The Netherlands’ top competition regulator on Friday said Apple Inc. broke the country’s competition laws and ordered changes to the iPhone maker’s App Store payment policies. Apple’s practice of requiring app developers to use its in-app payment system and pay commissions of 15 percent to 30 percent on digital goods purchases has come under scrutiny…
Apple’s App Store Broke Competition Laws, Dutch Watchdog Says
December 25, 2021
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Apple Wins Last-Minute Reprieve From App Store Changes While ‘Fortnite’ Appeal Plays Out
Apple Inc. on Wednesday won a reprieve from having to make major changes to its lucrative App Store while it appeals an antitrust lawsuit brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games. In September, a judge ordered Apple to change its App Store rules, which ban developers from including links in buttons to outside payment systems rather…
UK Government Pilots App That Rewards Healthy Habits
The British government is piloting a new app that will offer incentives such as vouchers for shops, theme park passes, and cinema tickets for people who eat healthily and exercise more. The town of Wolverhampton was chosen for the pilot because of its population’s major weight issues. A 2014 survey estimated that 70 percent of…
Travellers Who’ve Forgotten to Use ArriveCan App Can Now Give Details at the Border
OTTAWA—Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he’s instructed border officials to allow travellers to give their travel information at the border if they’ve forgotten or haven’t been able to use the governments ArriveCan app. Until now, anyone coming in to Canada had to enter their travel details in the app or else be denied boarding…
Tesla App Coming Back Online After Server Outage, Musk Says
November 20, 2021
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Tesla Inc. chief Elon Musk said on Friday that the company’s mobile application was coming back online after an app server outage earlier prevented many owners from connecting to their cars. Musk was responding to a Tesla owner’s tweet, who said that he was experiencing a “500 server error” to connect his Model 3 through…
Instagram Testing Feature to Notify Users of Outage or Issue Inside App
Facebook Inc’s Instagram said on Monday it is testing a feature to notify users of outages or technical issues directly on the photo-sharing app, days after two outages disrupted the social media giant’s services. The test will run in the United States and will go on for a few months, Instagram said in a blog…
Apple, Google Raise New Concerns by Yanking Russian App
September 22, 2021
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BERKELEY, Calif.—Big Tech companies that operate around the globe have long promised to obey local laws and to protect civil rights while doing business. But when Apple and Google capitulated to Russian demands and removed a political-opposition app from their local app stores, it raised worries that two of the world’s most successful companies are…
Analysis: Epic’s Narrow Win in App Store Case Toughens Fight Against Google Play Rules
OAKLAND, Calif.—Android app makers suing to stop Alphabet Inc’s Google from siphoning up to 30 percent of their sales received little reassurance about their chances on Friday as a judge allowed a comparable fee charged by Apple Inc to stand. Developers including “Fortnite” maker Epic Games in the last year took aim at the two…
Apple’s App Store Changes Face Scrutiny of Regulators, Lawmakers
In the space of a week, Apple Inc. made two sets of changes to its App Store rules, which are the subject of lawsuits, regulatory probes, and legislation around the world, but the tweaks do not address the biggest concerns raised. Lawmakers and regulators are considering dismantling the App Store business model, an outcome that…
H&M Vanishes From Chinese Ride-Hailing App Didi After Xinjiang Backlash
March 26, 2021
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SHANGHAI—China’s top ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing has dropped H&M from its listings, joining a backlash over comments made by the Swedish fashion retailer last year about labor conditions in Xinjiang province. Search results for the clothing store chain in the app for all of China’s major cities yielded no results on Friday. Didi Chuxing did…
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