Following the release of iOS 17.4 a few weeks ago, iOS users have been noticing a discreet change when it comes to the App Store. More specifically, Apple has redesigned the App Store’s Purchase History page, which now provides more details about each purchase and also introduces new filters. more
Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match today joined Epic Games to protest the way Apple complied with a court ruling requiring it to walk back its anti-steering rules. In an amicus brief in support of Epic Games (via The Wall Street Journal), the four companies said that the fees Apple is charging are too high, and that there are too many restrictions on how developers link to their websites. "The Apple Plan comports with neither the letter nor the spirit of this Court's mandate," reads the brief. ...
The Parler app – which was removed by Apple after accusations that it was used to plan and facilitate the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 – is now back in the App Store. The Android version of the social media app has not yet been accepted back into the Google Play Store. The company’s new CEO says that the app’s focus on completely unmoderated posts has now changed, though it’s unclear who actually owns and controls the business now more
Apple now allows users to browse Vision Pro's apps online in the new visionOS App Store.
Parler, a once censorship-free social media platform, has returned to Apple's App Store under new ownership. It now vows to ban violent and controversial content. read more
STACKER - Approximately 49 million people in the U.S. population aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in 2021—and most went without treatment. That amounted to 17.3% of the population living with these disorders, according to 2022 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration data released in November 2023. These sometimes deadly disorders []
Ophelia analyzed the number of patients in substance use facilities per capita in Idaho and across the U.S., using SAMHSA survey data.
In a joint legal filing, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, X and Match Group have called on a federal judge to reject Apple’s plan for allowing outside payment options in its App Store. The companies argue that the proposal contradicts a 2021 ruling that found Apple in violation of California’s unfair competition laws, requiring Apple to allow app developers to direct users to their […]
Businesses looking to keep consumers coming back by offering the most efficient customer experience may want to look to receipt data, at least if financial institutions and FinTechs have anything to say about it. By the Numbers The 2023 PYMNTS Intelligence study “Meeting the Need for Item-Level Receipt Data: Why Data Infrastructure Is Key to […]
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A lawsuit against Apple complaining about instant transfer fees and the company's alleged distrust in cryptocurrency has been dismissed by the case's judge, with major flaws sending the suit back to the drawing board. A Bitcoin coin In November 2023, a group of Venmo and Square Cash users attempted to take on Apple, alleging that Apple was violating U.S. antitrust laws due to its App Store guidelines. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria struck down the attempted...
A student was arrested after investigators say they made multiple threats to Mansfield Middle School on Thursday.