Google Complies with Court Order on Third-Party Billing

Sep 11, 2024
T-Mobile and SpaceX have successfully tested a wireless emergency alert (WEA) via the Starlink network's new direct-to-cell capability. The test message was sent by emergency operators and received by a Starlink direct-to-smartphone satellite currently in low earth orbit.

Dec 15, 2023
The Utah State Supreme Court has ruled that "criminal suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police under the US Constitution's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination". The case may be appealed to the US Supreme Court.

Dec 19, 2023
Google has reached a settlement with 36 states and the District of Columbia in case alleging that Google operated its Play app store as an illegal monopoly. Google has agreed to let developers use alternative billing systems in the US, and "[simplify] the sideloading process".

Jan 16, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the case of Epic Games vs.

Dec 6, 2024
A federal court has denied TikTok's appeal of a new law that could effectively ban the app in the US. TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance now have until mid-January to spin off or sell the US operations of TikTok, or face an effective ban on the app in the US.