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Reading between the lines of Apple's second quarter 2021 results.

Epic Games vs. Apple Trial Begins With Opening Remarks Underway Monday May 3, 2021 9:05 am PDT by Joe Rossignol The first day of the bench trial between Fortnite creator Epic Games and Apple is officially underway, with the companies delivering opening remarks before District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in a Northern California courtroom. The saga dates back to August 2020, when Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store after Epic Games introduced a direct payment option in the app for its in-...

Share this article LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  California small business owners went to great lengths to stay afloat through the pandemic, investing an average of $28,000 to operate within government guidelines and remain open during COVID-19, according to new research from Union Bank, a leading West Coast bank. According to the Union Bank California Small Business Mid-Year Mindshift 2021 Survey, the top four COVID-19-related areas small business owners invested in were perso...

Advertisement The United States Imposes a Double Whammy on a Government Contractor for Cheating the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program Thursday, April 29, 2021 April 29, 2021.  In this notable case, the United States held a government contractor accountable for cheating the service-disabled, veteran-owned small business program by imposing civil and criminal liability on the contractor.  This California construction firm paid $2.5 million in a False Claims Act set...

What you need to know Apple is seeking to claw back documents it inadvertently sent to Epic Games as part of its pre-trial discovery. The company says that three documents discussing Apples Small Business Program are in fact privileged. Filings show Apple discussed various SBP risks including competition and money laundering. Apple is desperately trying to claw back emails it inadvertently sent to Epic Games as part of its pre-trial discovery for its upcoming antitrust lawsuit against the Fort...

  Apple is seeking to claw back three documents regarding the new Small Business Program, which it says were inadvertently included in its disclosure ahead of the trial with "Fortnite" developer Epic Games. As the long-running dispute between Apple and Epic Games nears its trial date, the two companies are calling on the court to rule over document submissions. Apple says that it mistakenly included emails that contain privileged information, and so should not be subject to use by Epic Games. ...

Epic Games "1984" ad As the long-running dispute between Apple and Epic Games nears its trial date, the two companies are calling on the court to rule over document submissions. Apple says that it mistakenly included emails that contain privileged information, and so should not be subject to use by Epic Games. According to filed court documents, Apple says that the three email threads in question concern the development of the Small Business Program in the App Store. They include legal discussi...

  Apple says that the App Store now supports more than 243,000 jobs in Canada, an increase of 18% year-over-year, adding that the marketplace has become a "resilient source of opportunity." The Cupertino tech giant on Monday highlighted the App Store as an engine of economic growth in Canada, particularly during the global health crisis. Apple says that developers have generated more than $2 billion CAD in total earnings, growing 20% year-over-year in 2020. "The App Store has become a powerful...

By LEE ROOP | al.com | Published: April 9, 2021 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Tribune News Service) — Government contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has won a $3.6 billion contract to support the Army at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. The contract is for engineering services that include systems testing, trainers and “virtual, interactive and multimedia systems,” the company said in a contract announcement. Some of the work also involves using real combat hardware with ...

Epic Games Began Planning Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple Two Years Ago With Project Liberty Thursday April 8, 2021 12:01 am PDT by Juli Clover Ahead of its upcoming bench trial against Epic Games, Apple today filed 500 pages of documents covering findings of fact and conclusions of law, which basically summarizes the information exchanged between Apple and Epic, presents the relevant facts to the judge, and argues for the logical conclusions that should be drawn when law is applied to the case...