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Finally, American developers will be free to compete with Apple’s App Store and payment systems here at home!A solid move to free the United States from the crony capitalist intentions of Big Tech and Big Law. https://t.co/7NXHiQxhEf— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) April 1, 2025
India orders mobile phones preloaded with government app to ensure cyber safety
Indias telecom ministry has ordered all smartphone manufacturers to pre-install its cyber-security app, Sanchar Saathi, on all new devices within 90 days, and to push it to existing phones via software updates. Users will not be able to disable the app. The directive is expected to create friction with Apple, whose policies forbid pre-installing government or third-party apps.
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Brazil-specific payout schedule and payment availability
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在 Apple Silicon Mac 上本地运行 LLM 推理服务,提供比 Ollama 和 llama.cpp 更快的 OpenAI 兼容 API,同时原生支持工具调用和提示缓存。https://t.co/IXet9GW7x0Rapid-MLX 用 Apple 自家的 MLX 框架做推理,搭了个 FastAPI 服务跑 OpenAI 兼容 API。在 Apple Silicon 上比 Ollama 快 2-4 倍,靠… pic.twitter.com/d9QUbAWJSZ— Geek Lite (@QingQ77) May 3, 2026

Visa Partners with OpenAI to Power the Next Generation of AI Commerce
New collaboration brings Visa’s global payment network to one of the largest AI platforms and aims to support seamless, secure transactions and broader AI-powered use cases across commerce environments supported by agents SAN FRANCISCO --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun.

A new layer of security for certified Android devices
Starting in 2026 and in select countries first, Android apps must be registered to a verified developer in order to be installed.

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Is Apple's AI Strategy as Safe as It Looks?
As a dude who just came back from A Very Expensive E-Bike Shop, I'm curious what the answer to this is. Particularly curious to know if China or India are in a different, more interoperable place? sfba.social/@ascentale/117096532240532224
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