Cook wanted Apple and Google to be 'deep, deep partners'

Apple CEO Tim Cook talked to Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the tech giants working together in 2018, Google's ongoing antitrust trial revealed, with notes revealing a willingness on both sides to make the deal work.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 35

Google paid 36% of Safari search revenue to Apple

Apple's search deal with Google is very lucrative to the company, a court witness claims, with the iPhone maker said to receive about 36% of the revenue generated from Safari search result advertising.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 22

Apple privately described Android as a 'massive tracking device'

Slides from an internal Apple presentation have been shown in Google's antitrust trial, contrasting the two firms' very different approaches to privacy for customers.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 14

Google Maps is rolling out AI-powered features for planning trips on iPhone

Google Maps is adding many new artificial intelligence features for iOS users to simplify the process of planning trips and see their routes before they arrive.

Andrew Orr 2 years ago 4

Apple gets over 50 applicants for every job, every day, says survey

Jobs at Apple are among the most highly sought after in the US, with only Netflix, Amazon, and Microsoft attracting more applicants.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 11

Canadian broadcasters want government to make Apple pay for news

Canada's online news legislation only covers Meta/Facebook and Google, say regional broadcasters, and they are calling for it to be expanded to Apple News+ and others.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 10

Apple & Google turn off live traffic updates in Israel, Gaza ahead of ground war

Apple and Google are disabling live traffic updates in their respective navigation apps in Israel and the Gaza Strip, as the conflict between Hamas and Israel continues.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 2

Apple accused of avoiding paying UK $700 million in taxes

A new report from a tax watchdog claims that between Apple and other major IT firms, the UK may have lost almost $3 billion in tax revenue in 2021 alone.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 20

Google triumphant over Sonos in smart speaker patent battle

A federal judge has ruled in favor of Google in the Sonos patent lawsuit, and Google is wasting no time after the win to aggressively roll out features it pulled from the speakers.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 2

Apple could be out $20 billion a year if Google loses DOJ antitrust case

New financial reports claim that Google pays Apple much more to be the iOS default search engine than previously believed, and that the deal is in jeopardy.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 52

India's antitrust regulator investigating Apple's & Google's business practices

India's Competition Commission is investigating Google and Apple for alleged unfair business practices as the the global discourse on market dominance of major tech companies continues to ramp up.

Amber Neely 2 years ago 5

iPhone 15 Pro versus Google Pixel 8 Pro — specs, price, and features compared

Google has recently launched the Pixel 8 Pro smartphone, adding faster chips and AI features to compete with the iPhone 15 Pro. Here's how the specs of the pair compare.

Andrew Orr 2 years ago 2

Apple Watch Series 9 vs Google Pixel Watch 2 — Specs, price, and features, compared

Google's latest attempt at a smartwatch puts its Pixel Watch 2 against the Apple Watch Series 9. Here's how the specs of the new wearables compare.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 11

South Korea threatens to fine Apple over App Store dominance

Both Apple and Google have been told by a South Korean regulator that they may face fines for forcing App Store developers to use their payment systems.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 11

DuckDuckGo could have been Apple's private search engine

Private search engine DuckDuckGo could have been the default for private browsing in Safari but talks allegedly fell through under the might of Google's influence.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 33

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