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Apple Centering AI Plans on App Store and Hardware

March 29, 2026
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Apple’s Expanded Ad Opportunities for Developers Coming in March
Mobile Commerce // January 26, 2026

Apple is ready to begin offering app developers an expanded advertising opportunity. The new service, which allows for increased advertising by App Store developers during user searchers, will be available in March, the company said in a recent update. “When a user searches on the...

Apple App Store Fees Face Pressure From EU Developers
Mobile Commerce // December 16, 2025

A collection of app developers and consumer groups want Europe to enforce laws against Apple. The Coalition of App Fairness (CAF) on Monday (Dec. 15) issued an open letter to the European Commission (EC) accusing the tech giant of “persistent” non-compliance with Europe’s Digital Markets...

Antitrust Lawsuit in China Targets Apple Policies on App Distribution and Payments
Mobile Commerce // October 20, 2025

Apple is reportedly facing an antitrust lawsuit in China that centers on the company’s policies around app distribution and payments. A lawyer representing a group of 55 Chinese iPhone and iPad users filed a complaint with the country’s State Administration for Market Regulation, Reuters reported...

Apple: App Store Blocked $2 Billion in Fraud Last Year
Fraud Prevention // May 27, 2025

Apple says its App Store prevented more than $2 billion in fraudulent transactions last year. This is part of a larger anti-fraud effort that has blocked more than $9 billion worth of such transactions in the past five years, the tech giant said Thursday (May...

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Apple Centering AI Plans on App Store and Hardware

March 29, 2026
Apple is reportedly focused on hardware and services as its rivals pull ahead in artificial intelligence. That’s according to Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman, who made his case Sunday (March 29) in his regular newsletter about Apple. Gurman contends that, unlike efforts to compete in places like music and TV, Apple has “effectively conceded the AI […]

Apple’s Expanded Ad Opportunities for Developers Coming in March

January 26, 2026
Apple is ready to begin offering app developers an expanded advertising opportunity. The new service, which allows for increased advertising by App Store developers during user searchers, will be available...

Apple App Store Fees Face Pressure From EU Developers

December 16, 2025
A collection of app developers and consumer groups want Europe to enforce laws against Apple. The Coalition of App Fairness (CAF) on Monday (Dec. 15) issued an open letter to...

Antitrust Lawsuit in China Targets Apple Policies on App Distribution and Payments

October 20, 2025
Apple is reportedly facing an antitrust lawsuit in China that centers on the company’s policies around app distribution and payments. A lawyer representing a group of 55 Chinese iPhone and...