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Apple hits out at Meta platforms' numerous interoperability requests

Under the European Union's landmark Digital Markets Act that took effect last year, Apple must allow rivals and app developers to inter-operate with its own services

North Korea can produce ballistic missiles for Russia to use in Ukraine war

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country would 'invariably support' Russia's war in Ukraine when he met Russia's defence chief in late November

Apple scraps effort to offer iPhone via monthly subscription model

The idea was to make owning an iPhone like subscribing to an app - with consumers paying monthly fees and getting new phones each year - but Apple recently wound down the effort

Asian stocks dive after Fed flags slower rate cuts, BOJ decision awaited

Asian stocks have taken the cue from Wall Street, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan down 1 per cent

Donald Trump attempts to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help

Trump's joint statement with Vice President-elect JD Vance, which stopped the bill in its tracks, punctuated a daylong torrent of social media posts by Musk attacking the budget legislation

Google contract staff reach union deal banning keystroke monitoring

The collective bargaining agreement between Accenture and the Alphabet Workers Union covers about 25 workers including writers and design analysts

China has taken efforts consistent with 'transnational repression': US

FBI and the US's CISA on November 13 issued a warning that the breach, initially discovered late last month, has since uncovered a wide-reaching and serious cyber espionage operation

Donald Trump, Elon Musk threaten govt shutdown; here's what that costs

Trump also rejected the interim spending package House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiated to keep the government operating beyond a Friday lapse

Basic human rights must be respected: US State Department on Bangladesh

When asked about the USA's reaction to recent protests by thousands of Hindus around the US, India and Bangladesh, Patel said that this issue is vital to the US

US sanctions Pak's defence agency over long-range missile proliferation

United States is designating four entities for sanctions which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery

Taiwan detects hike in Chinese military activity around its borders

According to the MND, of the 10 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, four crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in the country's southwestern and eastern air defence identification zone (ADIZ)

EU intensifies demand for Apple to open up iPhone features to rivals

The commission instructed Apple on Wednesday to rework the iOS operating system so that it's more compatible with smartwatches, earbuds, headsets and other devices from competitors

Donald Trump opposes stopgap funding, warns GOP on debt ceiling demand

Donald Trump on Wednesday - just days before federal funding is set to expire - said he wanted lawmakers to include an increase to the debt ceiling in the package

Elon Musk taps Trump's ex-aide, tech execs for staffing DOGE initiative

Steve Davis, president of Boring Co., Musk's tunneling operation, and Michael Kratsios, former US chief technology officer, are among those leading interviews of potential candidates

US lawmakers urge Biden admin to stop sending military aid to Israel

Congress members called on Washington to uphold its own laws that restrict military aid to countries that commit war crimes

US lawmaker seeks sanctions against Bangladesh over human rights violations

I call on the Departments of Treasury and State to impose and enforce sanctions on those perpetrating these heinous acts against minorities in Bangladesh, said Indian American Congressman

Want Ukraine in stronger position for peace talks with Russia: Nato leader

However, Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte appeared frustrated at growing speculation in Nato capitals about when those peace talks might start and whether European peacekeepers would be involved

Lawsuit claims elite US universities favour wealthy students in admissions

The filings are the latest salvo in a lawsuit that claims that 17 of the nation's most prestigious colleges colluded to reduce the competition for prospective students

Florida charges suspect in Trump assassination bid for crash after arrest

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said she obtained an arrest warrant for Ryan Wesley Routh, who already is being held on federal charges in the assassination attempt

Netanyahu denies media manipulation as corruption trial testimony resumes

The Prime Minister faces charges of fraud, accepting bribes, and breach of trust stemming from three separate police investigations