Good wednesday morning welcome to squawk alley. Im john for the with caro quintanilla and Julia Borstin well start with apple, a cost cut for Small Developers josh lipton breaks down the news for us. Here is how the new program is going to work its called the App Store Small Business Program it launches on january 1st and it does represent a big change here. Developers earning up to 1 million during the Previous Year will now be eligible for a commission of 15 on paid apps and inapp purchases, and that is half of apples Standard Commission apple says the new program will impact what it says is the vast majority of developers selling Digital Goods and services on the store. Tim cook saying in a statement the app store has been an engine of Economic Growth like none other, creating millions of new jobs and a pathway to entrepreneurship accessible to anyone with a great idea for investors this change is also important remember, the app store is critical for apple it accounts for an estima
The committee on homeland to get he will come t to order. Let me set the outset number of our members are still en route from the Prayer Breakfast this morning. They will join us accordingly. The Ranking Member being one of them. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the department of Homeland Security use of facial recognition and other biometric technologies. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a committee in recess at any point. Good morning. The committee is meeting today to continue examining the department of Homeland Security is use of facial Recognition Technology. The Committee Held part one of this hearing in july of last year, after news that thet department was expanding its use of facial recognition forth varying purposes, such as confirming the identities of travelers, including u. S. Citizens. As facial Recognition Technology has advanced, it has become the chosen form of Biometric Technology used by the government and industry. I want t
The fda and others discussed Digital Health care and patient empowerment at a symposium hosted by the National Health council in washington, d. C. If everyone can take their seat, that would be great. Thank you. We had to get pictures taken, didnt get a selfie but anyway, welcome, everyone. My name is kenny mendez the president and ceo of the foundation of america. Also the current nih seaboard chair and on behalf of the board, welcome to todays event. Its great to see everyone. And before i turn it over to randy i just want to make a quick pitch. I dont think youre going to find an organization like us in this area that brings together Patient Organizations and our mission is to amplify the patient voice and other stakeholders in the Health Ecosystem under one roof. So, theres a membership tableand registration you can ak about membership but really appreciate everyone here and hopefully todays event you will see is exactly what the nhc does, bringing together diverse stakeholders, am
Council in washington, d. C. If everyone can take their seat, that would be great. Thank you. We had to get pictures taken, didnt get a selfie but anyway, welcome, everyone. My name is kenny mendez the president and ceo of the foundation of america. Also the current nih seaboard chair and on behalf of the board, welcome to todays event. Its great to see everyone. And before i turn it over to randy i just want to make a quick pitch. I dont think youre going to find an organization like us in this area that brings together Patient Organizations and our mission is to amplify the patient voice and other stakeholders in the Health Ecosystem under one roof. So, theres a membership tableand registration you can ak about membership but really appreciate everyone here and hopefully todays event you will see is exactly what the nhc does, bringing together diverse stakeholders, amplifying the patient voice and bringing in terrific speakers that you can learn from, so with that im going to turn it
Thank you for the conversation today, thank you for your service, and thank you for being on the front lines of our nation and bringing us together in this important fight. It was an honor to be up here with you today. Thank you for the audience for engaging as well. A to be here. Thank you. Good morning everyone. I hope you guys are able to get your blood flowing. I do want to acknowledge all the media that has been with us for the last four days. We appreciate all your coverage and everything you guys have done for us, so thank you for being here. We would like to follow that fireside conversation with the honorable newberger by taking a more indepth look at the future of cyber. For our next session, 2024 and beyond, the hard road ahead, we have invited a distinguished group of experts to look at the topics through multiple lenses. Moderating this discussion will be renee when, former cio nasa our featured speaker for this conversation on the road ahead are dave frederick, assistant