[ad_1] TikTok is laying off more than 250 employees at its Ireland office. The company says this is part of a restructuring plan, though some employees call the move “insensitive” on how TikTok has handled the situation.A spokesperson for TikTok told the Irish publication The Journal that the job losses will be “more than 250…
[ad_1] BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Friday announced 500 million euros ($544.30 million) in funding awards to European companies to ramp up ammunition production capacity under a scheme to get more shells to Ukraine and replenish the stockpiles of European Union countries.The funding awards under the ASAP scheme ranged from 47 million euros to 2.1…
[ad_1] WhatsApp, the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) messaging platform, is expected to soon add support for third-party messages. Now, a leaked image has surfaced that shows a glimpse into how the new interface would look. The image suggests that the feature may only debut in Europe for now. Notably, the Meta-owned platform is required to add…
[ad_1] Google has been critical of Apple for not adopting RCS, the latest cross-platform messaging standard that offers multiple features and security. It even took the #GetTheMessage campaign – aimed at pushing the iPhone maker to open iMessage for Android users – to European regulators to designate Apple’s service as a “core platform service”. But…
[ad_1] Spotify said on Friday that Apple’s new plan to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is “a complete and total farce.” From early March, developers will be able to offer alternative app stores on iPhone and opt out of using Apple’s in-app payment system, which charges commissions of up to 30…
[ad_1] Spotify users in Europe from March will be able to buy audiobooks and subscription plans from within the music-streaming app as a result of the region’s new competition law for Big Tech, the Swedish company said on Wednesday. The move will help the company avoid Apple’s 30 percent fee for purchases through its App…
