California has been quietly testing out a mobile driver license that could help speed travelers through airport security and also help protect users’ privacy when asked to verify their age for purchases. The California Department of Motor Vehicles began a mobile driver license pilot in late May with the pool of pilot participants expanding in…
All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant’s alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world’s cellphones. The agreement, cited in a court filing reached Tuesday, is…
Chinese video-sharing and gaming platform Bilibili abruptly removed from online stores its mobile game Uma Musume Pretty Derby, which features “horse girls” and is popular among anime fans, in a fresh reminder of the risks that remain in China’s heavily regulated and censored video game market. Bilibili, which only opened the game to mainland players…
X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has updated its privacy policy to include a new kind of user data it plans to collect: biometric data. “Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” the policy states. Exactly what X considers biometrics is unclear and was…
If you’re reading this story on a smartphone, you know our “06880” interface sucks. The font size is too small. You have to tap on the headline to get to a readable version (a trick some users don’t know). Some of the features from the laptop/ desktop version are missing. By the end of this…
The app will “allow families who ride Zum buses to track their child’s bus in real-time,” Martirano wrote in the email. The superintendent of Howard County Public Schools in Maryland announced Friday that while suspended bus routes have yet to be reinstated in what he recently called a “transportation crisis,” an upcoming mobile app will…
In a bid to promote maternal and neonatal health, the Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday launched ‘Mero Poshan Sathi’, a mobile app designed to help people make informed decisions about their health and nutrition behaviour. Officials hope that the new app will help promote breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding practices, antenatal and postnatal care, and…
Canara Bank announced the launch of its UPI Interoperable Digital Rupee mobile application that allows users to pay with digital currency by scanning any merchant’s UPI QR code. This move is a part of the Reserve Bank of India’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot project. “With the introduction of this feature, customers will be…
