Analysis: Apple has poached at least 36 AI experts from Google since 2018 and has a secretive European laboratory in Zurich to develop AI models and products
iPhone maker also recruits generative AI experts into secretive Zurich lab as it prepares fightback against rivals
The EU opens formal DMA probes into Apple and Google over letting developers “steer” users from their app stores, and Meta over its “pay or consent” model
Apple fans: “The EU must approve of Apple's plans, otherwise Apple wouldn't have announced them” — The EU: “Hang on a minute...” https://www.theverge.com/... Jan Penfrat / @ilumi...
Source: Meta and Microsoft lobby EU regulators to reject Apple's iOS and App Store changes to comply with the DMA, saying Apple's plans fail to go far enough
Meta and Microsoft want Brussels regulators to extract more concessions that unpick iOS mobile software
Apple's acquisitions, job postings, and academic papers detail the company's AI plans; PitchBook says Apple acquired 21 AI startups since the start of 2017
Acquisitions, job postings and academic papers suggest tech company is preparing to run AI through its devices
Apple revises its US App Store rules to let developers link to outside payment methods, but will charge a 27% commission, or 12% for small business developers
In light of the US Supreme Court denying to hear Apple's appeal in its legal battle with Epic Games, Apple has announced a handful …
SCOTUS refuses to hear Apple's and Epic's appeals, allowing an appeals court ruling that lets app developers steer users to other payment systems take effect
which is that Apple can no longer block in-app links to web-based account management portals — is that Apple (and Google) can still charge a fee on external purchases, as I detail ...
Memo: Apple won't offer hardware swaps for out-of-warranty Watch models going back to Series 6 in the US during the ITC's ban but will offer help via software
- Company will only be able to conduct software-based repairs — Hardware swaps for broken Apple Watches won't be offered in US
An interview with Tim Sweeney about Epic's win over Google and his concerns that Google will “get away with continuing their scheme” through “fake” remedies
‘Fortnite’ maker's boss Tim Sweeney hopes court will avoid ‘fake’ remedies following landmark legal win over tech giant
The jury in Epic v. Google finds that Google has monopoly power in the Android app distribution and in-app billing services markets; Google plans to appeal
Three years after Fortnite maker Epic Games sued Apple and Google for allegedly running illegal app store monopolies, Epic has a win.
The FTC and 17 US states sue Amazon for allegedly using monopoly power to raise its prices, force sellers to pay fulfillment and ad fees, and harm its rivals
- Amazon is facing its first set of antitrust charges from the U.S. federal government after the Federal Trade Commission filed …
The FTC and 17 US states sue Amazon for allegedly using monopoly power to raise its prices, force sellers to pay fulfillment and ad fees, and harm its rivals
- Amazon is facing its first set of antitrust charges from the U.S. federal government after the Federal Trade Commission filed …
The FTC and 17 US states sue Amazon for allegedly using monopoly power to raise its prices, force sellers to pay fulfillment and ad fees, and harm its rivals
- Amazon is facing its first set of antitrust charges from the U.S. federal government after the Federal Trade Commission filed …
The FTC and 17 US states sue Amazon for allegedly using monopoly power to raise its prices, force sellers to pay fulfillment and ad fees, and harm its rivals
- Amazon is facing its first set of antitrust charges from the U.S. federal government after the Federal Trade Commission filed …
Meta reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to $32B, net income up 16% YoY to $7.79B, and family daily active people up 7% YoY to 3.07B for June 2023; META jumps 10%+
but most of the new users came from outside the US and Canada Karissa Bell / Engadget : Meta had its best quarter since 2021 despite losing more money on the metaverse Abubakar Idr...
Filing: the US FTC suspends its in-house trial against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition set for August 2023, opening the door to settlement talks
- Move allows Microsoft, Activision to speak with commissioners — Companies asked for delay ahead of August in-house trial
A US appeals court stays for 90 days a ruling letting Apple App Store developers link to third-party payment options, so Apple can prepare a SCOTUS filing
On Monday, Apple was granted a motion putting a hold on the appeals court ruling that would push the company to undo its “anti-steering” …
A US appeals court stays for 90 days a ruling letting Apple App Store developers link to third-party payment options, so Apple can prepare a SCOTUS filing
On Monday, Apple was granted a motion putting a hold on the appeals court ruling that would push the company to undo its “anti-steering” …
Sources: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard plan to keep seeking the final regulatory approvals for their $69B deal, despite not closing by the July 18 deadline
Bloomberg :
The US Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit denies the FTC's appeal for an injunctive relief to stop Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard from closing
In a victory for Microsoft, the U.S. Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit late on Friday denied the Federal Trade Commission's appeal …