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Samsung is discontinuing its texting app, tells impacted users to switch to Google Messages
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Samsung is discontinuing its texting app, tells impacted users to switch to Google Messages

  • The Associated Press

Samsung is saying goodbye its namesake texting app. According to an end of service announcement published on the tech giant's U.S. support website, Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July. Impacted owners of Samsung smartphones and other gadgets are being asked to switch to Google Messages as their default in the meantime. The company says this will help maintain a consistent messaging experience on Android. All Samsung Galaxy phones run on Google's Android operating system. Users of older Android operating systems (dating back to Android 11 or older) will not be impacted.The Associated Press 

Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platforms
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Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platforms

  • The Associated Press

Britain's antitrust watchdog has targeted Google and Apple for their "strategic" roles in mobile ecosystems, opening the door for regulators to impose changes to their business practices to improve competition. The Competition and Markets Authority escalated scrutiny of the two U.S. tech companies on Wednesday by labeling them with "strategic market status." It follows separate investigations that the CMA opened at the start of the year into Google's Android and Apple's iOS using newly acquired digital market regulations designed to protect consumers and businesses from unfair practices by Big Tech companies. Google called the decision "disappointing."

Are you a Cash App user? You may be eligible for a piece of this $15 million settlement
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Are you a Cash App user? You may be eligible for a piece of this $15 million settlement

  • By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer

Current and former Cash App users could be eligible for a hefty piece of a proposed class-action settlement from the popular online payment service. Earlier this year, Cash App Investing and its parent company Block Inc. agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit . The suit alleged a "failure to exercise reasonable care" in protecting user information leading up to and after recent data breaches. The class-action complaint cited two incidents where access to some account data was compromised. It said this resulted in numerous unauthorized charges impacting Cash App customers. Now, those consumers can submit a claim for a settlement payment — which could include reimbursement of up to $2,500 in out-of-pocket losses — ahead of final approval.