Kinda Akash has been promoted to creative director for design at The Mill New York.
Since joining the studio, Akash has carved a niche out of working on interactive and experimental projects pertaining to science, language, and social impact within The Mill’s award-winning design team. In true Mill form, she is both a thinker and a maker with a hands-on approach.
During her time as an art director, Akash has spearheaded some of the New York studio’s most challenging and innovative creative work while mentoring and inspiring members of the design department. Most recently, she co-directed Cartier’s fully CG “Pursuit of Magnificence” campaign alongside ECD Ben Smith.
Angus Kneale, chief creative officer, commented, “From the moment that Kinda joined us, she has been raising the bar for design at The Mill and impressing everyone that she works with. She has fearlessly led some of the most unique and challenging projects at The Mill.”
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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