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ResearchBuzz: FirehoseOpenAI: Developers can now submit apps to ChatGPT. “Earlier this year at DevDay, we introduced apps in ChatGPT. Starting today, developers can submit apps for review and publication in ChatGPT by following our app submission guidelines(opens in a new window). Apps extend ChatGPT conversations by bringing in new context and letting users take actions like order groceries, turn an outline into […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/21/openai-developers-can-now-submit-apps-to-chatgpt/
Boston Managed ITIs Android still open source? Google says sideloading is "fundamental" to Android and important for app stores, mobile devs & business strategy alike. Do you agree?
#Android #MobileDev #AppStores #BusinessTech https://zurl.co/Aoux8
New York Times: App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It. This link goes to a gift article. “For six months, Apple distributed an app called ICEBlock that allowed users to alert people when they saw Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. But after the Trump administration complained that the app endangered officers, Apple removed it. On Monday, the […]
Reuters: Exclusive-Google faces fines over Google Play if it doesn’t make more concessions, sources say. “Alphabet’s Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine early next year if it does not do more to ensure that its app store complies with EU rules aimed at ensuring fair access and competition, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.”
Lilo Start👀 Das muß verbreitet werden. Was hinter dieser Headline steckt, das sollten möglichst viele lesen. Das sprengt Dimensionen!
#scammer #finanzbetrug gekaperte #Apps in #Appstores #OrganisierteKriminalität #GlobalesNetzwerk #China
Google Blog: Google Play’s best apps, books and games of 2025. “Google Play Best of 2025’s winners are here. This year’s awards celebrate the incredible apps, games and books that impressed us with their brilliance, ingenuity and quality.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/22/google-blog-google-plays-best-apps-books-and-games-of-2025/
Hacker NewsYour Smartphone, Their Rules: App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/app-store-oligopoly
#HackerNews #Smartphone #Censorship #AppStores #CorporateGovernance #FreeSpeech #ACLU
PrivacyDigestYour #Smartphone , Their Rules: How #AppStores Enable Corporate-#Government #Censorship
Who controls what you can do on your mobile phone? What happens when your device can only run what the government decides is OK? We are dangerously close to this kind of #totalitarian control, thanks to a combination of government overreach and technocratic #infrastructure choices.
#privacy #security #rights #rights
TechCrunch: Apple’s new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with ‘third-party AI’ . “Apple on Thursday introduced a new set of App Review Guidelines for developers, which now specifically state that apps must disclose and obtain users’ permission before sharing personal data with third-party AI.”
