The Biden administration is taking aim at Apple and Google for operating mobile app stores that it says stifle competition.
Read More »Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionize
The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize — a first for the technology giant — is a significant step in a lengthy process.
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Read More »Under pressure, Apple allows self-repairs to iPhones, Macs
Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long prohibited fiddling with its proprietary parts and software.
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Read More »Apple patches security exploit attributed to hacker-for-hire firm
Apple released an emergency software patch to fix a vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices.
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Read More »Judge loosens Apple’s grip on app store in win for Epic Games
A federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run app store, threatening one of the iPhone maker’s biggest moneymakers.
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Read More »Apple loosens app store payment rules in lawsuit settlement
Apple agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media by circumventing a commission system.
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Read More »House legislation targets Big Tech’s power, could force breakups
A House panel is pushing ahead with legislation that could curb the market power of tech giants and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.
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Read More »Big Tech breakups could be forced under bills unveiled in House
House lawmakers put forward a sweeping legislative package that could curb the market power of Big Tech companies and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.
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Read More »Apple finds itself embroiled in Epic antitrust suit
Welcome to Monday, the 67th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Epic Games Inc. brings antitrust suit against Apple Inc. and its ...
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Read More »MainSpring to sell FileMaker 18 licenses on GSA schedule
A Frederick information technology company is now the exclusive provider to the federal government of licenses to a business apps platform owned by an Apple subsidiary.
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