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Apple has announced that it has a deal to settle a class-action lawsuit initiated by a group of US app developers who claimed anti-competitive practices in the company’s App Store. The lawsuit was filed in 2019, and claimed that Apple charged developers excessive commissions on in-app purchases. To settle, Apple will…

Epic Games, Spotify and a handful of others have launched The Coalition for App fairness, a nonprofit meant to ramp up pressure on Apple over App store charges, transparency and access. Epic, the home of Fortnite, is currently in a legal tussle with Apple in the U.S. and Spotify is fighting them in the EU, targeting…

Fortnite publisher Epic Games has suffered a setback in its legal fight against Apple, with a federal judge denying the company’s bid for an emergency order seeking to have the game restored on Apple’s App Store. Technically, it was a split decision by U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. In a ruling…

UPDATED, 6:45 PM: Google today also barred Epic Games from its app store, which caters to Android users. As of late Thursday, neither was allowing the publisher’s uber-popular Fortnite game to be downloaded and installs on devices through their outlets. Epic then also sued Google. Read more about the case below. PREVIO…

UPDATED with closing stock price. Apple stock hit a new all-time high Friday amid U.S.-China trade optimism, a day after a leaked memo from CEO Tim Cook explained his decision to remove an app from the App Store after complaints from China. Shares in the tech giant closed at $236.21, up nearly 3% for the day, after…

UPDATED with closing stock price. Apple’s stock opened Monday at its lowest point in six weeks due to the escalating U.S.-China trade war, only to slump further on an unfavorable ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. Shares closed at $186.55, down nearly 5.4%. Despite the decline, in 2019 to date, the stock has gained…

Shares in Apple, which have climbed more than 30% in 2019 to date, slipped nearly 2% $208 on Monday after a Financial Times report over the weekend said the tech giant faces an investigation into its App Store fees. According to the news outlet, a probe could start in the coming weeks. Rivals such as Spotify have long…

Apple has issued a lengthy response to Spotify’s complaint before European Commission regulators, which was issued earlier this week. The iPhone maker dismisses it as “misleading rhetoric” that conceals its streaming competitor’s financial motives. Spotify told the EC that Apple’s 30% “tax” on Spotify streams…

UPDATED with a statement from Facebook: Facebook has removed a data-security app from Apple’s app store after the Cupertino tech giant determined it violated data-collection policies. The free Onavo app allows users to create a virtual private network that sends Internet traffic through a private server. It’s touted…