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EU Could Force Apple To Share Payments Tech With Competitors

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The European Union (EU) could pass new laws that would make it mandatory for Apple to share the payments technology in its iPhones, according to a report from Bloomberg. The EU earlier this summer said its antitrust probe would look into both the App Store and Apple Pay. That method wouldn't require NFC, the company said.

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Apple Users Report Outages, Service Restored

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Users of Apple Music, TV+ streaming service and the App Store experienced problems accessing the services Tuesday (Sept. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. At press time, all Apple’s services have been restored, 9to5 reported. At press time, all Apple’s services have been restored, 9to5 reported.

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Advancing Retail And Education With Digital Technology 

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And in education, Google and Apple are facilitating students’ return to class with the help of technology. 10: Number of additional historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with which Apple has formed partnerships. 7.3K: Minimum number of Circle K stores in operation in the U.S. All this, Today in Data.

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USA Technologies, Apple Expand Partnership

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USA Technologies wants to make it easier — and more rewarding — to snag a Snickers at a vending machine using Apple Pay. The self-serve technology firm has announced that it will integrate its loyalty and payroll deduct program with Apple Pay at about 300,000 machines nationwide. By offering MORE.

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Apple Begins Using Its Store Network To Ship Some Orders

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As it follows in the footsteps of other merchants, Apple is reportedly beginning to harness its collection of shops as distribution hubs for delivering merchandise, Bloomberg reported. Apple has usually shipped products such as computers, smartphones, accessories and tablets from warehouses.

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VirnetX Takes $503M Bite Out Of Apple For Patent Infringement

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There's a new development in a decades old lawsuit after a jury in Tyler, Texas, ordered Apple to pay $502.8 11, 2010, alleged that Apple’s FaceTime and VPN On Demand features were using its patented technology. Over the years, VirnetX won various monetary awards, all of which were appealed by Apple, the report stated.

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Santander Hires Ex-Apple Exec To Head P2P Payments

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Banco Santander announced that it has hired Trish Burgess, formerly of Apple, to head up its peer-to-peer (P2P) payments department, according to a release. At Apple, Burgess provided insight and direction for the Apple Card , working with the engineering, product, marketing and operations teams from both Apple and Goldman Sachs.

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