Jess Weatherbed

British households currently don’t need to pay the £169.50 (about $211) annual charge that funds the public-service broadcaster if they only use streaming apps like Netflix and Amazon Video, but that could soon change.

Google has begun its final attempt to overturn a €4.3 billion (about $4.4 billion) fine it received from the EU over its Android market dominance back in 2018. The antitrust decision was upheld in 2022 but reduced to €4.1 billion (about $4.2 billion). A final ruling from Europe’s top court is expected in the coming months and can’t be appealed — making this Google’s last chance to scrap the penalty.

Cat toy apps like “Meow Cat Game” aren’t new, but my orange fuzzball Trevor is. If you need a way to distract your energetic kitty for a while then they might just buy you enough time to get some work done.

LG has acquired a majority stake in Bear Robotics — an AI-powered service robot startup — to integrate with its own “CLOi” commercial robotics business. LG invested $60 million into the startup for a 21 percent stake last March, but the value of the new deal hasn’t been disclosed.