With measles on the rise, this episode of Uncanny Valley looks at RFK Jr.’s role in the revival of the once-eliminated deadly illness.

1. Hommage à Aboubakar Cissé : « Il y a un climat de terreur qui a été instauré dans ce pays »  Mediapart
2. A l’Assemblée, les minutes de silence de la discorde  Libération
3. Meurtre dans une mosquée du Gard : manifestation à Paris contre l’islamophobie et en hommage à Aboubakar Cissé  France 3 Régions
4. Chems-eddine Hafiz, recteur de la Grande Mosquée de Paris : « L’assassinat d’Aboubakar Cissé nous oblige »  Le Monde.fr
5. Meurtre dans une mosquée du Gard: le père du suspect s’est exprimé  RMC

Today the vivo Y19 5G was launched in India – not to be confused with the Y19 from 2019, by the way. The new device comes with a 6.74-inch 720×1600 LCD screen with 90 Hz refresh rate, the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, a 13 MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture next to a 0.08 MP […]

Epic Games today announced plans for ‌Epic Games‌ Store Webshops, a feature that will allow developers to launch digital storefronts that are hosted by the ‌Epic Games‌ Store. With Apple’s mandated App Store rule changes in the United States, developers will soon be able to direct customers to web shops to make out-of-app purchases, bypassing the in-app purchase flow.

The ‌Epic Games‌ Store will charge developers a 0 percent fee for the first $1,000,000 in revenue they collect per app per year, and after that, developers will need to pay Epic a 12 percent cut. The fees are applicable to all payments that are processed by the ‌Epic Games‌ Store. ‌Epic Games‌ also says that players that spend in Epic Webshops will be able to accrue 5 percent Epic Rewards on all purchases.

Many smaller games do not exceed $1 million in revenue per year, so the ‌Epic Games‌ Store Webshop could be a viable option for small and independent developers. Developers that earn more will likely want to set up their own payment options using online payment platforms like Stripe or Shopify for even lower fees.

Epic’s announcement follows a ruling yesterday that will see Apple forced to make major updates to its U.S. App Store policies as part of an ongoing ‌App Store‌ dispute with ‌Epic Games‌. Apple cannot prevent developers from directing customers to better deals outside of the ‌App Store‌, nor can the company collect fees for these purchases, among other changes.

Apple was ordered to comply with the order immediately, and the court said that it “will not tolerate further delays.” Apple said that it plans to implement the changes as ordered, though it will appeal the decision.

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Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 11, and you can save on a bouquet from the website 1-800-Flowers when you pay with Apple Pay.

Now through May 9, you can get $20 off a bouquet and select other merchandise when you spend at least $49.99 at 1-800-Flowers.com, or in the 1-800-Flowers app, in the United States. To qualify for the discount, the purchase must be completed with Apple Pay, and you must enter the promo code APPLEPAY at checkout.

“Brighten Mom’s day with beautiful flowers and more,” says Apple, in an email about the offer.

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We have been testing the Tecno Camon 40 Pro (the 5G variant) and wanted to share our battery life findings. The phone is equipped with a 5,200mAh battery (with 45W wired charging) and features a curved 6.78” OLED display running at up to 144Hz. It’s powered by a Dimensity 7300, a 4nm chip from the TSMC fabs. Battery life test const BATTERY_TEST_PHONE_V2 = [12846, 13752, 13746, 13695, 13604]; The Camon 30 Pro from last year has a slightly smaller 5,000mAh battery but a higher-end Dimensity 8200 Ultimate (which is fabbed on the same 4nm node as the 7300). The extra…

A subset of Apple’s software engineers started internal development of iOS 19.4 last month, according to the MacRumors visitor logs. iOS 19.4 is expected to be released in March or April next year, so the software update is still nearly a year away. However, Apple develops both “Fall” and “Spring” versions of iOS each year, […]