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Epic Games CEO Says Court Ruling Means ‘Apple Tax Is Dead’

Epic Games CEO Says Court Ruling Means ‘Apple Tax Is Dead’
Epic Games CEO Says Court Ruling Means ‘Apple Tax Is Dead’
December 14, 2025  |  Apple

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said Thursday (Dec. 12) that a federal appeals court’s decision in the company’s long-running legal battle with Apple marks “the...

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The Holiday Dinner Set for the Ultra-High-End Digital Chef
The Holiday Dinner Set for the Ultra-High-End Digital Chef
December 13, 2025  |  The Weekender

Holiday dinner used to be a meal. Now it’s a full-stack deployment: procurement, last-mile logistics, kitchen hardware and (inevitably) one device that “just needs to...

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OCC Aims to Reform Liquidity Risk Management and AML Compliance
OCC Aims to Reform Liquidity Risk Management and AML Compliance
December 12, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) plans to continue its regulatory reforms in 2026. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Walmart Completes Street-Front Retail Lineup at New Corporate Campus
Walmart Completes Street-Front Retail Lineup at New Corporate Campus
December 12, 2025  |  Walmart

Anthropologie, Chipotle and Starbucks have become the final lease signees at Walmart’s new Home Office, the 350-acre corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas, that offers amenities...

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Conversational AI Becomes New Front Door for Holiday Shopping
Conversational AI Becomes New Front Door for Holiday Shopping
December 12, 2025  |  Retail

The traditional holiday shopping journey, a linear path of keyword searches, doom-scrolling and multi-step checkouts, is being dismantled in real-time. This season is seeing the...

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AMINA Bank Integrates Ripple Payments to Facilitate Cross-Border Stablecoin Transactions
AMINA Bank Integrates Ripple Payments to Facilitate Cross-Border Stablecoin Transactions
December 12, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Switzerland-based AMINA Bank has integrated Ripple Payments to reduce the friction between blockchain and traditional banking rails and enable the bank’s clients to move funds...

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Embedded Finance Transforms Bank Balance Sheets Into Growth Channels
Embedded Finance Transforms Bank Balance Sheets Into Growth Channels
December 12, 2025  |  Banking

Embedded finance is transforming not just how transactions happen but where financial relationships begin. What once sat at the edge of apps and platforms is...

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Airbnb Deploys AI to Prevent Disruptive Parties at Rented Homes
Airbnb Deploys AI to Prevent Disruptive Parties at Rented Homes
December 12, 2025  |  Technology

Airbnb is using technology to stop disruptive parties before they start. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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OpenAI Plans to Offer AI Models’ Enhanced Capabilities to Cyberdefense Workers
OpenAI Plans to Offer AI Models’ Enhanced Capabilities to Cyberdefense Workers
December 12, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI said it is adding more safeguards to its artificial intelligence (AI) models amid rapid advancements in all AI models. Get the Full Story Complete...

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