NEWS BRIEF: US-based streamer Apple TV+ has renewed its space drama For All Mankind for a fifth season and commissioned a new spin-off series called Star City, both from Sony Pictures Television. Star
The iPhone continues to be overwhelmingly popular with teens, according to Piper Sandler's biannual teen survey. 85 percent of U.S. teens surveyed own an iPhone, and 86 percent plan to purchase an iPhone as their next smartphone. While the iPhone is still the most popular smartphone among teens, ownership is down from the October 2023 survey where 87 percent of teens owned an iPhone and 88 percent planned to purchase one.Both the 85% iPhone ownership and 86% intention to purchase an...
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BIXBY, Okla. — An Oklahoma woman scored a huge victory when infamous Kansas City Chiefs superfan Xavier Babudar was ordered to pay her $10.8 million in connection with a credit union robbery. Babudar, also known as “ChiefsAholic", was ordered to pay Payton Garcia $1.6 million for losses, $2 million for emotional damages and $7.2 million []
Apple has struck a deal to license millions of images from Shutterstock in order to train its AI models. Other tech companies have obtained similar deals from Shutterstock to help develop visual AI engines, including Google, Meta, and Amazon. News of Apple's deal comes well after its signing in late 2022, and is expected to cost Apple up to $50 million. This follows on from news of previous negotiations between Apple and various publishers for similar AI large language model (LLM)...
(Reuters) -Apple said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns. Many other popular apps developed by Western companies including YouTube and X were also available for download. It was not immediately clear how WhatsApp or Threads might have caused security concerns for Chinese authorities.
Apple removed Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China on Friday after the iPhone maker was ordered by the Chinese government. The Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these apps from the China storefront based on their national security concerns, Apple said in an emailed statement to Reuters. We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree. The iPhone maker said the apps remain available for download...
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IPhone maker Apple on Friday denied violating a court order governing its App Store and urged a California federal judge to reject a request by Fortnite developer Epic Games to hold it in contempt. Apple made the arguments in a filing to U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, who presided over Epic's lawsuit in 2020 accusing Apple of violating antitrust law with its tight controls over how consumers download apps and pay for transactions within them. The Apple filing criticized...
The St. Croix County jury convicted Nicolae Miu, 54, of reckless homicide for fatally stabbing Isaac Schuman, 17, at the popular recreation spot in western Wisconsin. He was also convicted of recklessly endangering the safety of four other people he stabbed.
The St. Croix County jury convicted Nicolae Miu, 54, of reckless homicide for fatally stabbing Isaac Schuman, 17, at the popular recreation spot in western Wisconsin. He was also convicted of recklessly endangering the safety of four other people he stabbed.
EU antitrust regulators are checking if an Apple proposal would comply with their order to let Spotify and other music streaming services inform users of payment options outside its App Store, the European Commission said on Monday. The iPhone maker risks antitrust charges and fresh fines if its proposal announced last Friday fails to satisfy the EU competition enforcer, which issued its order together with a 1.84 billion euro ($2 billion) fine last month Under Apple's proposal, the Swedish...