’s request to remove apps that monitor the locations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…
Tech company Apple has blocked its users from accessing ICEBlock, an application that notifies people where Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity is taking place, in the company’s latest act of capitulation to the president’s authoritarian ambitions. As NBC News reported: Apple said Thursday it is removing an app that allows users to share information about…
If you’ve been scrolling through social media this week, you’ve probably seen the mini-panic over brand-new iPhone 17 Pro, Pro Max, and iPhone Air demo units looking scuffed up in Apple Stores. Well, Apple has finally solved the great “scratch-gate” mystery, and the answer is a little embarrassing. It turns out the phones aren’t actually scratched. Instead, some…
Ahead of the Pixel Watch 4 launching next week, the majority of Google’s Wear OS apps now have Material 3 Expressive redesigns, with Home and Keep being the most recent updates. Like the phone and tablet version, Google Keep for Wear OS now has Material 3 Expressive. This is a more thorough redesign compared to…