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South Korea blocks DeepSeek access, citing privacy laws

Mashable Tech

South Korea is the latest governing body to restrict the Chinese company DeepSeek based on the company's data policies. South Korean officials on Saturday announced a temporary suspension of downloading the DeepSeek app until it complies with local data protection laws under the country's Personal Information Protection Act.

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Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares

The Verge

South Korea has passed a bill written to prevent major platform owners like Google and Apple from restricting app developers to built-in payment systems, The Wall Street Journal reports. If tech companies fail to comply with the new law, they could face fines of up to 3 percent of their South Korea revenue.

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UnionPay International partners with WeChat Pay to enable cross-border payments

TechNode

The initial group of participating wallets includes Bank of China Hong Kongs BoC Pay, Octopus, PayMe by HSBC, and Tap & Go in Hong Kong; Bangkok Bank Mobile Banking and K PLUS in Thailand; NAVER Pay in South Korea; and ICBC Mobile Banking (ICBC Pay) in Malaysia. UnionPay, in Chinese ]

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Technology for Whom? Owning Our Platforms

Non Profit Quarterly

5 As for Uber and Lyft, these companies maintain policies that reward workers for low ride- cancellation rates—policies that are so tightly enforced, drivers are pressured to continue their rides even in the face of verbal abuse or physical assault. There has been some movement in this direction.

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Provide the Nonprofit Voice to America's Broadband Plan

NTEN

Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. It also requires the FCC to begin drafting a national broadband plan. The same is true for the nation's top cable companies. The FCC should review policies governing competition and pricing.

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How Slack changed Apple’s employee culture, with Zoë Schiffer

The Verge

A law in South Korea might force the company to change how App Store payments work ; the company settled a Japanese case about the App Store recently , as well as a class-action lawsuit in this country. I think that it would be national news overnight, and employees would flip out. Yeah, it’s an interesting thought experiment.

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The Station: Tesla’s rough week, China’s AV strategy and Joby’s air taxi play in South Korea

TechCrunch

because of a software error that may result in windshield defrosting problems, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The coalition wants to help develop a policy framework in Europe around micromobility and decreasing emissions associated with urban travel. . Where to start? Deal of the week.