Ryanair Fined $301M Over ‘Abusive Strategy’ To Limit Ticket Sales By Online Travel Agencies

Speaking of Italy’s competition authority , it has fined Ryanair $301 million for abusing its dominant market position to limit sales of tickets by online travel agents. The Guardian: The authority said Europe’s largest airline had “implemented an abus… Continue reading Ryanair Fined $301M Over ‘Abusive Strategy’ To Limit Ticket Sales By Online Travel Agencies

iOS 26.3 to Improve Interoperability With Third-Party Earbuds and Smartwatches in the EU

iOS 26.3, which is expected to be released in late January, will improve interoperability with third-party Bluetooth earbuds and smartwatches for EU users.
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Apple Hit With $115M Fine by Italian Competition Authority

The regulator says Apple was abusing its dominance via the Apple App Store to enforce restrictive privacy-related regulations on developers.
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Apple and Google Asking Some Employees With H-1B Visas To Avoid International Travel

Tech giants Google and Apple are asking some employees with H-1B visas to reconsider international travel, as their legal teams warned that visa processing delays could keep employees abroad for months, according to Business Insider. From a report: Law… Continue reading Apple and Google Asking Some Employees With H-1B Visas To Avoid International Travel

UK Government Urged to Review Palantir Contracts After Swiss Security Report

The report warned that sensitive military data shared with Palantir could potentially be accessed by US government bodies, including intelligence services.
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The AI Fix #82: Santa Claus doesn’t exist (according to AI)

Is Santa Claus real? This Christmas special of The AI Fix podcast sets out to answer that question in the most sensible way possible: by consulting chatbots, Google’s festive killjoys, and the laws of relativistic physics.

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