US government steps up oversight of Apple Pay and rivals
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it will apply rigorous oversight to Big Tech payment systems such as Apple Pay.
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iOS
William Gallagher
Apple's App Store takedowns over copyright claims continue to annoy developers
Developers of two media-centric apps say Apple is not playing fair with the App Store, especially when it comes to dealing with copyright law.
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Malcolm Owen
Google is pissed that the DOJ may make it sell off Chrome
You'll all pay for this, just you wait and see, says a petulant Google as the US Department of Justice is rumored to make it sell off its Chrome browser.
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Fourth round of developer betas for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2 land
Apple is on its fourth round of developer betas for this generation, with new builds of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 joined by the third build of watchOS 11.2.
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'Final Fantasy XIV Mobile' brings epic adventures to your iPhone
Lightspeed Studios and Square Enix are bringing the critically acclaimed MMORPG "Final Fantasy XIV" to mobile, letting players embark on the epic Eorzean adventure on their iPhone.
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Andrew Orr
Shazam has been used more than 100 billion times since it launched
Shazam, the wildly popular song recognition app, has reached a major milestone by identifying more than 100 billion songs — up from 70 billion songs in 2022.
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Amber Neely
Earn 3% Daily Cash back with Apple Card at ChargePoint and Booking.com
Apple has partnered with two more merchants, ChargePoint and Booking.com, to offer 3% Daily Cash back on purchases made with Apple Card.
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Apple releases security updates for iOS 18.1.1, iPadOS 18.1.1, macOS 15.1.1
Apple has issued point releases for its operating systems, including iOS 18.1.1, iPadOS 18.1.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, and visionOS 2.1.1.
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Apple shifts to internal advertising sales for Apple News
Apple has started to sell advertising on Apple News by itself, a report claims, with the company handling ad inventory sales for the service on its own.
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Andrew O'Hara
Oliver Haslam
Charles Martin
