• Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision

    Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision

    Sep 10, 2021 06:45 PM EDT

    ... for many apps to prod their users to pay for digital transactions in ways that avoid triggering Apple's fees. Now Gonzalez Rogers is ordering Apple to go even further by allowing links and buttons for non-Apple payment options directly within apps, something Apple has steadfastly resisted. Apple also ...

  • Apple delays plan to scan iPhones for child sex abuse images

    Apple delays plan to scan iPhones for child sex abuse images

    Sep 03, 2021 03:16 PM EDT

    ... we have decided to take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features,” Apple said in an update posted at the top of a company webpage detailing the device-scanning plans. Apple had said in its initial announcement ...

  • Christina Applegate reveals she has multiple sclerosis

    Christina Applegate reveals she has multiple sclerosis

    Aug 10, 2021 02:08 PM EDT

    Emmy Award-winner Christina Applegate has announced that she has multiple sclerosis, describing her diagnosis as a “tough road.” The 49-year-old actor known for her roles in “Married... with Children” and “Dead to Me,” said in a tweet late Monday that she was diagnosed “a few months ago ...

  • Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse

    Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse

    Aug 05, 2021 07:59 PM EDT

    Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens. Apple said its messaging app will use on-device machine learning ...

  • Apple Daily to close, last pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper

    Apple Daily to close, last pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper

    Jun 23, 2021 01:09 PM EDT

    ... something they had published. On Wednesday, police also arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of foreign collusion to endanger national security, according to Apple Daily, which cited unidentified sources. The paper said the man writes editorials for it under the pseudonym Li Ping. Apple Daily has in recent ...

  • In the Big Apple, a crowded mayoral race to save a city 'gone to hell'

    In the Big Apple, a crowded mayoral race to save a city 'gone to hell'

    Jun 21, 2021 10:40 PM EDT

    Primary voting is underway for the next mayor of New York City. The winner will be tasked with a long list of challenges: reviving the city's economy, curbing rising rates of violent crime and police reform. Filling the needs of more than 8 million people in America's largest city is not an easy job, but...

  • Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition

    Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition

    May 21, 2021 11:13 PM EDT

    It wasn't at all clear that the federal judge who will decide the case was buying everything Cook said on the stand. After the lawyers were done with their questioning, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers asked why Apple can't allow rival stores to offer an in ...

  • The bigger battle at stake in the Apple and Epic Games showdown

    The bigger battle at stake in the Apple and Epic Games showdown

    May 21, 2021 10:40 PM EDT

    ... That's right. So, they very much wanted Tim Cook to get up there and make the case that all these rules and restrictions that Apple places on developers are all in the service of the privacy, security and safety of Apple's customer base. Tim Cook said it on ...

  • EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach after Spotify complaint

    EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach after Spotify complaint

    Apr 30, 2021 05:03 PM EDT

    ... an EU antitrust complaint against Apple. When it tried to bypass the App Store with its own payment system, Apple kicked out the Fortnite app. Apple's ban on communicating with customers means app makers can't get the same insights into their users that Apple does, such as the ...

  • Apple is first U.S. company to be valued at $2 trillion

    Apple is first U.S. company to be valued at $2 trillion

    Aug 19, 2020 04:35 PM EDT

    ... online while stuck at home. Apple recently reported blowout earnings for the April-June quarter, An upcoming four-for-one stock split that will make Apple’s shares more affordable to more investors also sparked a rally after it was announced three weeks ago. Apple has been at the vanguard ...