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San Francisco (AFP) - Apple will allow iPhone and iPad users in the European Union delete the App Store or its Safari browser, the tech giant told developers on Thursday. Apple had long fiercely protected the App Store as the lone gateway for digital content to get onto its popular mobile devices. The change comes as the company loosens its grip on devices in the EU due to the bloc's landmark new digital rules. "The App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos, and Safari apps will be deletable for users in the EU," Apple said on a support page for developers. "Only Settings and Phone will not be delet...
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France's Bouygues Telecom has moved one step closer to gaining full ownership of La Poste Group after national competition officials approved the deal. La Poste Group, which runs France's mail service but also has a telecommunications service, already owns 51% of La Poste Telecom. The other 49% is under the control of French rival network operator SFR. "The Authority has ruled out any risk of harm to competition linked to the transaction on the markets concerned," competition officials said in a statement on Monday. Due to La Poste Telecom's "limited market share", they noted that there would ...
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Mountain View (United States) (AFP) - Google on Tuesday unveiled new Pixel 9 smartphones, its latest salvo in the scramble by Big Tech to corner the market on nascent artificial intelligence. The Silicon Valley search giant has been racing against Microsoft, OpenAI and others to lead in AI since the 2022 release of ChatGPT ignited intense interest in the technology. Pixels account for a tiny sliver of the global smartphone market dominated by Samsung and Apple, but Google argued its new line is a chance to answer what -- after all the hype -- AI can actually do for customers. "I understand p...
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EU Telecom operators can expect 6G standards for the next generation of mobile networks to be ready by 2029-2030, according to Jan Ellsberger, the new Director-General of European standardisation body ETSI. Ellsberger, a former vice-president at Swedish telecom company Ericsson, told Euronews in an interview that the preparatory work on this will soon start. This comes as current European Commission targets for 5G deployment across the bloc remain unmet by the 27 EU member states. “The industry is targeting a 2029-2030 time frame for the first release of 6G standards. That is the ambition,” he...
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Telecom companies in France, including at least SFR, Bouygues and Free, have been targeted by acts of vandalism, mere days after a wave of sabotage also hit the country's rail network. SFR reported incidents in six administrative departments of France: Hérault, Bouches-du-Rhône, Oise, Meuse, Drôme and Aude. The fibre optic network had been cut and that fixed and mobile lines had been affected, according to a police source quoted by domestic media. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, and the Olympic Games have reportedly been unaffected. The acts of sabotage come three days a...
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Germany will ban the use of critical components from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in key parts of the country's 5G networks in two phases starting in 2026, the nation’s top security official announced Thursday. Germany, the largest economy in Europe, has long deliberated on the role of Chinese-made components in its next-generation mobile networks. China bans Micron chips over 'security risks' as tech row with US escalatesInterior Minister Nancy Faeser stated that critical components from Huawei and ZTE will be banned from 5G core networks by the end of 2026. Additionally, "critical manage...
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The decision by Carlos Slim to buy a £400m (€473m) stake comes weeks after the company unveiled a major shake-up. Share in BT jumped by 10% last month after BT's newly appointed CEO Alison Kirby outlined plans to double cash flow over the next five years and implement an aggressive strategy to cut £3 billion in costs. Carlos Slim who made his fortune in telecoms in Latin American also has interests in energy, banking and construction. He joins the French telecoms billionaire, Patrick Drahi and the former Germany monopoly Deutsche Telekom as major BT shareholders. A spokesman for Mr Slim's Grup...
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By Glenn CHAPMAN avec Thomas URBAIN à New York San Francisco (AFP) - La semaine s'annonce cruciale pour Apple, qui doit présenter, lors de sa conférence annuelle en Californie destinée aux développeurs, ses nouveautés intégrant l'intelligence artificielle (IA) générative et tenter de refaire une partie du retard accumulé sur ses grands concurrents. Un an et demi après le lancement de ChatGPT, l'interface d'OpenAI, en novembre 2022, la marque à la pomme apparaît, aux yeux du public et de Wall Street, en retrait de Microsoft, Google, Amazon ou Meta, qui tapissent leur communication d'IA générati...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Apple on Monday will attempt to persuade doubters on its AI strategy after rivals raced ahead in adopting artificial intelligence. AI and perhaps even a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will likely be a driving theme at the kickoff of Apple's WWDC developers' conference in Silicon Valley, according to analysts. The conference is Apple's annual rendezvous for developers who create apps for iPads, Macs and iPhones -- and CEO Tim Cook will work hard to convince his audience that the company is a major AI player. While Apple has been quietly including AI features in its ...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Apple is expected to make the case next week that it is not being left behind as tech world rivals blaze ahead with artificial intelligence. AI and perhaps even a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will likely be a driving theme at the Monday kickoff of Apple's annual WWDC developers' conference in Silicon Valley, according to analysts. The conference is an annual jamboree for developers who create apps and software for Apple's ecosystem, and CEO Tim Cook will work hard to persuade them that the company is a key AI player as rivals Microsoft and Google roll out innova...
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