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slash Wall Street. Here's your TMB Tech Minute for Thursday, August

22nd. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal. Apple said software

updates coming later this year will allow iPhone and iPad owners in the

European Union to delete pre-install apps like the App Store and Safari.

Apple will also allow third-party applications to replace its phone call and messaging programs

as the go-to for consumers.

The company has already done this with browsers and contactless payment methods, but the update

will make alternatives more obvious.

The changes are part of Apple's ongoing effort to comply

with the EU's digital competition law which took effect in March. Federal

auto safety regulators have closed their investigation into the self-driving system used by General Motors driverless car unit, Cruz.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Cruz issued a recall earlier this month, updating software in its US fleet to reduce the risk of unexpected breaking maneuvers.

The regulator launched the investigation in December 2022.

It followed reports that cruise vehicles might engage in inappropriately hard-breaking

or stall while operating on public roads.

The agency said it reserves the right to take additional

action if circumstances warranted. And Tesla's head of finance operations has

left the company after 11 years. She's the latest executive to depart the electric

vehicle maker over the past year. Tesla didn't respond to a request for comment.

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