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Apple Buys Primephonic Classical Music Streaming Service
August 30, 2021

Apple has purchased 3-year-old classical music streaming service Primephonic, according to a Monday (Aug. 30) press release on the company’s website. Apple Music subscribers will now have access to Primephonic playlists and exclusive audio content as part of the acquisition. In the near future, classical...

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Apple Opens Payment Gateways For Devs As Part Of $100M Class Action Suit
August 27, 2021

Apple settled a 2019 class action lawsuit brought by app developers and will now allow developers to directly connect with users and extend alternate payment options, the company said in a blog post. The move gives developers the power to email their users and offers...

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Apple Wants Developers To Share Banking Info For App Store Connect
August 23, 2021

Developers using Apple’s App Store Connect will soon have to provide additional information related to banking. That will apply to people like account holders and to those in admin and finance roles. These users will now be able to provide a valid address in the...

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Apple’s Scan Plans Prompt Organizations’ Requests To Stop
August 19, 2021

Organizations around the globe published an open letter to Apple requesting that it toss plans to scan the messages children receive in order to spot abuse overtures, Reuters and other news outlets reported on Thursday (Aug. 19). Over 90 organizations dedicated to policy and rights...

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Apple Under Fire, Tweaks Plan For Flagging Child Porn
August 15, 2021

Apple, which has drawn an onslaught of criticism from privacy experts over its soon-to-launch system for identifying images of child sex abuse that pass through the operating systems it produces, now says it will only flag images that have been identified as problematic by officials...

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Apple Employees Voice Concern Over New Child Safety Scans, Report Says
August 13, 2021

Some Apple employees have added to the chorus of criticism over the tech giant’s idea to scan U.S. customer phones and devices for child pornography, according to Reuters Thursday (Aug. 12). This is notable because of the way Apple culture is usually very secretive. But...

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Apple To Raise Apple Cash Instant Transfer Fees
August 06, 2021

Apple Cash customers can now use Instant Transfer with Mastercard debit cards in addition to Visa debit cards to move Apple Cash to their bank accounts. Starting August 26, the cost to make an Apple Cash Instant Transfer will be 1.5 percent of the transfer...

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Apple eCommerce Store Redesign Mimics App Setup
August 04, 2021

The Apple Store has been redesigned and the company restored the dedicated Store tab in its navigation bar. The new Store web page, which includes a carousel of product categories and quick links for shopping with specialists or locating nearby Apple stores, mirrors the iPad...

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Musk Calls Apple’s App Store Fees A ‘Tax,’ Backs Epic Games
August 01, 2021

Elon Musk has thrown his hat in the ring in the ongoing legal battle between tech giant Apple and Epic Games, which makes the ultra-popular Fortnite game, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) writes. Musk came out on the side of Epic. “Apple app store fees...