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North Dakota lawmakers float bill targeting 'monopolistic' app stores

TechSpot

The North Dakota legislature has introduced a bill that could tear down Apple's walled garden. Senate Bill 2333 proposes to outlaw online marketplaces from locking developers into their ecosystems and using their payment platforms. Nearly everything that Epic is currently battling Apple over in the courts is in this proposal.

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New North Dakota bill would force Apple to allow alternative app stores and payment systems

The Verge

A new bill introduced in the North Dakota Senate might have far-reaching consequences for app store operators. The purpose of the bill is to level the playing field for app developers in North Dakota and protect customers from devastating, monopolistic fees imposed by big tech companies,” said Sen.

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Aurora borealis forecast expands as strong solar storm hits Earth. Here’s what to know

Fast Company Tech

Northern lights were forecast in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The sun earlier this week burped out huge bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections, leading space weather forecasters to issue a geomagnetic storm watch.

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Apple won’t have to allow App Store alternatives on iOS after North Dakota bill fails

The Verge

A North Dakota bill that would have drastically altered the way app store operators like Apple and Google manage their digital marketplaces has failed to garner enough votes, failing in the state senate by an 11-36 vote on Tuesday, according to North Dakota House of Representatives member Karla Rose Hanson.

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Greenpeace trial begins over North Dakota pipeline protests. Why the case will test the 1st Amendment

Fast Company Tech

An attorney for a Texas pipeline company said Wednesday at trial that he will prove various Greenpeace entities coordinated delays and disruptions of a controversial oil pipeline’s construction in North Dakota , and defamed the company to its lenders. Nine jurors and two alternates will hear the case in Mandan, North Dakota.

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What’s open and closed on Good Friday 2025? Banks, stock markets, USPS, McDonald’s, Walmart, more

Fast Company Tech

According to the Federal Times , Good Friday is a recognized state holiday in 12 states: Connecticut Delaware Florida Hawaii Indiana Kentucky Louisiana New Jersey North Carolina North Dakota Texas Tennessee In most of these states, public offices will likely be closed on Good Friday. Are banks open on Good Friday?

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Three US states have signed on to Apple and Google’s exposure notification system

The Verge

Most notably, North Dakota is planning to incorporate the system into its Care19 app, which drew significant criticism from users in its early versions. “As Doug Burgum said in a statement, “which are critical to getting communities and economies back up and running.”.