A group that represents audio streaming firms including Spotify and France’s Deezer in Europe has urged the European Commission to…
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Apple battles AI deepfake apps in what may be an unwinnable war
After an investigation by 404 Media into AI deepfake apps that advertised that they could generate non-consensual nude images, Apple…
Apple App Store removes AI image generation apps over nonconsensual nudes concern
Apple has removed a number of AI image generation apps after these apps advertised the ability to create nonconsensual deepfake nude images…
Apple pulls Threads, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal from App Store in China after CCP order
Apple said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms’ Threads and WhatsApp apps from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so…
Apple denies violating U.S. court order in Epic Games lawsuit
Apple on Friday said it did not violate a court order governing its App Store and urged a California federal judge to reject a request by…
Apple loses attempt to throw out UK lawsuit over App Store fees
Apple’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit valued at nearly $1 billion was rejected on Friday, with a judge ruling it must face allegations it…
EU regulators assess Apple’s plan to comply with music streaming order
The European Commission said on Monday that EU antitrust regulators are checking if an Apple proposal would comply with their order to…
Russian antitrust agency wants Apple to explain why Russian users have limited access to banking and payment services
Russia’s antitrust agency on Thursday said it had written to Apple asking the company to explain why users of Apple devices in Russia…
Judge tosses class action crypto-payment antitrust case against Apple
A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Apple of driving up fees at platforms such…
President Donald Trump joins Bloomberg’s list of world’s richest people
Tuesday marked the single-greatest day on record for former U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s wealth as his social media company, DJT…
U.S. Justice Department poised to sue Apple for antitrust violations
The U.S. Justice Department is poised to sue Apple as soon as Thursday, accusing the company of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals…
Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match file legal petition protesting Apple’s App Store policies
Meta Platforms, Microsoft, X, Match filed a legal petition protesting Apple’s App Store policies, complaining about how Apple is…
Apple allows developers distribute apps to EU users directly from their sites
Apple software developers will be able to distribute apps to EU users directly from their websites this spring, the company said on Tuesday…
EU bureaucrats demand to know why Apple terminated Epic Games’ developer account
European Union bureaucrats are demanding to know why Apple terminated a new developer account created by Epic Games in Sweden…
Epic Games whines over Apple’s termination of its developer account
Apple has terminated Epic Games’ developer account, the Fortnite video-game maker claimed on Wednesday. The termination comes as…
Apple can shrug off the EU’s $2 billion fine
The EU’s $2 billion (1.84 billion euro) fine, revealed on Monday, is nearly four times higher than observers expected. Still, the $2.7T…
Apple on EU’s $2 billion fine: ‘Spotify pays Apple nothing’
Apple on Monday released a statement, “The App Store, Spotify, and Europe’s thriving digital music market,” which addresses the…
EU hits Apple with $2 billion antitrust fine
Apple was hit with a 1.84-billion-euro ($2 billion) EU antitrust fine on Monday, its first ever, for its App Store rules preventing Spotify…
Spotify, Epic Games claim Apple’s App Store changes ‘make a mockery’ of EU’s DMA
Apple’s proposed changes for its App Store policies “disregard” the EU’s DMA rules and amplify its dominance over app developers, Spotify …
Apple met with U.S. Department of Justice in final bid to avoid antitrust suit
Apple representatives met with the U.S. Department of Justice last week in a final bid to persuade the agency not to file an antitrust suit…
Netflix confirms subscribers will lose access if you’re paying through Apple
Netflix wants its customers to stop paying for its streaming subscription through Apple’s App Store. Subscribers billed through Apple will…
Apple reveals new details about Spotify’s business
The fine is expected to be around $539 million. Ahead of the expected fine, Apple has revealed new details about Spotify’s business…
Apple moves to have ‘speculative’ consumer lawsuit over crypto tech dismissed
Apple has asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a consumer lawsuit accusing the company of unlawfully barring apps that facilitate cryptocurrency…
Apple pulls ‘Wizz,’ a Tinder-like app for teens, over sextortion concerns
Apple pulled “Wizz,” a Tinder-like social media app growing in popularity among U.S. teens, this week over sextortion concerns…
Apple opens App Store to cloud gaming services worldwide
Apple has opened up its App Store to allow cloud gaming services. This means that services like GeForce Now, Xbox Cloud Streaming, and…
Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
Apple today announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store impacting developers’ apps in the European Union (EU) to comply…
Apple preps new fees and restrictions for third-party app downloads
Apple is planning to add new fees and restrictions when it begins allowing third-party app downloads outside its App Store in response to a…
Apple seeks to toss $1 billion UK lawsuit over App Store fees
Apple on Tuesday asked a London tribunal to throw out a class action lawsuit over its App Store fees. The company…
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to consider Apple’s appeal over advertising alternative App Store payment options
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider Apple’s appeal in an antitrust suit challenging its lucrative App Store, specifically regarding…
EU antitrust chief Vestager meets with Apple CEO Cook, other tech CEOs
The EU’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said she met with Apple CEO Tim Cook and the CEOs of Alphabet and Qualcomm to discuss…
Tokyo tightens grip on tech giants: Anti-monopoly law targets Apple, other app stores
Japan is flexing its regulatory muscles, drafting an anti-monopoly law aimed at reining in the domineering app store policies of Apple and…
Google Play antitrust settlement deal leaves service fees intact
Alphabet’s agreement to pay $700 million to consumers and states and open the Google Play Store to competition will leave intact…
EU asks Apple to clarify app store risk management under Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission formally sent requests for information under the Digital Services Act to Apple and Alphabet-subsidiary Google…
EU to force Apple to allow music services to offer alternative subscription options
Apple is set to be hit by a ban on its App Store rules that govern music-streaming rivals, allowing Spotify and others to offer alternative…
Apple spotlights the top apps and games of 2023 on the App Store
As the year comes to a close, Apple is recognizing the most popular apps and games of 2023, with year-end charts localized for users in more…
Google Play app store ruled an illegal monopoly; why Apple’s App Store is different
Google Play, Alphabet-subsidiary Google’s app store for Android, has been ruled an illegal monopoly. The jury in the Epic v. Google case…
Apple announces 2023 App Store Award finalists
For over a decade, Apple’s App Store’s Editorial team has celebrated the very best apps and games of the year through the App Store Awards …
App sideloading coming to EU iPhone users in 1H24
iPhone users in the European Union (EU) will be able to install apps hosted outside of Apple’s App Store to comply with the EU’s DMA…
French app developers drop U.S. Apple antitrust lawsuit
A group of French app developers that accused Apple of overcharging them to participate in its App Store have dropped their lawsuit…
Apple petitions U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Epic’s only minor win
Apple on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down an order requiring Apple allow software developers to tell customers about…
Epic Games asks U.S. Supreme Court to review Apple App Store ruling
Fortnite-peddler Epic Games has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a judge’s 2021 ruling that Apple’s App Store policies don’t…
China lists mobile app stores that comply with new rule, Apple’s App Store not included
China’s cyberspace regulator on Wednesday released names of mobile app stores that have completed filing business details to regulators…
