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Robinhood brings its stock-trading platform to the U.K., its first international market
We knew it was coming, but stock-trading platform Robinhood is finally open for business in the U.K. — its first international market since debuting in the U.S. more than a decade ago. Robinhood is granting early access to the app starting today for those who...
European consumer groups band together to fight Meta’s self-serving ad-free sub — branding it ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’
Days after a privacy complaint was lodged against Meta in the European Union over its latest controversial shift of legal basis claimed for processing people’s data for ads, consumer groups across the region are filing their own complaints about what the...
Backed by East Ventures, Fr8Labs aims to digitize Asia’s logistics industry
In Western markets, freight forwarders are well into digitizing their operations, but the same doesn’t hold true in Southeast Asia, say the founders of Fr8Labs. The reasons for that include the lack of localized software and a more fragmented logistics industry...
Apple’s apps of the year include a hiking guide, a unique streaming service, and more
On Wednesday, Apple unveiled its picks for the top apps and games of 2023, highlighting a collection that focuses heavily on personal exploration and growth. Apps honored in platform-specific categories included the outdoor exploration tool AllTrails for...
Something’s up with Spotify Wrapped and Burlington, VT
Happy Spotify Wrapped Day! It’s that time of year again where half of your social media feed is clogged with graphics from Spotify’s annual, personalized roundup, and the other half is people whining that they don’t care about your Spotify Wrapped. Spotify...
Innovation or folly? The Cybertruck will test whether anyone still trusts Tesla
The Tesla Cybertruck, the first of which will be delivered Thursday four years after its debut, is loved and loathed. For fans, it’s a symbol for what Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk stand for: creativity, irreverence, rebellion. Others see it as an act of hubris....
Elon Musk is now taking applications for data to study X — but only EU researchers need apply…
Lawmakers take note: Elon Musk-owned X appears to have quietly complied with a hard legal requirement in the European Union that requires larger platforms (aka VLOPs) to provide researchers with data access in order to study systemic risks arising from use of...
Here’s everything Amazon Web Services announced at AWS re:Invent
Amazon Web Services is live in Las Vegas for its AWS re:Invent event. We expect a rapid-fire stream of announcements and unveilings of recent things it’s been working on. We know you might not have time to watch the whole thing, so we’re taking that on for the...
Apple and Google avoid naming ChatGPT as their ‘app of the year,’ picking AllTrails and Imprint instead
Both Apple and Google today announced their best apps and games of the year, with the hiking and biking companion AllTrails winning as Apple’s iPhone App of the Year in 2023, while the educational app Imprint: Learn Visually won as Google Play’s best app....
