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Meta ran ads for AI app promising to ‘Nudify’ female politicians; Apple pulls it from App Store
Meta recently ran advertisements on its platforms for an AI tool that encouraged users to generate nonconsensual intimate images and…
Apple simplifies EU App Store fees, replaces complex structure with flat commissions
This week, Apple announced significant changes to its business terms for apps in the European Union, aiming to resolve ongoing disagreements…
Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union
Apple today announced changes to its business terms for apps in the European Union, following close collaboration with the European…
U.S. Supreme Court clears path for App Store commission showdown as Apple must defend its rates in lower court
In a significant development in the long-running legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Apple’s bid…
Apple wins temporary U.S. Supreme Court pause in Epic Games App Store battle
The U.S. Supreme Court granted Apple a short-term halt in its ongoing antitrust fight with Epic Games on Wednesday, pausing lower-court…
Telegram CEO accuses ‘takedown extortionist’ of manipulating Apple into brief App Store removal
Apple briefly removed Telegram from its App Store late on Monday after detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in a public group…
Telegram briefly pulled from Apple’s App Store over single user’s prohibited content, then quickly restored
Telegram was temporarily removed from Apple’s App Store worldwide after the iPhone maker identified content from one user that violated…
Russia opens antitrust case against Apple over failure to pre-install domestic apps
Russia’s anti-monopoly watchdog has opened a formal case against Apple after the U.S. technology company failed to comply with an earlier…
Apple purges AI ‘nudify’ apps from App Store after San Francisco demands crackdown on non-consensual deepfakes
Apple has begun removing AI-powered “nudify” apps from its App Store after San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu issued cease-and-desist…
Trump Accounts and Apple: Kids get AAPL exposure via S&P 500 ETFs
In 2026, the Trump administration launched Trump Accounts (also known as 530A accounts), a new tax-advantaged investment program…
Russia warns Apple: Comply with local software rules or face $52 million penalty
In a fresh escalation of tech sovereignty disputes, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has issued a formal warning to Apple…
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Apple’s appeal in Epic Games App Store contempt case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Apple’s petition to review a lower court’s contempt finding against the company in its…
UK regulator’s push to weaken Apple and Google app store controls risks user security for uncertain gains
Britain’s CMA announced proposals that would allow app developers to steer users toward alternative payment methods outside Apple and…
Apple expands App Store capabilities to help developers grow and reach new users
Apple continuously invests in new features and services to help developers succeed and users discover their next favorite app. New App Store…
Steve Jobs’ Apple Retail Store chief Ron Johnson: ‘Apple is going to win on AI’
Steve Jobs’ former retail chief Ron Johnson believes Apple is poised to dominate artificial intelligence, largely because the iPhone will be…
Apple’s App Store generated a whopping $1.4 trillion in sales in 2025
Apple’s App Store generated a staggering $1.4 trillion in sales and billings in 2025, according to a new study by the Analysis Group…
Apple agrees to submit India financials in long-pending antitrust case
Apple has agreed to provide the financial details of its India business to the country’s antitrust regulator as part of an ongoing…
Trump Accounts app launches Thursday on iPhone and iPad; manage your child’s investments easily
The official app for Trump Accounts, a new U.S. federal program offering tax-advantaged investment (530A) accounts for American children…
Apple asks U.S. Supreme Court to review contempt order in Epic Games lawsuit
Apple on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that held the iPhone maker in civil contempt for charging…
Apple’s App Store stopped over $2.2 billion in fraudulent transactions in 2025
Apple’s App Store was built on two core principles: provide users with a secure, trusted place to discover apps, and offer developers…
Apple’s iOS 26.5 brings new ‘App Installation’ setting to Brazil, paving the way for third-party app stores
Apple is taking another step toward opening up the iOS ecosystem in Brazil. With the release of iOS 26.5, Brazilian users are now seeing…
Epic Games’ ‘Fortnite’ returns to Apple App Stores worldwide
Epic Games’ popular battle royale title “Fortnite” is once again available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store…
U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100,000 users of popular car-tinkering app in emissions crackdown
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking personal data on potentially hundreds of thousands of drivers who downloaded EZ Lynk’s Auto Agent…
Apple explores AI agent integration in the App Store: A potential game-changer for the platform era
Apple is actively exploring ways to welcome third-party AI agents into the App Store, according to a new report…
Rave sues Apple in five countries over App Store removal
Rave Inc., the developer of the popular cross-platform co-viewing app Rave, has filed antitrust lawsuits against Apple in the United States,…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to pause order holding Apple in contempt in Epic Games lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Apple’s request to temporarily block a court order requiring major changes to its App Store…
Apple seeks U.S. Supreme Court stay in ongoing Epic Games App Store commission battle
In the latest chapter of the long-running legal saga between Apple and Epic Games, the iPhone maker has filed an emergency application…
Apple and Google’s app stores promote ‘nudify’ apps despite rules banning them, new investigation finds
Apple and Google’s app stores are promoting “nudify” apps despite rules banning them, a new investigation by the Tech Transparency Project…
Apple threatened to remove xAI’s Grok from its App Store over sexualized deepfakes
In early 2026, Elon Musk’s xAI faced intense backlash after its Grok chatbot was used to generate non-consensual sexualized deepfakes…
Apple disables payments in Russia
As of April 1st, payment processing is no longer available for new purchases and subscriptions on the App Store and other services in Russia…
Judge rules Apple can remove apps from App Store ‘with or without cause,’ dismissing Musi lawsuit
A federal judge has ruled in Apple’s favor in a lawsuit brought by the developers of Musi, a popular free music streaming app that pulled…
Chinese Communist Party’s flagship paper urges Apple to fix ‘monopolistic’ policies
Apple must ease its App Store restrictions and address “monopolistic” practices, according to the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship…
Apple’s App Store revenue up 6.3% in fiscal Q2-to-date
According to Sensor Tower data cited by BofA analyst Wamsi Mohan, Apple’s App Store revenue rose to $3.4 billion in the first 35 days of…
Apple sued by Camo app maker over ‘Continuity Camera’
Reincubate sued Apple, accusing the company of stealing patented features from its Camo app and using them in iOS’s Continuity Camera to…
India issues final warning to Apple in long-running App Store antitrust probe
India’s Competition Commission (CCI) has delivered a final warning to Apple, stating it will advance its antitrust investigation against the…
Evercore ISI reiterates ‘Outperform’ rating on Apple stock citing App Store revenue growth
Evercore ISI has maintained its Outperform rating on Apple with a $325.00 price target, pointing to stabilizing App Store revenue growth…
Apple agrees to allow third-party app stores on iOS in Brazil following antitrust settlement
Apple has reached a settlement with Brazil regulators that will require the company to open its iOS ecosystem to third-party app stores and…
Apple wins as U.S. federal judge blocks Texas from enforcing new App Store age verification law
A U.S. federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of the state’s new App Store Accountability Act…
U.S. appeals court considers reviving Apple App Store class action lawsuit
A U.S. appeals court will review a lower court’s decision to decertify a massive class-action lawsuit against Apple involving App Store…
U.S. appeals court partly reverses sanctions against Apple in Epic Games antitrust lawsuit
On Thursday, Apple secured a partial victory in its ongoing antitrust battle with Epic Games over the company’s App Store practices, as the…
Apple CEO Tim Cook lobbies U.S. Congress against App Store Accountability Act
As lawmakers in Washington push forward with the App Store Accountability Act, Apple CEO Tim Cook stepped into the fray this week…
