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Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

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Supreme Court rebuffs Apple’s court appeal on app payments, threatening billions in revenue

The justices rejected Apple's appeal of lower-court rulings that found some of Apple's app store rules for apps purchased on more than 1 billion iPhones constitute unfair competition under California law.

By Mark Sherman, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Nation Nov 06

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Fortnite maker asks court to limit Google’s ability to take a cut of in-app purchases

A 10-person jury will decide whether Google’s digital payment processing system in the Play Store that distributes apps for phones running on its Android software has been illegally driving up prices for consumers and developers.

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Nation Dec 19

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Fortnite maker Epic Games to settle FTC case, pay $520 million in penalties and refunds

Video game company Epic Games is paying a total of $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints involving children's privacy and methods that tricked players into making purchases.

By Associated Press

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

The high stakes court battle between Apple and Epic Games, the maker of the globally popular video game Fortnite, is nearly over. Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stand Friday to defend the company's app store against monopolization charges. Lisa…

By Lisa Desjardins

Aug 13

Apple boots popular game Fortnite from app store after developers bypass payment plan

By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Apple has dropped the hugely popular Fortnite game from its App Store after the game's developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple's platform. Apple takes a 30% cut from in-app revenue purchases, which has long been a sore…

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