Tim Cook praises Canadian App Store growth, talks upcoming Epic trial
Apple CEO Tim Cook promoted the App Store's progress in Canada as part of a wide-ranging interview that also discussed the upcoming Epic Games trial.
antitrust
Malcolm Owen
Apple's Chief Compliance Officer will speak at Senate antitrust hearing
Apple has confirmed it will be represented at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights on April 21, with Chief Compliance Officer Kyle Andeer set to speak about the App Store at the hearing.
Google gamed its ad auction system to favor its own ads, generated $213 million
Google used a secret program called "Bernanke" that used historical bidding data to give its ad-buying system a major advantage over its rivals, an antitrust lawsuit filing claims, a program that earned the company hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.
Apple decides to skip upcoming Senate antitrust hearing, drawing criticism
U.S. lawmakers are urging Apple to reconsider its decision not to testify in an upcoming Senate subcommittee hearing on antitrust issues in mobile app stores.
Mike Peterson
Apple v. Epic Games case in Australia paused as US trial looms
An Australian judge has ordered a stay on the Apple v. Epic Games case in Australia as the two companies continue to battle it out in the U.S.
UK launches Big Tech regulator, toothless until 2022
The promised Digital Markets Unit has been launched by the UK government, with a remit to prevent technology firms exploiting market dominance, and it has no real power until 2022.
William Gallagher
South Korea fining Apple $265K for impeding antitrust probe, may prosecute
The Korea Fair Trade Commission is penalizing Apple for hampering its antitrust investigation, and is referring Apple Korea plus one executive for prosecution.
Apple cites web, third-party markets as evidence against App Store dominance
In a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Apple rejected the notion that the App Store is the world's dominant app marketplace, noting users can acquire digital content from the web and other sources.
Mikey Campbell
Arizona Senate declines to vote on App Store payments bill
Arizona lawmakers on Wednesday did not vote on — or discuss — a hotly contested bill that sought to allow third-party payment systems on app stores run by Apple and Google, with one outspoken critic claiming Apple brokered a "backroom deal" to quash the legislation before it reached the floor.
AppleInsider Staff
Will Shanklin
