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RevenueCat Raises $50 Million to Expand Platform for Monetizing Consumer Software
May 22, 2025

RevenueCat has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round to expand its platform that powers subscriptions, in-app purchases and virtual currencies for consumer software. The company plans to use the new capital to scale product development and make strategic hires, it said in...

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Apple Disputes Epic Games’ Report of Denial of App Store Submission
May 16, 2025

Apple and Epic Games are reportedly sparring over Apple’s denial of Epic Games’ resubmission to place its game Fortnite in the App Store. Epic Games said Friday that its resubmission was denied by Apple, while Apple responded that it did not remove the game from...

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Apple Reportedly Mulling Price Hike for Fall iPhone Releases
May 12, 2025

Apple is reportedly considering price increases for its next iPhone models. However, the tech giant is committed to avoiding the appearance of blaming that price hike on U.S. tariffs on products from China, where most iPhones are made, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday (May 12), citing...

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Apple Eyes Adding AI Search to Replace Google, Ending Tech Giant Partnership
May 07, 2025

Apple is “actively looking at” revamping its Safari web browser to concentrate on artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search engines and shift away from Google search, potentially creating a colossal shift in the mobile browser landscape. This disclosure was made by Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services...

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Cashless Wave Sweeps Latin America Amid Mobile, FinTech Boom
May 07, 2025

Latin America is undergoing a dramatic shift in how money moves. But it isn’t traditional financial institutions that are leading the charge. Instead, mobile wallets and real-time payment systems are rapidly gaining ground across the region, and these 21st century solutions to the age-old problem...

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Apple Appeals After Judge Finds Company Disobeyed Ruling
May 05, 2025

Apple appealed after a judge found the tech giant violated a court order. The appeal came days after U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found that Apple disobeyed a ruling in a case involving Fortnite maker Epic Games and the Apple App Store, Seeking Alpha...

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Will Apple’s Services Momentum Be Blunted by New Epic App Store Ruling?
May 02, 2025

For several years, Apple has been leveraging its hardware and services to forge an ecosystem, as phones, tablets and computers are an on-ramp to higher margin subscriptions, streaming and apps. This week, the company posted earnings that showed headwinds to its top-line growth (to 5% on...

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Apple Needs ‘Time’ to Upgrade Siri; Services Revenue Dampened by Cost Hikes
May 01, 2025

Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday (May 1) that the company needs “more time” to upgrade Siri’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, as the AI assistant faces criticisms that it lags behind rivals such as Amazon’s Alexa and other voice-enabled AI chatbots. “We need more time...

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Spotify Submits App Update to Apple After Ruling in Epic Games Lawsuit
May 01, 2025

Spotify said Thursday (May 1) that it submitted a new app update to Apple that includes features made possible by a Wednesday (April 30) court order that required Apple to “loosen its iron grip on its App Store.” The ruling in the case brought by...