On Thursday, Apple removed ICEBlock, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracking tool, from its App Store after the DOJ…
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FTC orders Fortnite-maker Epic Games to Pay $520 million for violating children’s privacy
The Federal Trade Commission has secured agreements requiring Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, to pay a total of $520 million in relief over…
U.S. Congressman asks Tim Cook how dozens of Mueller team’s iPhones got wiped
A U.S. Congressman has written a letter asking Apple CEO Tim Cook how dozens of Mueller team’s government-issued iPhones got wiped clean…
Feds order Apple and Google to hand over names of 10,000+ users of a gun app
It’s an unprecedented move: Never before has a case been disclosed in which American investigators demanded personal data of users of a single app from Apple and Google…
Why Apple’s latest antitrust woes are a good thing
Apple’s efforts to break into the streaming music business have attracted…
Spotify may cut ‘freemium’ to three months, sources say
Spotify may soon be limiting its free, ad-supported access to just three months…
Apple’s new streaming music service to offer free song sampling, free trial, other free features
Apple is still negotiating deals for the streaming service…
Apple still plans WWDC debut for new ‘iTunes Music’ subscription service
An announcement at the June 8th WWDC keynote is still planned…
Apple lacks key music deals ahead of ‘iTunes Music’ subscription service launch, sources say
Apple does not have the necessary licensing deals a month before WWDC…
Apple pushing music labels to kill free Spotify streaming ahead of ‘iTunes Music’ launch
Apple has been using its considerable power in the music industry to…
U.S. feds weigh investigation of Apple’s forthcoming ‘iTunes Music’ streaming service
Regulators in Washington have been holding talks with key music-industry executives…
US sues Sprint for overbilling wiretap expenses
Federal officials filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that Sprint…
Google’s good-guy patent routine questioned by authorities
Google is caught once again playing up their ‘good guy’ routine…
Apple and publishers subpoena Amazon in ebook pricing case; Amazon attempted to quash
Apple wants the Department of Justice to turn over the interviews it conducted with Amazon…
U.S. DOJ warns Apple, publishers; threatens to sue, alleging collusion over e-book pricing
The Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers…
AT&T drops bid to acquire T-Mobile USA amid U.S. government opposition
AT&T Inc. said today that after a thorough review of options it has agreed with Deutsche Telekom…
