Apple's stock fell 5% on February 12, its worst day since April 2025, following FTC scrutiny of Apple News and reports of delays to Siri's anticipated AI update
Apple just wrapped up its worst day on the stock market since April after reports surfaced about delays with Siri and as the company's news app faced regulatory scrutiny.
US FTC chair asks Tim Cook to review Apple News' ToS and curation, citing allegations that it promotes “left-wing” outlets and suppresses conservative sources
US regulator issues warning to iPhone maker about its News platform following controversy over Super Bowl half-time show
Sources: Apple plans to expand Apple News to more countries and considered building locally focused news coverage in the UK; Apple News has ~125M monthly users
Tech group now a force in driving revenues for publishers in US, UK, Canada and Australia — Unlock the Editor's Digest for free
Sources: Apple has started selling its own ad inventory for Apple News; publishers will get a 70% cut of the ad revenue generated by Apple within their articles
- Apple has been selling its own ad inventory in search and within its App Store for a while.
Many outlets have increased reliance on Apple News+; The Daily Beast is set to make $3M-$4M from it in 2024, and Time says it delivers a 7-figure annual revenue
The Scoop — Like many digital publishers, The Daily Beast was struggling at the end of 2023. Bluesky: @jbaer.bsky.social . X: @racheljanfaza , @jeremyreesnz , @ericdkoch , @michaelroston , @journali...
A look at the reasons why Artifact failed, including not growing its user base outside the US and user confusion about its ever-growing set of features
Last week, Artifact, a buzzy news app from Instagram's co-founders, announced it was shutting down after failing to gain critical mass … X: @darnell , @arielmichaeli , @smulpuru , and @carnage4life Se...
Threads doesn't have ads, but Meta representatives are talking with ad agencies and brands, some of which, like Netflix and Wendy's, already have many followers
but it will give brands a refuge from Twitter International Business Times : YouTuber MrBeast becomes first to get 1 mn followers on Threads Kendra Clark / The Drum : Instagram's Threads threatens to ...
An interview with Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom on his social news app Artifact, curating sources, editorial judgment, avoiding filter bubbles, and more
Late last month, Artifact, a personalized news reader built by Instagram's co-founders, opened to the public. Tweets: @mattnavarra , @guykawasaki , and @emilybell See also Mediagazer Tweets: Matt Nava...
Fast Company took its website offline after a hacker used its Apple News account to send two obscene push notifications; Apple disabled the outlet's channel
It's been a little while since we had a high-profile media feed hijacking, but tonight someone sent an Apple News notification …
Apple's iCloud, App Store, Siri, Find My, Apple Maps, Music, Podcasts, and TV+ suffer outages; Apple's System Status page indicates the issues are now resolved
I'm told Apple's corporate and retail internal systems are down too, limiting remote work and retail operations like product pick-ups and repairs. Curtis Herbert / @parrots : Looks like this isn't an ...