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Jacob Kastrenakes

Jacob Kastrenakes

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    Spotify says governments aren’t moving fast enough to crack down on Apple’s App Store restrictions.

    “Apple’s artificial constraints are stifling and we know our users deserve better,” Dustee Jenkins, Spotify’s public affairs officer, wrote in a blog post today.

    Jenkins sounds cautiously optimistic about the EU’s Digital Markets Act. But until similar rules are enacted elsewhere, she writes:

    Apple denies consumers’ ability to choose for themselves, forcing them to pay more for apps, limiting their user experience and preventing them from hearing about cheaper options.

    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    The iPhone 15 event kicks off right now.

    We’ve got a crew on the ground in Cupertino reporting back with live updates and photos.

    Tune in here for the latest:

    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    🚨 We’re an hour away from Apple’s iPhone 15 event.

    Our team is out in Cupertino queueing up now.

    We’ve got details on what to expect and how to watch below. Our live blog will kick off in about 30 minutes, so stay tuned.

    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Jacob Kastrenakes
    Is X suppressing New York Times links?

    Semafor has a story saying that could be the case.

    Shares of New York Times stories on X have plummeted since mid-July, while competing outlets haven’t seen the same trajectory.

    It’s not confirmed that the dip is X’s doing, but it wouldn’t be out of line: the company throttled links to the Times and a few other websites in August.

    A chart from Semafor showing how shares to Times stories fell while competitors were mostly flat.
    A chart from Semafor showing how shares to Times stories fell while competitors were mostly flat.
    Image: Semafor