Nation Oct 20 Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
Economy Jan 16 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 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 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
Nation May 21 Watch 6:53 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… Continue reading