The European Union has accepted commitments from Apple over how it operates Apple Pay to settle a long running competition investigation. Commission EVP Margrethe Vestager, who heads up the EU’s competition division, announced the development in a press conference Thursday. Apple has until July 25 to implement changes that will allow developers of rival mobile […]
CONCACAF To Probe Racist Abuse Of Canadian Player In Copa
Moise Bombito (Left) in action© AFP CONCACAF said Friday it will investigate online racist abuse directed at Canadian player Moise Bombito following his team’s tournament-opening Copa America defeat to Argentina. Bombito was subjected to online abuse in the wake of Canada’s 2-0 loss following an incident late in Thursday’s game in Atlanta where he tackled […]
Kenya closes its probe of Worldcoin, opening the door to a relaunch of its orbs after a year-long suspension
Worldcoin — the crypto startup co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman — has been given the green light to resume iris-scanning and other operations in Kenya after a year-long government probe over privacy concerns was dropped. Kenya was one of the Worldcoin’s launch countries for its iris-scanning scheme — which the startup was building out as […]
SBS’s “Unanswered Question” Announces Probe Into The Burglary At Late Goo Hara’s House
SBS‘s investigative show Unanswered Questions is going to probe into the burglary at the late Goo Hara‘s house that occurred in 2020. Goo Hara | @koohara__/Instagram The latest episode of the show, which aired on June 15, KST, showed a preview of the upcoming coverage of the case. Goo Hara, whose role in aiding the investigation into […]
Tesla keeps cutting jobs and the feds probe Waymo
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! What a wild week for transportation news! It was a smorgasbord of news that seemed to touch every sector and theme in transportation, including tariffs on Chinese […]