exempt

iMessage is exempt from new EU regulations. Here’s why.

by

Apple just received some rare good news from the EU. The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it closed its market investigation into four services – Apple’s iMessage and Microsoft’s Bing, Edge, and online advertising service (i.e., Microsoft Advertising) – to determine whether they’re “gatekeeper services.” Under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), core … Read more

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox, exempt from military service, now enlisting

by

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave SHURA MILITARY BASE, Israel — Mordechai Porat leaves his home each morning in a crisp black suit and hat. It isn’t until he arrives at this army base in central Israel that he changes into his green military fatigues. Porat, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, doesn’t want his family … Read more