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Today: December 13, 2025
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Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple, but reopens a door for iPhone app fees

A federal appeals court on Thursday backed a ruling that held Apple in civil contempt for brazenly defying an order designed to open its iPhone app store to other payment systems besides its own, but the decision also reopened a door for the company to collect commission from the rival options

Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple, but reopens a door for iPhone app fees
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What the heck is going on at Apple?

What the heck is going on at Apple?

What the heck is going on at Apple?
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Apple's longtime design executive Alan Dye to join Meta

Meta Platforms has hired Alan Dye, Apple's longtime head of human interface design, a spokesperson for Apple confirmed on Wednesday, as the Facebook owner accelerates efforts to

Apple's longtime design executive Alan Dye to join Meta
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Apple to resist India order to preload state-run app as political outcry builds

Apple does not plan to comply with a mandate to preload its smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app and will convey its

Apple to resist India order to preload state-run app as political outcry builds
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Apple faces multimillion-euro Dutch antitrust damages claims after EU's top court ruling

Apple can be sued in a Dutch court for antitrust damages, Europe's highest court said on

Apple faces multimillion-euro Dutch antitrust damages claims after EU's top court ruling
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German antitrust watchdog tests Apple's revised app tracking rules

Germany's antitrust authority said on Tuesday it is testing Apple's proposed changes to its app tracking rules, seeking feedback from publishers, media

German antitrust watchdog tests Apple's revised app tracking rules
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EU to examine if Apple Ads and Maps subject to tough rules, Apple says no

EU antitrust regulators will examine whether Apple's Apple Ads and Apple Maps should be subject to the onerous requirements of the bloc's digital

EU to examine if Apple Ads and Maps subject to tough rules, Apple says no
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Apple contests India's antitrust penalty law with risk of $38 billion fine, filing shows

Apple is challenging India's new antitrust penalty law under which the U.S. company could potentially face a fine of up to $38 billion, a

Apple contests India's antitrust penalty law with risk of $38 billion fine, filing shows
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US group sues Apple over Congo conflict minerals

A U.S.-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights

US group sues Apple over Congo conflict minerals
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Apple cuts jobs across sales team

Apple said on Monday it is cutting jobs across its sales teams to strengthen its customer engagement efforts, noting that only a small number of roles will be impacted by the layoffs.

Apple cuts jobs across sales team
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How Big Tech is faring against US antitrust lawsuits

A federal judge ruling that Meta Platforms does not hold an illegal social media monopoly handed Big Tech its first decisive win against the antitrust crackdown started in

How Big Tech is faring against US antitrust lawsuits
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Apple takes 25% share of China smartphone market in October on iPhone 17 demand

Apple's iPhone accounted for one in every four smartphones sold in China in October, with sales jumping 37% from a year earlier on strong demand for the iPhone 17 series, data from research

Apple takes 25% share of China smartphone market in October on iPhone 17 demand
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Berkshire reveals new $4.3 billion Alphabet stake, sells more Apple

Berkshire Hathaway revealed a $4.3 billion stake in Google parent Alphabet and further reduced its stake in Apple, detailing its equity portfolio for the last time

Berkshire reveals new $4.3 billion Alphabet stake, sells more Apple
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Apple's China iPhone sales jumped 22% in month after iPhone 17 launch

Sales of iPhones in China rose 22% from year-earlier levels in the first month after the iPhone 17 series launched, even as the broader market softened, a

Apple's China iPhone sales jumped 22% in month after iPhone 17 launch
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Apple and OpenAI must face X Corp's lawsuit for now, US judge rules

Apple and ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Thursday failed to convince a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp accusing them of conspiring to monopolize markets

Apple and OpenAI must face X Corp's lawsuit for now, US judge rules
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Apple refused permission to appeal UK ruling on app store commissions

Apple was on Thursday refused permission to appeal against a London tribunal ruling that it abused its dominant position by charging app developers unfair commissions, though the

Apple refused permission to appeal UK ruling on app store commissions
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Apple launches $229.95 iPhone Pocket ‘sock’ to widespread bemusement

Apple launches $229.95 iPhone Pocket ‘sock’ to widespread bemusement

Apple launches $229.95 iPhone Pocket ‘sock’ to widespread bemusement
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Developer fee cuts not passed on to EU users, Apple says

Lower developer fees implemented by Apple to comply with European Union tech regulations have not reduced prices for users, the iPhone maker said on

Developer fee cuts not passed on to EU users, Apple says
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Nvidia supplier Foxconn bullish on AI demand, teases OpenAI announcement

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, offered a bullish outlook on AI-related demand on Wednesday saying it would be a

Nvidia supplier Foxconn bullish on AI demand, teases OpenAI announcement
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Apple pulls two gay dating apps in China under government order

Apple says it has pulled two popular gay dating apps in China following an order from Chinese authorities in the latest evidence of their tightening grip on the LGBTQ+ community

Apple pulls two gay dating apps in China under government order