Texas' controversial age verification law remains in effect while free speech advocates and tech critics fight it in court.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block Texas from enforcing a state law that requires age verification and parental consent for users seeking to download apps or make in-app purchases on mobile

The case stems from a law that seeks to give parents more control over their kids' app downloads and in-app purchases. A challenge is ongoing in lower courts.

Texas' App Store Accountability Act requires minors to have their parents' permission to download most apps. The Supreme Court says the law can go into effect as lawsuits continue in lower courts.

Broadcom ‌said on Monday it will expand its partnership with Apple through 2031 to develop and supply custom chips, cementing the chipmaker's role as a critical supplier to the iPhone maker.

Broadcom Inc. said that it will provide new custom chips to Apple Inc. in an expanded partnership that now runs through 2031.

Broadcom has agreed to extend its chip partnership with Apple through 2031, expanding a deal that covers the development and supply of a wide range of custom chips, Reuters reports. Today's extension builds on an existing supply relationship between the two companies,

The semiconductor group will supply custom silicon components for multiple future Apple devices under a new agreement running through 2031.