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Apple fights $1.8 billion App Store lawsuit in first of UK class actions against tech giants
Apple has abused its dominant position by charging app developers 30% commission through its App Store.
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Facebook parent Meta Platforms beats lawsuit over Apple privacy, Sandberg disclosures
Meta won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by concealing how changes to Apple’s privacy settings would make Facebook and Instagram less desirable for advertisers.
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Apple to let developers distribute apps directly from their sites
Software developers who use Apple’s App Store will be able to distribute apps to EU users directly from their websites this spring.
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ChatGPT one year on: From viral AI bot to OpenAI’s boardroom battle
We asked ChatGPT, OpenAI’s viral chatbot, how it felt on its first birthday.
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Elon Musk’s X Launches Video, Audio Calls To Platform
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, recently launched new features allowing users to make video and audio calls with one another.