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Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store.
In a new filing in its long-running legal dispute with Epic Games, Apple has proposed a structure that would allow it to collect fees on digital purchases made via external links that don't use the company's in-app purchase system. Epic has already responded, saying that Apple's request is "far outside of the bounds" of the court's guidance. ...
DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more.
DeepSeek has announced price hikes for its V4 models.
‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier.
One month after Epic Games and Google seemingly stopped fighting over the future of Android app distribution, they were back in a San Francisco courtroom today - where Judge James Donato just ordered Google to make it easier to install rival app stores on Android. It's been nearly three years since a jury unanimously decided that Google had an illegal monopoly over Android apps, and almost two years since Judge Donato decided the best way of undoing that monopoly would be to crack open Android app distribution. ...
Trump declares 100 percent tariffs on many drones and all aircraft parts.
The United States has already banned future foreign drones from entering the United States unless their companies kiss the ring - as well as routers, robots, and Roombas. Now, President Donald Trump is targeting existing drone imports and parts, too. He's going to try to make them cost a lot more. In a presidential action, he's declared a whopping 100 percent tariff on imports of drones with thermal cameras, drones weighing over 25kg (57 pounds), and any kind of part for any kind of unmanned aircraft weighing over 25kg - you can read the full list here. ...
Apple Trained Own AI model for China Market With Help From Alibaba.
Reuters reports that Apple has trained its own large language model for the China market, rather than relying on a third-party model to power its Apple Intelligence features in the country. The LLM has been developed with the help of Alibaba, according to the report's sources. The development marks a break from Apple's previous strategy of relying on domestic models to bring generative AI to its devices sold in China. ...
Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba.
Apple has reportedly trained a custom AI model for the China market alongside domestic tech giant Alibaba, a rare cross-border partnership that cuts across growing tensions between Beijing and Washington. The China-focused large language model was developed in partnership with Alibaba and trained with the company's support, Reuters reports, citing three unnamed people familiar with the matter. ...
Help build a monument to that ‘sad little bitch’ Elon Musk.
“Build the perfect monument to force a moment of introspection upon the world’s richest, ugliest little bitch.” | Image: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images Cards Against Humanity is gearing up to build "something that will annoy Elon Musk," and it's crowdfunding the project with its usual flavor of vulgarity. ...
Apple proposes taking a 5-to-15 percent cut from external App Store payments.
Apple and Google still aren't done facing Epic Games in court.
Trump slaps a 100 percent tariff on heavy and 'sensitive' drones.
President Trump has imposed tariffs up to 100 percent on drones that are "particularly sensitive" for national security.
Apple sends out warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks.
Apple has recently sent out notifications, warning users that they'd been targeted by mercenary spyware attack.
iPhone 17 Pro One Year Later: What Held Up and What Didn't.
We're getting close to the launch of new iPhone 18 Pro models that will replace the iPhone 17 Pro models, so MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera decided to take a look back at the iPhone he's been using for close to 12 months. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Ceramic Shield 2 was the best iPhone upgrade this year. ...
What's Coming in September: New iPhones, Apple Watches and More.
Apple will introduce at least five new devices at its iPhone-centric event next month, and it's also possible we'll get devices waiting on Siri AI like the Apple TV. iPhone 18 Pro The iPhone 18 Pro is going to look like the iPhone 17 Pro, but with a smaller Dynamic Island. It's getting some internal updates, including a new Wide camera with a variable aperture for more control over lighting and a faster A20 Pro chip built on a new 2nm process. ...
Ted Lasso Season 4 Premiere is Apple TV's Biggest Launch Ever.
The Ted Lasso season 4 premiere was Apple's most popular TV show debut to date, according to Nielsen viewing data Apple sent to Deadline. The show racked up 296.6 million viewing minutes in the United States across the August 4 and August 5 launch window. It beat the premieres of prior seasons of Ted Lasso, plus the Severance and Pluribus premieres. ...
Mico, Microsoft's weird lil' AI guy, has been demoted.
The amorphous corporate mascot will no longer haunt Copilot Voice.
CMF hit the balance between cheap and good clip earbuds.
The Clip Pro are the first clip-style earbuds from CMF, Nothing’s budget sub-brand. Clip earbuds are an exercise in compromise. It's an inherent aspect of their design - and physics. They can be more comfortable for people that don't like something jammed in their ear, but sound response suffers. Ambient awareness is great because you can easily hear the sound around you, which means to hear your own music the buds need to be turned up and potentially leak sound out to your neighbors. ...
Apple Wants to Charge Developers Up to 15 Percent for Linking Outside the App Store.
Apple today submitted a court-ordered proposal outlining the commission it believes is reasonable to collect from U.S. apps that link to purchase options outside of the App Store. Apple is asking for half of its commission on standard apps, so apps that would pay 30 percent for an in-app purchase would pay 15 percent when linking to a web purchase option. ...
Cloud storage is great until your vendor goes out of business.
A St. Louis PBS station is suing a data center provider to rescue a 70-year archive.