Is your store affected too? Email milo.pope.mol@mailonline.co.uk A hairdresser who removed a bench from outside her salon after being harassed by antisocial behaviour has been left stunned after she claimed police threatened her with vandalism. Rebecca Sutton decided to take drastic action after she was harassed by drug dealers and drunks who gathered outside her … Read more
Apple’s online store was down this morning in Germany, France, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada as the company prepared to accept pre-orders for the Apple Vision Pro in those five regions. Pre-orders begin at 5 a.m. Pacific Time, or the following local times. The starting prices in local currency below are for the 256GB … Read more
Google has asked a judge in California to reject the remedies requested by Epic Games after finding that the Play Store was an illegal monopoly. Google argued that the changes would be too expensive and pose new security risks for Android users. The Chocolate Factory has submitted a brief [PDF] on Monday objected to Epic’s … Read more
A supermarket giant says a rival has again blocked its plans for a new store – the latest twist in a long-running planning dispute. Lidl claims its new Queenborough branch and the 40 jobs it would create are “at risk” due to legal action taken by Aldi – a move branded “absolutely diabolical” by residents. … Read more
A few months after opening a non-compliance case against Apple and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has shared its preliminary findings with Apple. And the bottom line is that the current App Store rules violate the DMA. Confirmed violations of the DMA can result in fines of up to 10% of global … Read more
Google this week reassured that vetting Chrome extensions catches most malicious code, even as it acknowledged that “as with any software, extensions can also pose risks.” Coincidentally, a trio of researchers from Stanford University in the US and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany have just published a paper on recent data … Read more
What you need to know Today sees the launch of the first wave of Copilot+ PCs, including laptops from Microsoft and several other manufacturers. Microsoft shared its favorite things about Copilot+ PCs to commemorate the launch of the new category. The company also said that the only place you can buy a Surface Copilot+ PC … Read more
A MAJOR bargain store with more than 850 branches is closing its doors forever. Shoppers have cried foul at yet another loss on our high streets, with Poundland set to close one of its stores within hours. Poundland is closing one of its stores in Greater ManchesterCredit: Getty The cheap and cheerful retailer took over … Read more
A drunk mum crashed into a Tesco store causing tens of thousands of pounds of damage. A court heard that as Emma Poingdestre got out of her car, she was assaulted by a woman pushing a pram. Poingdestre was almost three times over the limit when she got behind the wheel and went shopping. The … Read more
Google dials in Play Store security, but is that enough? AFP via Getty Images Google has a serious problem. It designed Android not-iPhone: more user choice, more user flexibility. A big part of that choice was to open up devices to third-party app stores. But this turned out to be a boon for bad actors … Read more