TechScape: Is the US calling time on Apple’s smartphone domination?
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by Alex Hern
2d ago
The tech giant fights regulators on both sides of the Atlantic, as the US government launches a grab-bag of accusations. Plus, Elon Musk’s bad day in court • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Apple’s problems have gone transatlantic. Even as it squabbles with the EU over the Digital Markets Act and nervously eyes the UK’s passage of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers bill, the company’s biggest fight is now back at home, after the US government launched what will likely be the antitrust case of the decade. From our story: The lawsuit, fi ..read more
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Boeing boss Dave Calhoun to step down; EU to investigate Alphabet, Apple and Meta – as it happened
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by Jasper Jolly
2d ago
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Boeing chief executive departs after safety incidents including mid-air door blow-out The government’s shareholding in NatWest Group has fallen below 30% for the first time since 2008, the bank has confirmed. The public’s stake in the group was last reported at 30.98% on 15 March. We welcome the government’s continued commitment to returning NatWest Group to private ownership. With the government shareholding now below 30%, we have been pleased with the recent momentum to achieving this shared ambition, which we believe is ..read more
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EU investigates Apple, Meta and Google owner Alphabet under new tech law
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by Dan Milmo and Lisa O'Carroll
2d ago
Technology groups face hefty fines if they are found guilty of breaching Digital Markets Act Business live – latest updates Apple, Google’s parent company and Meta are being investigated by the EU for potential breaches of the bloc’s new laws designed to police anti-competitive behaviour by big technology companies. The trio face significant fines if they are found guilty of breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a landmark piece of regulation that came into force on 7 March and is aimed at increasing choice for online consumers ..read more
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Ireland opens its arms to tech titans, yet shuts its eyes to failing public services | John Naughton
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by John Naughton
4d ago
Tax revenues from Silicon Valley giants have made the republic wealthy on paper, but housing and healthcare crises persist In 1956, a chap named TK “Ken” Whitaker, an Irish civil servant who had trained as an economist, was appointed permanent secretary of the finance department in Dublin at the relatively young age of 39. From his vantage point at the top of his country’s treasury, the view was bleak. The Irish republic was, economically and socially, in deep trouble. It had no natural resources, very little industry and was mired in a deep depression. Inflation and unemployment were high. Ir ..read more
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US government sues Apple in landmark iPhone monopoly lawsuit – video
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1w ago
The US government filed a sprawling antitrust case against Apple, alleging that the tech giant has illegally prevented competition by restricting access to its software and hardware. 'Apple has maintained its power not because of its superiority, but because of its unlawful exclusionary behavior,' said US attorney general Merrick Garland US accuses Apple of ‘broad, sustained, and illegal’ smartphone monopoly ..read more
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US accuses Apple of ‘broad, sustained, and illegal’ smartphone monopoly
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by Nick Robins-Early
1w ago
Justice department lawsuit alleges tech giant illegally prevented competition by restricting access to its software and hardware The US government on Thursday filed a sprawling antitrust case against Apple, alleging that the tech giant has illegally prevented competition by restricting access to its software and hardware. The case is a direct challenge to the company’s core products and practices, including its iMessage service and how devices such as the iPhone and Apple Watch connect with one another. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, alleges that Apple has monopoly power in ..read more
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Apple’s claims about risk of outside payments ‘do not survive scrutiny’,
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by Josh Taylor
1w ago
At start of what is expected to be a five-month trial, Epic says Apple has allowed such options for physical goods and the ‘sky did not fall in’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Apple’s claim that allowing outside payment systems is a security risk does not “survive scrutiny” as it already allows such options for physical goods and the “sky did not fall in”, the firm behind the popular game Fortnite has argued. Monday marked the start of what is expected to be a five-month federal court trial in E ..read more
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Epic Games takes on Apple and Google in Australia over alleged misuse of market power
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by Josh Taylor
1w ago
Maker of Fortnite says in lawsuit that by controlling in-app purchases, the tech companies are restricting competition and innovation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast When Apple’s first iPhone launched in 2007, all its apps were made by Apple. Steve Jobs was reluctant to allow the apps of third-party developers on the iPhone, according to his biography by Walter Isaacson. He ultimately caved to pressure with the launch of the App Store in 2008. But the company wanted strict control over what was a ..read more
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Apple to pay $490m to settle claims it misled investors over sales in China
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by Associated Press
1w ago
Company denied that Tim Cook deceived investors when he said iPhone sales were strong weeks before revenue warning Apple has agreed to pay $490m to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging chief executive Tim Cook misled investors about a steep downturn in iPhone’s sales in China that culminated in a jarring revision to the company’s revenue forecast. The preliminary settlement filed Friday in Oakland, California, federal court stems from a shareholder lawsuit focused on the way Apple relayed information about how iPhone models released in September 2018 were performing in China, one of the comp ..read more
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Neil Young to return music to Spotify as he attacks ‘disinformation’ across streaming services
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by Ben Beaumont-Thomas
2w ago
Rock star left Spotify in 2022 in protest over podcaster Joe Rogan, but says he can’t keep up fight as Rogan broadens distribution to Apple, YouTube and Amazon Neil Young is to return his music to Spotify after keeping it off the streaming platform for more than two years. Young removed his entire catalogue from the world’s biggest streaming company in January 2022, in protest against Joe Rogan whose chart-topping podcast was exclusive to Spotify ..read more
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