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Apple’s Digital ID Launch Depends on States Picking up Tab
November 14, 2021

Apple is requiring participating states to help it launch a program in which individuals can store their driver’s license or state identification in their Apple Wallet, CNBC reported. The report is based on copies of contracts signed by four states and obtained by CNBC. Based...

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Federal Judge Orders Apple to Open App Store Payments as Planned
November 10, 2021

Apple’s move to delay opening the payment gateways of its App Store to third parties was denied by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers during a hearing Tuesday (Nov. 9), the Financial Times (FT) reported. The judge said Apple was engaging in “incipient antitrust conduct”...

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Apple Hires Former Tesla Engineer to Advance Self-Driving Car Efforts
November 08, 2021

Apple hired a former Tesla software engineer to advance its efforts to develop a self-driving car, sources told Bloomberg. Christopher “CJ” Moore is the second Tesla alum hired for Apple’s autonomous car endeavors, joining Stuart Bowers, who left the electric carmaker’s Autopilot team two years...

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Apple Unveils Redesigned Apple ID Website
November 04, 2021

Tech behemoth Apple debuted its redesigned Apple ID website on Thursday (Nov. 4), topped with a colorful Apple logo and the tagline “One account for everything Apple,” meaning users can sign in to and manage all Apple services from one place. The Apple ID landing...

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Apple May Launch Crash Detection Feature for iPhones, Watches in ’22
November 02, 2021

Apple plans to debut a crash detection feature for several of its devices, allowing them to detect car crashes and dial 911 automatically, according to the Wall Street Journal Monday (Nov.1). The feature is slated to roll out next year. The feature would make it...

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Apple Objects to ‘Mechanism’ For Outside Payments in Apps in Its App Store
October 31, 2021

As the next step in the court battle between Apple and Epic Games nears, Apple on Friday (Oct. 29) signaled that its strongest objection to an antitrust court’s ruling is that it requires the company to allow buttons and links that provide a “mechanism” for outside payments, Reuters reported. ...

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Social Media Firms May See $10B Loss in Sales From Apple Changes
October 31, 2021

Several social media platforms, including Snap, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, will see revenues affected drastically by Apple’s privacy settings changes on iPhones, Financial Times (FT) says. The companies combined lost around $9.85 billion from the change. Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency policy, rolled out in...

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Apple Updates App Store Guidelines to Allow Communications Outside App
October 24, 2021

Apple has updated its App Store guidelines to allow developers to communicate with their customers outside of the app, 9to5Mac reported Friday (Oct. 22). One update removes a previous restriction on using information obtained within an app to communicate outside the app about payment methods...

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Snap Says Its Ad Business Dropped After Apple Changed Rules
October 22, 2021

Snap is seeing its shares suffer after saying its growth might be stunted for the current quarter as a result of Apple’s recent privacy changes, a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) says. The changes in question were made to Apple’s App Store and...