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Apple App Store - Top Apps
App Store Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies, WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC 2. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 3. ChatGPT, OpenAI 4. Instagram, Instagram, Inc. 5....
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Target’s Pride...
Swiss gov't favors compensation for journalistic 'snippets' posted by online services
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's executive branch says it favors changes to copyright law to require large online service providers — including social media platforms and search engines — to pay media companies for use of their journalistic content, even small excerpts known as “snippets.” ...
Meta sells Giphy for $53M to Shutterstock after UK blocked GIF platform purchase
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shutterstock said Tuesday it’s buying Giphy from Meta Platforms for $53 million, the final step to unwind the deal blocked by British regulators, who prevented the Facebook owner from purchasing the GIF-sharing platform over competition concerns. The stock image...
Apple App Store - Top Apps
Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. Instagram, Instagram, Inc. 3. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 4. YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream, Google LLC 5. CapCut - Video Editor, Bytedance Pte. Ltd ...
Montana is banning TikTok. But can the state enforce the law and fend off lawsuits?
NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok is challenging Montana's first-of-its kind law that makes it illegal for people to use the social media app in the state. It's the second lawsuit since the ban was adopted. Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the law Wednesday expecting a legal...
German prosecutors charge four over violating trade act to sell spyware to Turkey
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have filed charges against four suspects from a Bavarian company accused of selling surveillance software to Turkey that could be used to spy on Turkish dissidents, prosecutors said Monday. The Munich prosecutors say the defendants intentionally...
French Open offers players protection against online harassment
PARIS (AP) — French Open organizers are giving all players access to an online tool meant to protect them from cyberbullying and harassment on social media. The French tennis federation said Monday the technology developed by a French company will be made available to all players...
TikTok content creators file lawsuit against Montana over first-in-nation law banning app
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Five TikTok content creators have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights. The Montana residents also argued in the complaint, filed...
Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing a possible fight over AI
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software giant. The letter primarily addresses a seemingly narrow set of alleged infractions by Microsoft in drawing information from...
