Apple's proposed App Store changes rejected one more time The tech giant was ordered by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to change its App Store policies so that dating app developers could use third-party payment systems to process in-app purchases by users. But the proposed changes have once again failed to convince the Dutch regulator which has continued to levy million-dollar fines against Apple, according to 9to5Mac. AA platform brings first public sector lender onboard As per a TOI report, the Union Bank of India has become the first public sector lender to join the account aggregator (AA) framework — a financial data sharing mechanism regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). What does this mean for Union Bank customers? Being part of the AA framework means that financial information users (FIUs) can request and obtain information about a customer, after obtaining their consent, for disbursing loans. Its use cases could also include healthcare and disseminating financial advisory to clients. Occupied Ukraine's web traffic now passes through Russia After purportedly taking control of Kherson, Russia has rerouted the internet traffic flowing out of the Ukrainian region to pass through the former's communications infrastructure, Reuters reported. The internet was briefly suspended and restored in Kherson, following which, NetBlocks (which tracks internet service disruptions) noticed that various metrics showed traffic was now going through Russia. Number of unicorns in India hits 100 mark A neobanking platform for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) called Open has emerged as India's 100th unicorn after raising…
