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Apple leverages idea of switching to Bing to pry more money out of Google, Microsoft exec says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple was never serious about replacing Google with Microsoft’s Bing as the default search engine in Macs and iPhones, but kept the possibility open as a "bargaining chip'' to extract bigger payments from Google, a Microsoft executive testified Wednesday in the biggest U.S....
TikTok Shop launches in the U.S. as the company bets big on e-commerce
NEW YORK (AP) — After months of testing, TikTok is fully launching its e-commerce product in the U.S. in an effort to translate the app’s cultural relevance among young consumers to sales. The company said Tuesday its shopping wing, called TikTok Shop, will include several...
Apple App Store - Top Apps
Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 3. YouTube TV, Google LLC 4. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 5. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 6. Google, Google...
Google's search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decades
The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway. The legal attack will swing into full force Tuesday in a Washington D.C. federal courtroom that will serve as the battleground...
Google reaches tentative settlement with all 50 states over alleged app store monopoly
All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant's alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world's cellphones. The...
EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown
LONDON (AP) — Six Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft faced fresh pressure Wednesday from the European Union, which moved to counter their digital dominance with far-reaching rules aimed at giving users more choices and making competition fairer. Google parent...
Apple App Store - Top Apps
Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 3. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 4. Google, Google LLC 5. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies, WarnerMedia Global...
Apple App Store - Top Apps
Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 3. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies, WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC 4. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 5. My Perfect Hotel,...
General Motors to close information technology center near Phoenix and eliminate 940 jobs
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it will close a large computer center near Phoenix at the end of October, eliminating 940 jobs. The information technology center in Chandler, Arizona, opened in 2014 as part of a blitz by GM to attract software designers and other employees in...
Apple App Store - Top Apps
Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 3. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 4. My Perfect Hotel, SayGames LTD 5. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies,...
