Journals

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: OpenAI announces lower GPT-3.5 Turbo prices, a GPT-4 Turbo preview model to reduce cases of “laziness”, a new generation of embedding models, and more  —  OpenAI is always making slight adjustments to its models and pricing,… Read More »OpenAI announces lower GPT-3.5 Turbo prices, a GPT-4 Turbo preview model to reduce cases of “laziness”, a new generation of embedding models, and more (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple announces a reduced commission structure for apps in EU, including a commission of 17%, plus 3% if the app uses Apple’s IAP, and 10% for small developers  —  To comply with the Digital Markets Act,… Read More »Apple announces a reduced commission structure for apps in EU, including a commission of 17%, plus 3% if the app uses Apple’s IAP, and 10% for small developers (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple’s new “anticompetitive scheme rife with new junk fees” is illegal under EU’s DMA and an example of “malicious compliance”  —  Apple announced a slew of App Store policy changes… Read More »Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple’s new “anticompetitive scheme rife with new junk fees” is illegal under EU’s DMA and an example of “malicious compliance” (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Study: kids aged 4 to 18 globally spent an average of 112 minutes daily on TikTok in 2023, up from 107 minutes YoY and 60% more than YouTube; 20% tried ChatGPT  —  No wonder YouTube launched… Read More »Study: kids aged 4 to 18 globally spent an average of 112 minutes daily on TikTok in 2023, up from 107 minutes YoY and 60% more than YouTube; 20% tried ChatGPT (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple says anyone looking to develop an alternative app marketplace need to submit a €1M “letter of credit” to “guarantee support for developers and customers”  —  Apple today officially announced support for third-party app stores in… Read More »Apple says anyone looking to develop an alternative app marketplace need to submit a €1M “letter of credit” to “guarantee support for developers and customers” (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: Apple details how it’ll “protect and inform” EU users, including with in-app disclosure sheets; features like Family Sharing won’t be available when sideloading  —  Apple has officially announced that sideloading will be available for EU users… Read More »Apple details how it’ll “protect and inform” EU users, including with in-app disclosure sheets; features like Family Sharing won’t be available when sideloading (Michael Potuck/9to5Mac)

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple will allow apps to access and use the iPhone’s NFC chip in the EU, letting third-party payment services and banks offer their own tap-to-pay options  —  As part of major changes being made to the… Read More »Apple will allow apps to access and use the iPhone’s NFC chip in the EU, letting third-party payment services and banks offer their own tap-to-pay options (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Apple won’t offer its App Store updates “outside of the EU because this is not the safest system for our users” and highlights “new threats the DMA introduces”  —  Apple is introducing a wave of changes… Read More »Apple won’t offer its App Store updates “outside of the EU because this is not the safest system for our users” and highlights “new threats the DMA introduces” (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

The Verge: Apple plans to “notarize” iOS apps distributed via third-party marketplaces and the apps will need to meet basic requirements, like getting scanned for malware  —  The iPhone’s app ecosystem is about to go through its biggest shake-up since… Read More »Apple plans to “notarize” iOS apps distributed via third-party marketplaces and the apps will need to meet basic requirements, like getting scanned for malware (The Verge)

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Apple plans to allow third-party default browsers and web engines, including Chrome, in the EU with iOS 17.4, prompting users on the first launch of Safari  —  Apple is making major changes to how web browsers… Read More »Apple plans to allow third-party default browsers and web engines, including Chrome, in the EU with iOS 17.4, prompting users on the first launch of Safari (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)