BBC seeks more prominent credit in Apple and Google News

BBC seeks more prominent credit in Apple and Google News

The British Broadcasting Corporation has filed a complaint with a UK antitrust regulator complaining that aggregators like Apple News and Google News minimize credit for the stories they feature. Apple Insider reports that the BBC is asking the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority to require Apple and Google to more prominently credit news sources. And…

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Apple’s Preference Ranking Guidelines: Leaked doc reveals scoring system for AI-generated responses

Apple’s Preference Ranking Guidelines: Leaked doc reveals scoring system for AI-generated responses

An Apple document reveals how AI digital assistant responses are rated for harmfulness, truthfulness, satisfaction, and more. Apple’s internal playbook for rating digital assistant responses has leaked — and it offers a rare inside look at how the company decides what makes an AI answer “good” or “harmful.” The leaked 170-page document, obtained and reviewed…

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Epic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competition

Epic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competition

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, whose company makes Fortnite and tools for other developers, including Unreal Engine, called out Apple and Google as “gangster-style businesses” engaged in illegal practices while speaking at a Y Combinator event on Wednesday. The executive also emphasized how the big tech companies’ practices directly affected his own business by scaring…

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Apple announces WWDC 2025 returns June 9-13

Apple announces WWDC 2025 returns June 9-13

Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will kick off on June 9 and run through June 13. The tech giant’s event is where it offers a look at its upcoming versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, as well as new tools for its developers. As in past years, the…

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