President Donald Trump is escalating the fight over European Union antitrust penalties against Apple, Google, and other U.S. tech companies by opening a trade investigation that could lead to new tariffs. Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump Trump announced the investigation in a social media post after the European Commission fined Google 890 million euros on July 23 for violating the Digital Markets Act. The fine included 460 million euros, or about $517 million, for favoring Google services in search results and 430 million euros, or about $483 million, for restricting how businesses direct Google Play users to alternative purchasing options. "The United States of America is not a PIGGYBANK' for Europe, nor will we allow it to be," Trump wrote. He accused the EU of unfairly taking money from American companies and said its penalties should be reversed. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Meta has announced Facebook Verified, a free badge that will be visible on a user's profile and is designed to confirm whether that user is a real person or an AI without actually checking that a user is who they say they are. Facebook Verified will put a new badge on profile pages and elsewhere The new badge is separate from Meta's existing Meta Verified program and is available to eligible Facebook users who are 18 or older. Users must also be in good standing with Facebook's community standards before they can be verified. Alongside profiles, Facebook users will also be able to see a person's verified status in the Marketplace, Facebook Dating, and Facebook Groups initially. However, Meta has confirmed that it intends to bring the badges to the main feed in the future. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
