📱 New Android Features, TikTok's Apple Workaround, and AI Copyright Battles
Today’s pick
Gemini in Android Studio and more: Android Studio Jellyfish is Stable! Android Device Streaming, powered by Firebase, lets you securely connect to remote physical Android devices hosted in Google's secure data centers. It’s a fast and easy way to test your app against physical units of some of the latest Android devices, including the Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, Pixel Fold, select Samsung devices, and more. By Paris Hsu via Android Developers Blog
𝕏: Gemini in Android Studio is finally stable! And also available in more countries - Chris Sinco (@csinco)
Screenshots suggest TikTok is circumventing Apple App Store commissions. TikTok may be routing around the App Store to save money on commissions. According to new findings, the ByteDance-owned social video app is presenting some of its users with a link to a website for purchasing the coins used for tipping digital creators. Typically, these coins are bought via in-app purchase, which requires a 30% commission paid to Apple. By Sarah Perez via TechCrunch
𝕏: SCOOP from @SarahPerezTC Screenshots suggest TikTok is circumventing Apple App Store commissions - Matt Rosoff (@MattRosoff)
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Major U.S. newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement. Eight prominent U.S. newspapers owned by investment giant Alden Global Capital are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, in a complaint filed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York. Why it matters: On top of a similar case filed by the New York Times against both companies, the new suits add heft to publishers' claims. By Sara Fischer via Axios
𝕏: #BREAKING: 8 major U.S. newspapers are suing @OpenAI, @Microsoft for copyright infringement — On top of a similar case filed by @nytimes against both companies, the new suits add heft to publishers' claims. - Sara Fischer (@sarafischer)
Coinbase integrates Lightning Network for Bitcoin transactions. Coinbase has begun supporting the Bitcoin Lightning Network, providing users the choice between Lightning and the Bitcoin network when transferring Bitcoin (BTC). By using the layer-2 Lightning Network, Coinbase customers can transfer Bitcoin more quickly and cheaply than transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain. To use the Lightning Network, the intended recipient sends an invoice consisting of a lengthy string of characters that Coinbase will recognize as the amount of the transfer. By Derek Andersen via Cointelegraph
𝕏: Excited to be live on the #Bitcoin Lightning network - let's get every transaction under 1 second and 1 cent to bring in the next wave of adoption. - Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong)
Musk disbands Tesla EV charging team, leaving customers in the dark. Elon Musk's abrupt decision to lay off employees who ran Tesla's electric vehicle charging business blindsided automakers gearing up to equip new EVs for customers to use the Tesla Supercharger network, industry officials and analysts said on Tuesday. For now, General Motors (GM.N), opens new tab, Ford (F.N), opens new tab and other automakers which struck deals last year to give customers access to the network said they are not changing their plans. By Joseph White via Reuters
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