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Epic Games Loses Bid For Immediate Access To Apple App Store

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9) denied a request by Epic Games to make Apple reinstate Epic's Fortnite game on its App Store before a lawsuit Epic brought against Apple is resolved at trial, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Epic sued Apple in August, accusing the technology giant of violating laws that restrict anti-competitive behavior.

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Spotify Slams New Apple One Service, Claims It's Anticompetitive

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Spotify , the music streaming giant, criticized tech rival Apple over a new subscription bundle that allegedly favors the company's own Apple Music service over others, Reuters reported. The Apple One bundle reportedly disadvantages streaming rivals, according to Reuters. The case is ongoing.

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Google, Apple Team Up To Enable Coronavirus Tracking Tech

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Apple and Google are collaborating on a new technology to track the spread of the coronavirus by using Bluetooth. All of us at Apple and Google believe there has never been a more important moment to work together to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems,” the companies said in a statement.

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Apple Snaps Up Startup With Device Management Platform

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Fleetsmith , a startup that has built a platform enabling corporate IT crews to manage Apple devices, has been acquired by the tech giant, the company’s founders confirmed in a blog post. We’re thrilled to join Apple,” the company’s co-founders wrote. Apple, which recently became the first U.S.

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Apple To Spend $100M On Racial Justice Initiative

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Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the company has committed $100 million for a new initiative to help racial justice causes in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, CNBC reported. Apple will also be working to up spending on black-owned suppliers, according to Cook, and will be working on hiring more black employees.

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BlackRock tokenizes money market fund on Ethereum | Apple in talks to let Google’s Gemini power iPhone AI features | US sues Apple over iPhone monopoly

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This week’s must-know stories in the FinTech, AI and Digital Asset space: BlackRock tokenizes money market fund on Ethereum Apple in talks to let Google’s Gemini power iPhone AI features US sues Apple over iPhone monopoly in landmark antitrust case Plus, 12 more exclusive stories to help you stay ahead of the curve!

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New York’s Apple Bank For Savings Slapped With $12.5 Million AML Fine

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Manhasset, New York-headquartered Apple Bank For Savings will have to pay a $12.5 Apple Bank for Savings was accused of failing to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) per WSJ. Apple Bank is chartered in New York and has locations across the state.

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