Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook says employees should begin returning to the tech giant’s offices in early September for at least three days a week.
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Epic Games Inc., the maker of Fortnite, may pull out a surprising last-minute victory in its court battle against Apple Inc. with potential wide-ranging ramifications for how millions of iOS app developers make money.
First, a brief recap: The conflict that spawned the trial began last August when Epic deliberately broke Apple’s App Store rules by updating its Fortnite video game to circumvent the tech giant’s in-app payment system and its 30% commission structure to avoid paying fees. After Apple removed the title from its store, Epic sued, contending the smartphone maker violated antitrust laws that led to this month’s proceedings. The game publisher is asking the court for the right to run its own app store on the iOS platform, enabling users to install apps and use payment services from third-party sources that charge less.
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What some have called the mobile advertising Armageddon is finally upon us. Apple Inc. will put in place new privacy protocols that will make it much harder for apps to gather user data for personalizing digital ads. The change will have vast ramifications for how the app economy works and alter the dynamics of power among the top platforms, advertisers and app developers. But it also comes at a pivotal moment for the industry: Just when governments around the world are looking to clamp down on the rising dominance of the largest technology companies, Apple’s latest initiative could further strengthen the hand of those same giants at the expense of smaller rivals.
Apple reveals plans to invest $430B in US over five years
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Apple Inc. today announced that it will invest $430 billion in the U.S. over the next five years as part of an expansion initiative that includes, among other things, plans to spend “tens of billions of dollars” on developing chip and networking technologies.
The iPhone maker expects to create more than 20,000 new positions in the process.
“At this moment of recovery and rebuilding, Apple is doubling down on our commitment to U.S. innovation and manufacturing with a generational investment reaching communities across all 50 states,” said Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook in a statement.