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Apple slams EU’s push to force Google to share Android access with AI rivals, citing privacy and security risks
Apple has strongly criticized European Union antitrust measures aimed at compelling Google to open up its Android ecosystem to competing AI…
U.S. Android users are nearly four times more likely to switch than iPhone users
In the ever-competitive world of smartphones, loyalty speaks volumes about which platform truly wins hearts (and wallets). According to the…
Iran threatens Apple, other tech giants with attacks
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened U.S. tech companies with attacks. The list includes Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, and…
Broadcasters urge EU to tighten rules for Apple, other Big Tech firms in smart TV standoff
Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung’s smart TVs and virtual assistants should fall under the EU’s toughest tech rules because of their…
Book publisher Chicken Soup for the Soul sues Apple, other tech companies over AI training
Book publisher Chicken Soup for the Soul sued several Big Tech companies in California federal court late Tuesday for allegedly…
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…
Apple Vision Pro finally gets native YouTube app
Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube has launched a dedicated native app for Apple’s Vision Pro headset on Thursday, addressing a long-standing absence…
U.S. files appeal in Google search antitrust case
The U.S. Department of Justice and a majority of U.S. states filed notices on Tuesday to appeal the remedies against Alphabet’s Google…
Latest blow to Apple: Four AI researchers, top Siri leader depart
Apple continues to experience significant talent turnover in its artificial intelligence division, with at least four more AI researchers…
Apple set to transform Siri into built-in AI chatbot powered by custom Google Gemini tech in iOS 27
Apple is set to transform Siri into a full-fledged AI chatbot with the release of iOS 27 later this year, marking a significant shift in the…
Elon Musk: Apple’s deal with Alphabet for Gemini AI ‘an unreasonable concentration of power for Google’
Following the deal between Alphabet and Apple to use Google Gemini to power Apple Intelligence and the forthcoming LLM Siri, Elon Musk…
Google-parent Alphabet hits $4 trillion milestone, surpassing Apple in market value
Google-parent Alphabet Inc. has officially joined the elite $4 trillion club, becoming the newest tech giant to achieve this historic market…
More than 50 blacklisted apps stayed on Apple’s App Store despite U.S. sanctions
Apps from sanctioned entities are quietly slipping through Apple’s App Store’s review process, peddling apps that could undermine American…
Apple issues huge state-backed hacking warning to users worldwide
Apple, which pioneered cyber threat notifications in 2021 to alert users of potential state-sponsored spyware attacks, and follower Google…
Singapore directs Apple, Google to prevent government spoofing on messaging platforms
Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Tuesday that police have directed Apple and Google to block scammers from impersonating…
Google launches unauthorized Pixel-to-iPhone file sharing via Apple’s AirDrop
Google, owned by Alphabet Inc., has announced that its newest Pixel phones can now send images and other files directly to iPhones…
U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear patent appeal against Apple, Google, LG
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Gesture Technology Partners, preserving a lower-court ruling…
Apple, Google, and Meta race to build the universal translator
Apple, Google, and Meta are leveraging AI advancements to introduce new translation features in their latest devices. Apple’s AirPods Pro 3…
Apple’s backup plan for AI could be attractive, versatile, and thrifty
Apple doesn’t have to sink billions of dollars into its own artificial intelligence solutions when it can outsource by teaming up with…
President Trump threatens trade probe after ‘discriminatory’ EU fines against Google, Apple
President Donald Trump vowed to initiate a trade investigation to counter what he called discriminatory penalties imposed by Europe on…
Apple plans to launch its own AI-powered web search tool for Siri
Apple is planning to launch its own artificial intelligence-powered web search tool next year, stepping up competition with OpenAI and…
Apple, Google stocks jump on antitrust ruling preserving Safari default search deal
After a U.S. federal judge issued his Google antitrust remedies after the close on Tuesday, the share prices of Apple and Google parent…
Apple stock surges on U.S. ruling that spares default search deal with Google
On Tuesday, a U.S. judge ruled mostly in favor of Alphabet’s Google, denying U.S. prosecutors’ request to force the company to divest…
Partnering with Google’s Gemini could make Apple’s AI problem even worse
Reports of Apple’s potential partnership with Google’s Gemini sparked optimism among some Wall Street analysts, suggesting…
President Trump threatens more tariffs for countries imposing digital taxes
U.S. President Donald Trump warned that countries imposing digital taxes could face “substantial additional tariffs” on their exports unless…
Why Apple, alongside Nvidia and Alphabet, will be worth over $10 trillion by 2035
Apple has upcoming growth catalysts that could propel it to a $10 trillion market cap, alongside Nvidia and Alphabet…
Australian court rules partly against Apple, Google in Epic Games lawsuit
An Australian federal court ruled that the app stores of Apple and Google-owned Android are uncompetitive, local media reported Tuesday…
Google will soon be told how to end its monopoly abuse. How that affects Apple
Alphabet investors are eagerly awaiting the judge’s ruling on remedies Google must implement to address its monopoly. Apple investors…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta clashes with Apple, Google over child age check legislation
Major tech companies are clashing over responsibility for children’s online safety, facing billions in fines as states swiftly enact…
President Trump takes aim at red tape to unleash American AI innovation
President Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan aims to bolster U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence by unleashing American companies to…
U.K. regulator proposes tighter regulations on Apple, Google mobile ecosystems
The U.K.’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has proposed measures to regulate how tech giants Apple…
When it comes to the future of search, Apple has the upper hand – Gene Munster
The Apple-Google Search deal contributes roughly 15% to Apple’s operating income. If that revenue were lost or reduced, Apple has several…
Thanks to Apple, Americans are now sending more than one billion RCS messages per day
At the Android Show before Google I/O, Google provided an update on RCS (Rich Communication Services) adoption, a modern SMS…
Can Apple catch up in AI and fix its embarrassing Siri digital assistant?
Apple, once a pioneer in consumer technology, has notably lagged behind in the AI revolution, trailing rivals like xAI, OpenAI, Google, and…
Google usage in Apple’s Safari browser fell for the first time last month as users increasingly choose AI for search
Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior VP of Services, reported a decline in Safari searches last month, attributing it to users shifting toward AI…
Apple is looking at refocusing on AI-powered search engines with Google deal in peril
Apple is exploring a revamp of its Safari browser, emphasizing AI-driven search engines, as its Google partnership faces potential…
Apple partnering with startup Anthropic on AI-powered ‘vibe-coding’ platform
Apple is partnering with startup Anthropic PBC to launch a “vibe-coding” software platform, leveraging AI to streamline coding tasks…
Google aims to ink Gemini AI deal with Apple this year
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced during an antitrust trial on Wednesday that Google is targeting an agreement with Apple to…
Google holds illegal monopoly of the online advertising market, U.S. judge rules
Alphabet subsidiary Google illegally dominates two online advertising technology markets, a judge ruled on Thursday, marking another setback…
Google lays off hundreds of employees in Android, Pixel teams
Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, cut hundreds of jobs in its Android and Pixel divisions, according to a Friday report…
U.S. states consider App Store age-verification laws
The battle over online child safety is heating up again in state legislatures nationwide in 2025, setting social-media giant Meta Platforms…
