Senators Marsha Blacburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have reintroduced a bill that would force app store owners like Apple and Google to allow third-party payment systems and sideloading apps, among a collection of other developer-friendly changes. The bill, called the Open App Markets App, was…
An EU flag with the App Store logo A new report claims that Apple is in last-minute negotiations with the European Union over App Store changes, in an attempt to avoid impending further fines. The further fines in question relate to how Apple was initially fined $570 for alleged non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act…
Home » TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY NEWS » Europe Accelerates Digital Sovereignty Efforts to Reduce Reliance on US Tech Giants Microsoft, Amazon, and Google Following A Massive Incident and Is that A New Thing In Travel Technology Monday, June 23, 2025 In a significant move that has sparked a debate across European governments and institutions, the suspension…
Kim Komando via Remini That’s my dad in the photo. I used a tool called Remini (more about it below) to sharpen and enhance the image. Pretty amazing, right? The original is on the left, and the clearer, AI-upgraded version is on the right. I bet you probably have boxes (or albums or old hard…
Project Indigo can help dramatically reduce smartphone-camera deficiences. Image credit: Adobe A new initiative from Adobe aims to improve smartphone cameras and computational photography in general to give a more natural, SLR-like look to iPhone photography. A new paper from Adobe Fellow Marc Levoy and Senior Scientist Florian Kainz discusses their latest project, which is…
New Jersey residents got some bad news earlier this year when the state’s public utilities board warned that their electricity bills could surge up to 20% starting on June 1. A key driver in that rate hike: data centers. The spread of these large-scale computing facilities across the U.S. amid growing demand for artificial intelligence,…
The UK government is to team up with tech-giants including Google, Microsoft and Amazon to train 7.5 million workers in AI skills, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to announce Monday. Starmer is also set to unveil £187 million ($253 million) in funding to help develop tech abilities for one million secondary school students, as part…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A show that has helped stitch the fashion community together in Kansas City will celebrate its 25th anniversary in the Crossroads. Leaders of the West 18th Street Fashion Show have announced that the event plans to celebrate its 25th anniversary spectacle, Mercurial Summer, at 7:30 p.m. on June 14 at…
US stock futures held steady after Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) reported strong earnings results, and Wall Street saw its third day of gains on renewed hope of trade deals. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) traded flat. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) ticked up 0.4%. Futures attached to…
Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) Stocks surged into the close Thursday after a wobbly start, with all major indexes ending firmly in the green. The Nasdaq led gains, up 2.74%, while the S&P 500 climbed 2.03% and the Dow added 1.23%. Gold rose nearly 2% as volatility fell sharply, with the VIX down over…