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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
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 …
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| @epicnewsroom: |
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 asking the court to stop this retaliation. Details here: https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/ ...
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| Mike Minotti / VentureBeat: |
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 …
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| The Information: |
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.
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| Financial Times: |
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
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| Apple: |
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
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| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
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
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| Michael Simon / PCWorld: |
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.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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 …
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| Joanna Nelius / Gizmodo: |
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.| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
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.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
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.| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
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.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
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 …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
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 … | Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
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 …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
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 — Snapchat is testing a feature that would allow users to share Snapchat content that is not their own off of the platform, sources tell Axios.| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Facebook and NYU research project suggests AI can make MRI scans up to four times faster by “predicting” the final scan from less data — AI learns to create MRI scans from a quarter of the data — If you've ever had an MRI scan before, you'll know how unsettling the experience can be.
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