Apple changes key App Store rules in response to class action lawsuit from developers

Karissa Bell

Apple has agreed to change several rules for its app store as part of a settlement with developers who filed a class action lawsuit against the company. The main change is that Apple is “making it clear” that developers can send emails to users “using payment methods outside of their iOS app.” The company has … Read more

New UN climate report emphasizes speed, intensity of warming and benefits of aggressive response

New UN climate report emphasizes speed, intensity of warming and benefits of aggressive response

The planet was at least one degree cooler when our ancestors created these pictograms near the Green River in Colorado about 700 to 2,000 years ago. (Brent Roraback photo) While the world’s leading coalition of climate scientists says the planet is warming faster than ever, with dire human consequences, it also stresses that quick, aggressive … Read more

Microsoft’s response to Exchange Server hacks scrutinized as scope of attack grows

Microsoft’s response to Exchange Server hacks scrutinized as scope of attack grows

GeekWire file photo According to a new report by security journalist Brian Krebs on Monday, Microsoft was made aware of the first attacks in early January, two months before the release of patches, in which previously unknown vulnerabilities in Exchange Server were exploited. Some estimates suggest that the number of servers at risk from the … Read more

Facebook agrees to some policy changes in response to Oversight Board recommendations

Facebook is less authoritative on how to use automation in content moderation decisions.

Facebook has agreed to tweak some of its policies in response to recommendations from the Oversight Board. The board issued its first round of decisions about content moderation decisions last month in a series of decisions that undid some of Facebook’s original actions. In addition to making these decisions for a handful of specific locations, … Read more