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Source: Luke Filipowicz/iMore Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says that he hopes "that regulatory action will follow" a UK government decision to look into the impact of Apple's refusal to allow web browsers to use anything other than WebKit on iPhone and iPad. Posting in his own Telegram channel, Durov noted that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is already looking into Apple's App Store requirements for web browsers. In a press release the CMA said that it is "concerned" that Apple's refusal to allow non-WebKit…

Tom Matsuda / The Block: Atlanta-based Ledgible, which develops crypto tax and accounting software to determine tax liabilities for consumers and enterprises, has raised a $20M Series A — Crypto tax and accounting startup Ledgible has closed a $20 million Series A led by asset management firm EJF Capital. Tom Matsuda / The Block: Atlanta-based Ledgible, which develops crypto tax and accounting software to determine tax liabilities for consumers and enterprises, has raised a $20M Series A …

Michael McSweeney / The Block: Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin venture TBD plans to launch a “Web 5” platform, using the Ion network, focused on decentralized identity and data storage for applications — TBD, the Bitcoin-focused venture first announced last spring, unveiled an ambitious effort Friday to build a decentralized Web platform dubbed “Web 5.” Michael McSweeney / The Block: Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin venture TBD plans to launch a “Web 5” platform, using the Ion…

Indian Railways’ Central Railway (CR) zone will operate Mega Block on its suburban sections for carrying out various engineering and maintenance work on Sunday, June 12. The Mega Block will be there on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Vidyavihar Up and Dn slow lines from 10.55 am to 03.55 pm. CR will also carry out block on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Chunabhatti / Bandra Down harbour line from 11.40 am to 4.40 pm, and Chunabhatti / Bandra- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Up harbour line from 11.10 am to…

Indian Railways’ Central Railway (CR) zone will operate 3 hours night traffic and power blocks on Up slow line, Up and Down fast line, 5th and 6th line including Kalyan –Vasai chord line for launching of girders for construction of the 6.0-metre-wide Foot Over Bridge at Kopar railway station using a crane. The block, to be held on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday from 00:30 am to 03: am, will affect the movement of Mumbai local trains and diversion of UP Mail/Express trains. ALSO READ: Indian Railways Cancels…

Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)Jack Dorsey announced a new crypto project—“Web5: The Decentralized Web Platform”—Friday on Twitter and in-person during a Web3 festival. Spoilers of the Week | June 10thJack Dorsey wants two jobs. He was CEO of Twitter and Block (then Square) simultaneously for years. Then, in 2021, he quit running the blue bird app and announced Block’s rebranding and new focus on blockchain technology in addition to financial services. So if you were wondering what the hell he was working on post-social…

Elon might just be dodging his plans to buy Twitter by creating a commotion in the industry Elon Musk, one of the most controversial tech personalities in the world proposed to buy one of the most influential social media platforms in the world, Twitter, and turned the tech world upside down! Musk offered to buy Twitter because he wished to relax content restrictions to eradicate fake accounts. He emphasized promoting ‘free speech’ and demolishing the rule of harmful bots on the platform. But recently, Elon…

Mike Millard / The Block: 2TM, the parent company of Brazil's largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin, dismisses 80+ employees, or ~12% of its staff; 2TM was valued at $2.1B in July 2021 — Brazil's 2TM, a holding company for Mercado Bitcoin, the country's biggest crypto exchange by market valuation, dismissed more than 80 employees this week. Mike Millard / The Block: 2TM, the parent company of Brazil's largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin, dismisses 80+ employees, or ~12% of its staff; 2TM was…

A direct message from someone you don't follow on Instagram or who isn't in your contact list appears in the Message requests section. Message requests must be accepted before they appear in your chat list. Messages from people you follow on Instagram, on the other hand, go straight to your chat list.Instagram introduced the message blocking feature to prevent unknown parties from sending messages to other users. Potential stalkers frequently send explicit or demeaning messages or react to stories to harass users, and…

Source: Adam Oram / iMore Browsing the web, particularly on your phone, can be a frustrating experience, with annoying ads, auto-playing videos, and pop-up cookie notices getting in your way. Safari's Reader View can help, but you might not always want such a pared-back experience on your favorite sites. It's a problem Apple addressed way back in iOS 9 with support for content blockers, and you can still use them today in iOS 15. These utility apps can be downloaded from the App Store and can help to block ads and prevent…