Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shieldi...
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Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over phone settings, accusing them of violating antitrust laws
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech ...
Judge tells Google to brace for shakeup of Android app store as punishment for running a monopoly
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday indicated he will order major changes in Google’s ...
Can tech help solve the Los Angeles homeless crisis? Finding shelter may someday be a click away
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billions of dollars have been spent on efforts to get homeless people off the str...
Key new features coming to Apple’s iOS18 this fall
Apple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday’s developers conference event, many of w...
Top Apple exec acknowledges shortcomings in effort to bring competition in iPhone app payments
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller on Wednesday acknowledged a court-orde...
These are the countries where TikTok is already banned
LONDON (AP) — TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new law threatens a nati...
Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing’s orders
HONG KONG (AP) — Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social medi...
Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Google on Friday began removing California news websites from some people’...
One Tech Tip: How to use apps to track and photograph the total solar eclipse
Monday’s total solar eclipse might become one of the most filmed and photographed events of the year...
Apple reverses course and clears way for Epic Games to set up rival iPhone app store in Europe
Apple has reversed course under regulatory pressure and cleared the way for a nettlesome adversary, ...
European regulators want to question Apple after it blocks Epic Games app store
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators said they want to question Apple over accusations that it bl...
Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules. Could it mean more iPhone hacking?
Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in ...
A woman wins $3.8 million verdict after SWAT team searches wrong home based on Find My iPhone app
DENVER (AP) — A 78-year-old woman who sued two police officers after her home was wrongly searched b...
One Tech Tip: Change these settings on X to limit calls and hide your IP address
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has made audio and video calling capabilities available to all u...
Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on t...
Google’s Gemini AI app to land on phones, making it easier for people to connect to a digital brain
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Thursday introduced a free artificial intelligence app that will impl...
Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations
Apple has unveiled a sweeping plan to tear down some of the competitive barriers that it has built a...
Former Massachusetts school superintendent pleads guilty to sending threatening texts
CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) — The former superintendent of the Chicopee Public Schools in Massachusetts ple...
Military command ready to track Santa, and everyone can follow along
WASHINGTON (AP) — As children around the world eagerly await Santa’s arrival on Christmas, the milit...