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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.| Bloomberg: |
Google's legal defeat to Epic threatens to roil an app store duopoly with Apple that generates ~$200B per year and will likely accelerate weaker app store rules — - Jury decision poised to accelerate crumbling of business model — Case takes aim at app store commissions of up to 30%| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Apple releases iOS 17.2, with a Journal app, Qi2 support on iPhone 13 and 14, and 15 Pro spatial video capture, alongside macOS, tvOS, watchOS, iPadOS updates — Software updates for all of Apple's platforms, including the Mac and Apple Watch, are live. — After several weeks of testing … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Apple redesigns Apple TV in iOS 17.2 and tvOS 17.2 with a sidebar that unifies content; iTunes now redirects users searching for shows and movies to Apple TV — Starting Monday, the iTunes Store app on iPhone and iPad will redirect users searching for TV and film titles to the newly redesigned Apple TV app.| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Sources: Apple offers to let rivals access its tap-and-go payments systems for mobile wallets, to settle EU antitrust charges and avoid a possible hefty fine — Apple (AAPL.O) has offered to let rivals access its tap-and-go mobile payments systems used for mobile wallets … | David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Gina Raimondo says Nvidia “can, will, and should” sell commercial AI chips to China, but not advanced AI chips, and spoke to Jensen Huang about the US rules — The Biden administration is in discussions with Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) about permissible sales of artificial intelligence chips … | Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Beeper says “Beeper Mini is back” but now requires users to log in with their Apple ID, as phone number registration doesn't work; Beeper makes the service free — Just days after its debut, Beeper Mini was seemingly killed by Apple. Now, the iMessage app for Android is back, but how long will it last this time?| Financial Times: |
Emmanuel Macron warns the EU's AI Act risks hampering tech companies compared to US, UK, and China rivals, and says France is “neck and neck with the British” — French president argues landmark rules may leave European tech companies lagging rivals in US, UK and China| Pew Research Center: |
US teens survey: 93% use YouTube, 63% use TikTok, 60% use Snapchat, 59% use Instagram, and 33% use Facebook; ~33% use at least one of these “almost constantly” — YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram remain the most widely used online platforms among U.S. teens| Aggi Cantrill / Bloomberg: |
Munich-based Tacto, which uses AI to help companies optimize their supply chains and cut costs by ~10%, raised €50M led by Sequoia and Index Ventures — Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures led a €50 million ($54 million) funding round for German startup Tacto Technology GmbH … | Ava Benny-Morrison / Bloomberg: |
Stanford professor David Mills, who led SBF's defense as favor to his parents, says the FTX founder was “the worst person I've ever seen do a cross examination” — Stanford Law Professor David Mills, who led defense for FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried as favor to his parents, now fears ‘unwinnable’ case has ended their friendship.| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Abu Dhabi is becoming a popular destination for crypto companies, including Phoenix, Paxos, and eToro, as firms seek eager investors and friendlier regulators — - Firms cite growing hub and friendly regulators as advantages — UAE's crypto industry remains small compared to main hot spots| Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft partners with 60 unions representing 12.5M workers to create “an open dialogue” on AI's impact on them, and signs a ZeniMax staff contract on AI use — Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with labor unions to create “an open dialogue” on how artificial intelligence will impact workers.| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
BeReal plans to add Behind the Scenes, an iOS Live Photo-style feature, and RealGroups, for smaller groups; Pew estimates 13% of US teens age 13-17 use BeReal — The up-and-coming social app BeReal continues to vie for users' attention with more and more bells and whistles.
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