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    Apple Pulls WhatsApp From China Store at Beijing’s Behest

    (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. removed social media services including Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese app store, responding to orders from Beijing to close more loopholes in the country’s longstanding internet firewall.Most Read from BloombergElon Wants His Money BackDubai Grinds to Standstill as Flooding Hits CityRecord Rainfall in Dubai? Blame Climate Change, Not Cloud SeedingIsrael Launches Retaliatory Strike on Iran, US Officials SaySingapore Loses ‘World’s Best Airpo

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    UK regulator says Google's ad-privacy changes fall short, WSJ reports

    Google's proposed technology, dubbed Privacy Sandbox, leaves gaps that can be exploited to undermine privacy and identify users who should be kept anonymous, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) wrote in a draft report, according to WSJ. Privacy Sandbox is an initiative that aims to phase out support for third-party cookies and reduce cross-site and cross-app tracking while keeping online content free for all. Google plans to completely phase out the use of third-party cookies for users in the second half of 2024.

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    Bloomberg

    Bidding War Prompts Taiyo to Consider Higher Offer for Roland DG

    (Bloomberg) -- Taiyo Pacific Partners LP is considering raising its ¥61.9 billion ($400 million) tender offer for Japanese printer maker Roland DG Corp. to fight off an unsolicited bid from Brother Industries Ltd. Most Read from BloombergElon Wants His Money BackDubai Grinds to Standstill as Flooding Hits CityRecord Rainfall in Dubai? Blame Climate Change, Not Cloud SeedingIsrael Launches Retaliatory Strike on Iran, US Officials SaySingapore Loses ‘World’s Best Airport’ Crown to QatarTaiyo Pacif