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

The Verge

The proposed Telecommunications Business Act will put users who purchase digital goods from other sources at risk of fraud, undermine their privacy protections, make it difficult to manage their purchases, and features like “Ask to Buy” and Parental Controls will become less effective. trillion to date with Apple.

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China restricts exports of high-performance drones in blow to DJI

TechNode

It comes after Beijing faces accusations from the US that China may supply Russia with military technology for its conflict against Ukraine, Reuters has reported. Context: DJI, with the lions share of the global consumer drone market at over 70%, suspended sales and after-sales services in Russia and Ukraine in April 2022.

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The market has changed, but super-voting shares are here to stay, says Mr. IPO

TechCrunch

It’s not the case where, as in Russia, a manager can loot the company and public shareholders can’t do anything about it. A number of years ago, when Facebook was still Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg proposed doing what Larry Page and Sergey Brin had done at Google but he got a lot of pushback and backed down instead of pushing it through.

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Daily Crunch: Elon Musk unveils three-pronged strategy to fund his $43B Twitter purchase

TechCrunch

It outlines Musk’s proposal to purchase all outstanding shares of the social media giant and where he is getting the money to do it. What’s interesting about Kindred’s approach is that it is “a give and get policy,” where members pay an annual $300 fee to allow someone to stay in their home while they are in another.

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How Apple is making the antitrust case against it stronger

The Verge

On its face, Apple’s policy enforcement here feels arbitrary and capricious — and, I suspect, it may become part of the antitrust investigations now underway against the company. There’s zero impetus on Apple to lower prices, stop being abusive, or even enforce their own policies with any sense of consistency or justice.

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Joe Biden invokes Defense Production Act for EV batteries and clean energy

The Verge

During his remarks, Biden announced a full ban on imports of Russian oil and energy products as an additional step in holding Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine. High-purity nickel is a key component of rechargeable batteries, and about 20 percent of the world’s nickel supply comes from Russia.

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Senators Urged To Protect NGOs Via Systems, Staffing, Sanctions

The NonProfit Times

Rutzen proposed a series of initiatives, including calling for the U.S. Gigauri testified that Georgian citizens had been struggling against the anti-NGO laws influenced by Russia which “… amplify Russian anti-Western disinformation, cultivate social division and undermine partnership with the U.S.

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