Spotify Complains That Apple Hasn’t Approved Update With Subscription Pricing and Links in EU

Apple has not approved a Spotify app update that adds information on subscription pricing and links its website, Spotify complained today in an email to the European Commission (via The Verge). Spotify says that Apple has not “acknowledged nor responded” to its App Store submission. The European Commission on March 4 fined Apple almost $2 […]

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The First Crispr Medicine Is Now Approved in the US

Casgevy uses the Nobel Prize-winning technology Crispr to modify patients’ cells so that they produce healthy hemoglobin instead. The Crispr system has two parts: a protein that cuts genetic material and a guide molecule that tells it where in the genome to make the cut. To do this, a patient’s stem cells are taken out […]

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The First Crispr Medicine Just Got Approved

In sickle cell disease, abnormal hemoglobin makes a person’s blood cells hard and crescent-shaped. These misshapen cells clump together and block blood flow to organs, causing bouts of extreme pain. The cells then die off early, leaving a lack of healthy red blood cells, or anemia. Beta thalassemia also causes anemia because the body makes […]

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Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard for Xbox has been fully APPROVED by the UK regulator

What you need to know UK regulatory authority the CMA granted Microsoft approval to purchase Activision Blizzard.  This comes after months after the CMA initially blocked Microsoft from acquiring the publisher of Call of Duty and World of Warcraft.  Microsoft restructured the deal to sell off Activision Blizzard Cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft, assuaging the […]

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iPhone 12 SAR-lowering software update approved by French authorities

While the past two weeks have been all about the iPhone 15 series, we did get a strange recent development with the three-year-old iPhone 12 in France. The National Frequency Agency (ANFR) found the vanilla iPhone 12 was emitting higher than allowed electromagnetic waves which forced the regulator to ban Apple from selling the device […]

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Apple iOS Update to Fix iPhone 12 Radiation Levels Approved by French Regulators

Apple has had its software update for iPhone 12 devices in France approved by regulators, after the company threatened to suspend sales of the phones earlier this month due to radiation levels (via Reuters). In early September, France ordered Apple to halt ‌‌iPhone‌‌ 12 sales and “fix” existing devices to bring them into electromagnetic radiation […]

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Microsoft News Roundup: Massive Xbox leak, a lackluster Surface event, Panos Panay leaving Microsoft, and Activision Blizzard purchase provisionally approved

Wow, what a week it’s been for news. We expected the last few days to be full of Microsoft news, but what came out shocked the tech world. The biggest Xbox leak in history gave us a glimpse of an Xbox Series X refresh and a new Xbox console in 2028. We also saw Panos […]

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Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard provisionally approved by UK CMA

What you need to know The UK’s Competition and Markets Agency shared preliminary approval of Microsoft’s plan to purchase Activision Blizzard. The decision came after Microsoft restructured its deal, with the largest change being the sale of cloud streaming rights of Activision Blizzard titles to Ubisoft. The Competition and Markets Agency will receive third-party feedback […]

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The US Finally Approved an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill. Here’s What to Know

Early clinical trials of norgestrel, the active ingredient in Opill, have shown that the pills can be up to 98 percent effective at preventing pregnancy, but only when the drug is taken exactly as indicated and used along with a back-up form of birth control. In real life, effectiveness is usually lower. Doctors in the […]

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Microsoft News Roundup: Activision Blizzard deal approved by EU, Bing Chat changes, Mortal Kombat 1, and more

Another week has whizzed by. That means more Microsoft news to catch up on. This week the EU approved Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, Bing Chat got some major upgrades, and Windows 11 users gained access to iMessages through the Phone Link app. We also saw the announcement of Mortal Kombat 1 and Overwatch 2’s […]

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Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard reportedly approved in China

What you need to know Microsoft is working to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69 billion.  The deal has been challenged in the U.S. and the U.K, while being approved by a number of other countries, including all of the EU.  China has reportedly given the deal unconditional approval.  Just a few days after receiving a […]

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Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase mostly approved by one more country

What you need to know Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard for almost $69 billion is going through the final stages of review in many countries.  South African regulator CCSA have just recommended approval for the purchase, joining the list of approvals so far that includes Japan, Chile, and more.  Formally, the Competition Tribunal in South […]

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Poll: Do you think Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard will be approved?

Microsoft first announced its plans to purchase Activision Blizzard in January 2022. Over 13 months later, the deal is still going through regulatory bodies. Acquisitions of this size always take some time to face scrutiny and to be looked at by governing bodies, but Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase has faced more pushback than some deals. […]

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MDMA and Psilocybin Are Approved as Medicines for the First Time

In a world-first, Australia has announced it will officially recognize MDMA and psilocybin as medicines.  On February 3, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)—the government authority responsible for regulating medicines—announced that starting July 1, 2023, authorized psychiatrists will be able to prescribe MDMA for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psilocybin, the active ingredient […]

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Garmin ECG approved by FDA – and on the way to watches soon

Garmin has received FDA approval for its electrocardiogram feature – and the new functionality could be on its way to existing devices. It’s been no secret that Garmin has been looking to add ECG functionality to its watches, with trials taking place as far back as 2021. Back in early 2022, we also reported that […]

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Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard approved in another country

What you need to know Microsoft is working to acquire Activision Blizzard for almost $69 billion.  The deal is undergoing regulatory review in a number of countries.  Chile is the latest country to approve the purchase, saying there are no concerns for reduced competition.  Other countries still need to approve the purchase, and Microsoft will […]

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Nothing Ear (Stick) approved by FCC, casing image leaks

The upcoming Nothing Ear (Stick) cleared FCC certification and we also got a closer look at the casing design and a few key spec details. The new buds were certified with the B157 model number with the listing revealing a picture of the transparent casing and antennas inside the upcoming earbuds. Nothing Ear (Stick) earbuds […]

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