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NTD Business Full Broadcast (April 22)

Republicans unveiling a much smaller bill to counter President Biden’s infrastructure plan. We have details on what’s in it, and where they’ll find the money to pay for it? Paying workers to meditate and eat fruit? NTD tells the story how one business is redefining wellness at the workplace. Lawmakers grill Apple and Google. Are…


Apple and Google Grilled at Senate Hearing on App Store Competition

A panel of senators grilled representatives from Apple and Google at an anti-trust hearing Wednesday, with the companies pushing back against accusations of abusing market power to squash competition and of charging unjustified developer fees in their app stores. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust and Consumer Rights heard complaints from Spotify, Match, and other…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (April 20)

Apple unveils a slew of new products at its first event this year. What are the new products, and what new features do they offer? NTD gives you a closer look. Millennials are the student debt generation, and a majority believe their loans weren’t worth it. A new survey shows some depressing findings. European Banks are…


Apple Greenlights Parler’s App for Return to iOS App Store

Apple has approved Parler’s updated app for a return to the iOS store, the company said in a letter. In a missive to members of Congress, Apple said Parler has proposed updates to its app that include strengthened moderation practices. Apple’s review team informed Parler that as of April 14, its proposed updated app “will…


Ending Big Tech Tyranny

Commentary On Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas announced that the Supreme Court soon will have to put an end to big tech tyranny. He cited the “glaring” problem of social media platforms like Facebook and Google wielding unlimited power to censor users whose views they don’t like. These tech giants, he argued, ought to be regulated…


Apple CEO Tim Cook Hopes Parler ‘Comes Back’ After Fixing Content Moderation

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he hopes social media platform Parler returns to his company’s app store after they fix issues with content moderation. The technology giant’s top executive made the comments during an interview on the Sway podcast after defending his company’s decision to remove Parler over its alleged lax approach to violent content…


Epic Games’ Google Lawsuit Extends Down Under, Amid Tech Giant’s App Store Dominance

Epic Games has extended its legal battle with Google to Australia, pursuing the tech giant over anti-competitive practices, after the developer’s hit game ‘Fortnite’ was removed from the store last year. Epic Games has previously sued both Google and Apple over alleged anti-competitive practices in the United States and Europe. It comes as the Australian regulator…


Fortnite’s Epic Games Extends Legal Battle With Google to Australia

Epic Games has extended its legal battle with Google to Australia, pursuing the tech giant over anti-competitive practices, after the developer’s hit game ‘Fortnite’ was removed from the store last year. Epic Games has previously sued both Google and Apple over alleged anti-competitive practices in the United States and Europe. It comes as the Australian regulator…


More Big Tech Hypocrisy: Apple Blackballs Parler… Again!

“One more thing!” How many times have the millions—or is it billions—of Apple geeks across the globe thrilled to those words as the geniuses from Cupertino unveiled yet another dazzling product? Sometimes these new gizmos arrived a little late but almost always with a better result for the user than their competition. They were usually…


Parler Working on Return to Apple’s App Store

Parler on Thursday said it’s working on returning to Apple’s app store, following a report it was denied reentry last month. “Parler expects and hopes to keep working with Apple to return to the App Store. We’re optimistic that Apple will continue to differentiate itself from other ‘Big Tech’ companies by supporting its customers’ choice…