Apple and Fortnite maker Epic Games clashed in a US court on Monday over App Store fee. Apple had banned Fortnite from App Store after Epic Games allowed users to pay directly for in-app purchases bypassing Apple’s 30 percent revenue cut.
Last year Twitter introduced the Clubhouse rival live audio conversation feature called Spaces. The company has now announced that it is allowing accounts with 600 or more followers to host Spaces. The feature is available for both Android and iOS users.
Epic broke Apple's rules in August when it introduced its own in-app payment system in "Fortnite" to circumvent Apple's commissions. In response, Apple kicked Epic off its App Store.
Uber, Lyft and other gig-economy companies face a new challenge from the Biden administration to their use of contract workers, but as they gear up for a fight in Washington they could turn to a lobbying playbook that helped them score a decisive win against California regulators last year.
EBay Inc is open to the possibility of accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment in the future and is looking at ways to get non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on its platform, the company said.
Discord allows public and private groups to gather and chat by text, audio and video. It initially became popular among gamers and streamers, but is now used by communities ranging from sports fans and music groups to cryptocurrency investors.
Sony announced on Monday that is plans to integrate Discord with PlayStation on console and mobile starting next year after making a minority investment in the VoIP messaging platform.
It has only been a week since Cupertino-based tech giant Apple rolled out major software updates across its product categories and now the company has rolled out a new update again for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and MacBook users. The new software updates seem to come with multiple bug fixes and improvements which is why it is recommended to upgrade to them immediately.
The BBC has published another report where it says that Google hasn’t made good on its promise as deceptive ads are still slipping through its nets. It says that it “found adverts for expensive third-party sellers every time it searched during a 12-month period.”
Facebook has been quite rattled by Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature. It was in June 2020 that Apple made the announcement and Facebook hasn’t stopped voicing its opinion on how the feature isn’t great for small businesses and, of course, for the company as well.
Wireless company Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the once-pioneering tech platforms, to Apollo Global Management in a $5 billion deal.