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Apple to be sued by US Department of Justice for antitrust as soon as tomorrow

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Apple could be in trouble over security warnings, as well as Core Technology Fee

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It was already clear that Apple’s Core Technology Fee would come in for close scrutiny by...
It was already clear that Apple’s Core Technology Fee would come in for close scrutiny by the EU, but an interview with the bloc’s antitrust chief has revealed that the company could also be headed for trouble with its security warnings about alternative app stores. While Apple was not directly named, there was litt...
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Spotify accuses Apple of blocking its app updates in the EU

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Apple was recently fined 1.8 billion euros (about $2 billion USD) by the European Union commission,...
Apple was recently fined 1.8 billion euros (about $2 billion USD) by the European Union commission, which argues that the company abuses its dominant position to harm Apple Music competitors on iOS. Even so, it seems that the company still has unresolved issues with Spotify, its main competitor, which is now accusin...
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Walmart begins selling the Mac for the first time: M1 MacBook Air for $699

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Walmart is teaming up with Apple to sell the Mac for the first time. In a...
Walmart is teaming up with Apple to sell the Mac for the first time. In a press release today, the company said that it is now selling the base model M1 MacBook Air online and in select stores for $699. The move comes a week after Apple introduced the new M3 MacBook Air and stopped selling the M1 MacBook Air itself....
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Epic says Apple will reinstate developer account

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After a whirlwind of events, Epic Games says Apple has reinstated their App Store developer account....
After a whirlwind of events, Epic Games says Apple has reinstated their App Store developer account. The move clears the way for Epic to bring its Epic Games Store to the EU, avoiding the App Store structure altogether. The turnaround is somewhat unexpected as Apple seemed to stand by its decision to revoke Epic’s d...
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Apple planning default navigation app setting in iOS 18 for EU users

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Happy Digital Markets Act Day to those who celebrate. Apple has published a document titled “Apple’s...
Happy Digital Markets Act Day to those who celebrate. Apple has published a document titled “Apple’s Non-Confidential Summary of DMA Compliance Report” in which it outlines policy changes now in effect. In the new 12-page document, Apple outlines more future changes coming to EU users later this year and early next ...
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LastPass suffers worldwide outage causing site 404 error

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Update: LastPass told 9to5Mac that a product release caused the outage. Details below. It’s not just...
Update: LastPass told 9to5Mac that a product release caused the outage. Details below. It’s not just you. LastPass, the popular password manager used by over 33 million people, suffered from widespread downtime this morning. It only appeared to affect users visiting the service’s main website, who were quickly prese...
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Class action lawsuit over Apple's 5GB iCloud limit and iOS backup restrictions

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A newly-proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple has “marked up its iCloud prices to the...
A newly-proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple has “marked up its iCloud prices to the point where the service is generating almost pure profit.” As reported first by Bloomberg Law, the plaintiffs accuse Apple of “rigging the competitive playing field” by only allowing iCloud to manage device backups and o...
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iOS 17.4 won't remove Home Screen web apps in the EU after all

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Last month, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.4 would remove support for Home Screen web apps in...
Last month, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.4 would remove support for Home Screen web apps in the European Union. At the time, Apple said this decision was due to requirements under the Digital Markets Act related to support for alternative browser engines on iPhone. Apple is now walking back that decision and says it ...
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Amazon's top-selling video doorbells have no security

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Consumer Reports found that some Amazon’s Choice video bells have security so bad that a complete...
Consumer Reports found that some Amazon’s Choice video bells have security so bad that a complete stranger can pair their phone to your doorbell simply by holding the exterior button for eight seconds. Bad actors can even access still images from thousands of miles away, without needing any credentials for your acco...
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Apple will 'break new ground' in generative AI this year, Tim Cook teases

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has a message for Wall Street. He believes Apple “break new ground”...
Apple CEO Tim Cook has a message for Wall Street. He believes Apple “break new ground” on generative AI this year. Cook’s latest AI hype comments came today during Apple’s annual shareholders meeting. During the meeting, a shareholder proposal to release a report on AI and ethics was voted down as expected. This mar...
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Vision Pro demand higher than expected; returns down to 1% – Kuo

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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Vision Pro demand is higher than Apple originally expected, with US...
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Vision Pro demand is higher than Apple originally expected, with US shipments expected to hit 200-250k units this year. While there was speculation about how many people only bought Vision Pro to experience it before sending it back it at the end of the 14-day return window, he est...
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Microsoft tried to sell Bing to Apple in 2018, according to Google court filings

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In September, Bloomberg reported that Apple had held exploratory talks with Microsoft about acquiring Bing as...
In September, Bloomberg reported that Apple had held exploratory talks with Microsoft about acquiring Bing as recently as 2020. In newly unsealed court filings this week, more details about the acquisition talks between Apple and Microsoft have surfaced. As reported by CNBC, these documents come as part of the US Ju...
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FDA stands against using smartwatches to monitor blood glucose

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Apple and other tech companies have been working on new non-invasive methods to monitor blood glucose...
Apple and other tech companies have been working on new non-invasive methods to monitor blood glucose levels through smartwatches and similar devices. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now come out against such technology, claiming that it’s not accurate and could lead to patients being misdia...
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Apple reverses course: app must pay 30% App Store fee on tips sent to teachers

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Apple has reversed course and is now demanding a 30% cut of donations sent to teachers...
Apple has reversed course and is now demanding a 30% cut of donations sent to teachers in the popular Insight Timer meditation app. The change apparently comes after Apple allowed the app to use its own Stripe-based in-app purchase system for over a year. As detailed in a report from TechCrunch, Insight Timer’s allo...
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Reddit user content being sold to AI company in $60M/year deal

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It’s being reported that a deal has been struck to allow an unnamed large AI company...
It’s being reported that a deal has been struck to allow an unnamed large AI company to use Reddit user content for training purposes … The deal is said to be worth around $60M per year, and comes at a time when the company is seeking to maximize its value in the run-up to an IPO. Bloomberg reports. Reddit has signe...
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Apple reinstates Epic's dev account, Epic Games Store launching in EU this year

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Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU

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Apple Vision Pro Teardown

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Apple and Goldman Sachs: A timeline of the messy partnership that will soon fall

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iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, browser engines, and more

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Apple working on AI-powered Siri and Messages features, with help from ChatGPT

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Apple plans to charge fees and review apps downloaded outside of the App Store

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Third-party ink cartridges brick HP printers after 'anti-virus' update

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