Epic hypocrisy — Google gets $800 million in 'Fortnite' antitrust settlement

Forget about Epic's moral high-ground. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Google are looking to settle the Google Play app store antitrust lawsuit, in new partnership deal that sees the "Fortnite" maker pay Google $800 million.

William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele 4 months ago 7

Apple Pay fees that don't cost the consumer a dime at center of $2 billion lawsuit

A consumer advocate in the UK has filed a lawsuit arguing that Apple Pay's take of standard interchange fees that the bank charges harmed 50 million people to the tune of $2 billion. The problem is, there doesn't seem to be any consumer harm.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 8

TikTok America is here, but algorithm changes may take time

The new TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC has been created, and a new US-based algorithm will be put into place, which leave users with the choice to stick around or find an alternative.

Wesley Hilliard 4 months ago 7

The App Store will have even more ads in March 2026, starting with the UK

Apple has announced its decision to implement additional advertisements within App Store search results, though the upcoming change will initially be limited to users in the UK and Japan.

Marko Zivkovic 4 months ago 7

India may get Apple Pay after a decade of banking roadblocks

Apple is reportedly in talks to bring Apple Pay to India, though it's been trying since at least 2017.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 0

Despite Apple having said otherwise, Siri may become a chatbot in iOS 27

Even if Apple executives have brushed off the idea of a Siri chatbot in the past, a new rumor suggests that is exactly Apple's plan with the new Gemini-trained assistant.

Wesley Hilliard 4 months ago 20

Apple Park employees are testing two new AI chatbots

Apple's new internal chatbot, Enchante, serves dual purposes — to act as an employee assistant while gathering crucial performance feedback for future Apple Intelligence features.

Amber Neely 4 months ago 0

Apple gets a partial win in iPhone user privacy lawsuit, but not on merit

Apple has secured a partial win in a lawsuit claiming it violated privacy laws in California, but the ruling came down to technicalities and sloppy preparation rather than on merit.

Malcolm Owen 4 months ago 2

Japan finally gets Apple FItness+, lazily using AI-generated dubs

Apple Fitness+ is now available in Japan, but instead of using local trainers, and despite being one of the most wealthy companies in the world, Apple has dubbed existing workouts with AI-generated versions of the trainers' voices.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 7

French court says Apple App Tracking Transparency function can stay

After getting Apple fined by the French government over antitrust allegations, advertisers hoped to get App Tracking Transparency tools changed or removed, but a court has ruled in Apple's favor.

Wesley Hilliard 4 months ago 4

Apple FaceTime Eye Contact feature hit by patent troll in EU court

Apple has been accused of infringing on a European patent covering gaze correction, the feature used to correct a user's eye line in FaceTime calls.

Malcolm Owen 4 months ago 9

Apple under legal attack over fall detection tech

Fall detection wearable specialist UnaliWear says that Apple Watch and just about every other smartwatch ever made infringes on its fall detection patents. It's in for a long and costly battle.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 4

Highly insecure AI apps in the App Store are leaking tons of user data

Extremely poorly constructed AI apps available in the App Store are leaking the data of millions of users, a repository from a security research team has revealed.

Malcolm Owen 4 months ago 1

Make Apple give us a better deal, bank tells Australian government

Australia's Commonwealth Bank wants the country's government to force better terms on Apple for letting rivals use its Apple Pay-style NFC systems on iPhone.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 10

How to use or disable iOS Apple Mail's new categories feature

As of iOS 18.2, Apple's Mail app features categories to help users sort through their mail. Here's what it does, how to fine-tune it, and how to turn it off if you prefer.

Charles Martin 4 months ago 7

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