Australia demands Apple make DMA-like changes to App Store by March 2027

Australia wants Apple to allow alternative app stores After years of litigation, Apple has been told by the Federal Court of Australia to allow alternative App Stores and end anti-steering practices, basically copying previous rulings. Apple is facing antitrust lawsuits and similar battles around the world. The EU has forced a lot of change to […]

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Nvidia reportedly refused some neoclouds access to GTC Berlin for adding AMD and TPU chips

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Rumor mill: Analysts with SemiAnalysis have uncovered what could be another troubling trend in the AI hardware industry. Nvidia is reportedly retaliating against some “neocloud” providers for integrating GPUs and other chips from rival manufacturers into their cloud offerings. SemiAnalysis’ latest […]

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EA closes legendary RPG studio BioWare following its $55 billion buyout

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Ripple effect: BioWare fans have repeatedly feared for the studio’s future ever since EA acquired the company nearly 20 years ago, and those fears intensified after last year’s announcement of a Saudi-led leveraged buyout. Although BioWare hadn’t released a hit title […]

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OCC waiver rule puts active stablecoin issuers on notice

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) outlined a waiver route on Oct. 21 for existing US payment stablecoin issuers awaiting its approval, warning that an application alone will not authorize continued issuance after the GENIUS Act takes effect on Jan. 18, 2027. Under the new waiver guidance, the OCC generally expects to […]

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Explore new ways to drive your best ROI with the first Google Marketing Platform Drop.

Google Marketing Platform Drops, a new monthly series, delivers our latest news to help you get your best ROI across the full customer journey. We’ll cover everything from building awareness via Vertical Video Unification and driving performance with Search Ads 360 to taking customers from CTV to the checkout cart. Check out the first updates. […]

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cash Bitcoin trades and financing offers

Paying the full price for Bitcoin may still leave a retail purchase under futures-style oversight, according to a preliminary interpretation in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s open crypto consultation. Declining financing does not, by itself, remove a qualifying trade from that framework when a covered offer applies and neither actual delivery nor another statutory exception […]

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Reseller says $470,000 worth of Nvidia RTX 5090s went missing at São Paulo airport

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Connecting the dots: Thanks to the unprecedented boom in AI server and data center projects, Nvidia’s most powerful GPUs have become extremely hard to come by. If a story out of Brazil is accurate, specialized thieves may now be targeting these […]

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Taction won record-breaking $5.7 billion verdict against Apple, asks for more

Taction already won, but it wants more Taction hopes that the court will award additional damages for iPhone and Apple Watch sales made in 2026 in addition to hundreds of millions in prejudgment interest. Even as Apple challenges the $5.7 billion verdict set by a jury in the Taction patent case, the company hopes to […]

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Steam on Linux is going 64-bit as Valve leans harder on the platform

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Ripple effect: One of the most popular pieces of computer software is about to deliver a better experience on Linux machines. The Steam client is going 64-bit, providing feature parity with versions designed to run on different operating systems. A recent […]

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Wall Street’s Bitcoin bears quietly retreated despite recent plunge toward $80,000

Hedge funds cut their net bearish Bitcoin futures bets nearly 15% even as the cryptocurrency tumbled toward $80,000. Data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed leveraged funds held a net short position equivalent to 30,611 BTC as of Oct. 13, down from 35,903 BTC a week earlier. The 5,292 BTC reduction came as […]

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