Apple says “the problem Epic has created for itself is one that can easily be remedied” if they revert to comply with the guidelines they agreed to
“The problem Epic has created for itself is one that can easily be remedied.” — Apple has responded to Epic Games' latest salvo …
Apple renames Beats 1, its streaming radio station, Apple Music 1 and launches two new radio stations: Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country
Apple Music 1 and two new stations, Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country, feature exclusive original shows from the world's top music hosts and artists
Sources: Oracle, working with US investors who own a stake in ByteDance, held preliminary talks to acquire TikTok's operations in US, Canada, Australia, and NZ
Tech group is working with investors in effort to outbid Microsoft after Trump divestment order
Epic Games says Apple informed it that all of Epic's developer accounts will be terminated on August 28; Epic has asked a court to issue a restraining order
Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store and has informed Epic that on Friday, August 28 Apple will terminate all our developer accounts and cut Epic off from iOS and Mac development tools. We are as...
Samsung promises three generations of Android updates for many Galaxy S, Note, Foldable, and A series devices, rivaling Google's three year promise for Pixel
When Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 20 earlier this month, the biggest surprise wasn't the faster screen, smoother S Pen, or more powerful processor.
Samsung Note20 Ultra review: has fast performance, multiday battery life, big display is great for streaming games, but camera bump is huge, and it's expensive
A refinement of the formula — Samsung has settled into a new routine for its Galaxy Note line of smartphones …
Regardless of Epic's chances in court, every decision Apple makes favoring itself, and not society in general, is an invitation to scrutinize its power
I write a weekly newsletter around tech and media, picking the 10-20 pieces … Surur / MSPoweruser : F.lux accuses Apple of strong-arming them, just like Epic Tweets: Sam Bowman / @s8mb : What Epic is ...
Sources: Epic has reached out to other tech companies, including Spotify, about forming a coalition of companies critical of Apple's App Store policies
Epic Games, the videogame maker that started a daring legal brawl with Apple last week, is hoping to organize wider opposition to the tech giant.
Epic says that Apple's move to revoke its permission to develop tools for iOS and Mac would prevent its popular Unreal Engine from working on Apple platforms
Epic went after Apple, and now the tech giant strikes back. Epic Games revealed on Twitter that Apple is revoking Epic's permissions …
Nvidia's cloud gaming service GeForce Now is now available on Chromebooks in beta, but lacks the ability to automatically adjust for poor network conditions
Nvidia's cloud gaming service, GeForce Now, officially hit beta on ChromeOS today and it's helping to make the gaming PC obsolete faster than you'd expect.
Microsoft says IE 11 support for Teams will end on Nov. 30, 365 apps on Aug. 17, 2021; legacy Edge browser will not receive security updates after March 9, 2021
Microsoft will begin the gradual phase-out of IE11 by ending Teams support for it this fall.
Amazon says it is expanding physical offices and adding 3,500 corporate employees in six major cities, including 2,000 jobs in New York City
The e-commerce giant says it is adding 3,500 employees in six major cities, including 2,000 jobs in New York City
TikTok starts a Twitter account and website, aggregating positive news stories, to “set the record straight” about “misinformation” regarding TikTok
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Apple launches its first bundle for TV+ subscribers, letting US users subscribe to CBS All Access and Showtime for $9.99 per month via Apple TV channels
Apple has today launched its first bundle partnership for Apple TV+ subscribers. With an active Apple TV+ subscription …
Sources: Uber and Lyft are considering a franchise-like model in California where they would license their brands to operators of vehicle fleets
Under pressure to classify their freelance drivers as full-time employees, the ride-hailing companies are discussing another option.
Security researchers say TeamTNT is the first cryptomining botnet to include a feature that scans and steals AWS credentials from infected servers
TeamTNT has become the first crypto-minining botnet to include a feature that scans and steal AWS credentials.
Users spent $50B in H1 2020 on mobile apps, up 10% from H2 2019, and the average user spent 4.3 hours per day on mobile in April 2020, up 20% from 2019
In the worst of times, we reached for our smartphones. It's no surprise that consumers spent 1.6 trillion hours on their mobile devices …
Facebook and NYU research project suggests AI can make MRI scans up to four times faster by “predicting” the final scan from less data
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Chili Piper raises $18M Series A led by Base10 Partners to grow its service that automatically schedules sales lead meetings
Chili Piper today announced it has raised $18 million to grow its sales platform for booking meetings and phone calls. With the fresh capital … Tweets: @caseynewton Tweets: Casey Newton / @caseynewto...
UK government reverses course after using an algorithm to calculate high school exam results, using teacher estimates instead, following claims of serious bias
Jon Porter / The Verge :
Buildkite, a Melbourne-based continuous integration and delivery startup, raises ~$20.3M Series A led by OpenView, valuing it at ~$145M
Buildkite, a Melbourne-based company that provides a hybrid continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform for software developers …
Many Silicon Valley startups are offering virtual fall internships, as college students consider taking a gap semester or year to avoid online classes
“like a prison,” some students are saying. Startups are hoping to turn that dismal future into a hiring opportunity https://www.bloomberg.com/... Fr. Robert R. Ballecer / @padresj : Even before COVID,...
Restaurant rewards booking app Seated raises $30M and acquires VenueBook, an event management software startup
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Attabotics, which builds warehouse fulfillment robots, raises $50M Series C led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, bringing its total raised to $82.7M
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Snap is testing a feature that would allow users to share Snapchat content, like original shows and content from its Discover partners, off of the platform
Sara Fischer / Axios : Tweets: @joshconstine See also Mediagazer Tweets: Josh Constine -SignalFire / @joshconstine : “Downloadability” is the next big social network feature. Snapchat saw how DLs mad...
Apple expands its independent repair shop program to Macs, after it debuted last year for iPhones only
here's why Tristan Rayner / Android Authority : The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition 5G better than it sounds, and more tech news today Samuel Axon / Ars Technica : Third-party Mac repair shops will gain access...
A look at Chainlink, now the 5th-biggest cryptocurrency by market value, rising 9x since the start of the year amid a broader boom in decentralized finance
Olga Kharif / Bloomberg : Tweets: @alistairmilne and @crypto Tweets: Alistair Milne / @alistairmilne : We're approaching CNBC levels of sell signals for $LINK ... https://twitter.com/... Bloomberg Cr...
SpyCloud, which offers account takeover and fraud investigation tools, raises $30M Series C led by Centana Growth Partners, bringing its total raised to ~$60M
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
JD.com reports Q2 revenue of $28.5B, up 33.8% YoY, net revenue of $9.1B from merchandise sales; announces $830M+ investment into JD Health by Hillhouse Capital
Isabel Wang / Pandaily :
Movable Ink, which helps businesses deliver more personalized email marketing, raises $30M Series C, bringing its total raised to $39M
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch :
Memo: Apple says it is expanding the time period when customers in US and Canada can subscribe to AppleCare+ from 60 days to a year from product purchase
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg :
Sources: some staffers at DOJ believe the timeline favored by AG Barr for an antitrust lawsuit against Google is too aggressive, as the case is not yet ready
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Sources: Amazon is in preliminary talks to acquire a minority stake in Rackspace
Robinhood says it raised $200M Series G from D1 Capital Partners, valuing it at $11.2B, up from a $8.6B valuation it received after last month's $320M raise
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune :
Some developers are using Apple's TestFlight tool to distribute personal apps, often just for themselves or friends, away from the App Store
David Pierce / Protocol :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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