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Punkt rocks its minimalist roots with ‘privacy-first’ MC02 smartphone

March 4, 2024

Punkt first made a name for itself in the world of mobile with pared-down, monochromatic phones focused on voice, text, and not much else. Now, the Swiss company has taken its concept of minimalism and changed it up, with the launch of its first smartphone — a device that positions itself at the crossroads of […]

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Apple plans to appeal European Commission’s massive antitrust fine favoring Spotify

March 4, 2024

Apple says it plans to appeal the historic €1.84 billion fine issued today by the European Commission over Apple’s anticompetitive practices in the streaming music market. In a newsroom post, Apple called out Spotify, a company based in Stockholm, Sweden as the “primary advocate” and “biggest beneficiary” of the EC’s decision — noting the streamer […]

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Mews, the hotel SaaS startup, books $110M at a $1.2B valuation

March 4, 2024

Tourism continues to bounce back in the wake of Covid-19, with 2023 raking in $2.23 trillion globally, surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time since 2020. That’s having a big knock-on effect for startups building tech to serve the sector. Mews, one of the startups building tools to help hotels manage IT better is announcing […]

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TikTok launches data portability API ahead of Europe’s DMA regulatory deadline

March 4, 2024

TikTok is introducing a data portability API to help it comply with new European regulations designed to rein in Big Tech’s market dominance through various obligations and restrictions. The European Union (EU) assigned “gatekeeper” status to six tech companies last September, with TikTok parent Bytedance placed in the regulatory firing line alongside Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, […]

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