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Apple Disputes Epic Games’ Report of Denial of App Store Submission

May 16, 2025
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TikTok Returns to Apple and Google App Stores
Social Commerce // February 14, 2025

TikTok has returned to the Apple and Google app stores after being removed amid the threat of a U.S. ban. “The TikTok app is now available for download from the App Store and Google Play,” the company said in a Thursday (Feb. 13) press release. “Our...

Apple’s App Store Reportedly Facing Investigation by Chinese Regulators
Apple // February 05, 2025

Apple is reportedly facing another regulatory probe, this time in China’s crucial market. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is considering a formal investigation into the tech giant’s App Store fees and policies, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Feb. 5), citing sources familiar with the...

Apple Fights Monopoly Charges in $1.8 Billion Antitrust Trial
ANTITRUST // January 13, 2025

Apple is in court in the U.K. this week defending itself against monopoly-related charges. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (Jan. 13), the potentially $1.8 billion class action suit before London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal accuses the tech giant of holding millions of iPhone and iPad users “captive” and forcing...

Apple’s Developer Fees Face $995 Million UK Legal Challenge
Apple // December 03, 2024

Apple reportedly is facing litigation from British app developers over its App Store commissions. The class action suit alleges that the commission Apple charges of up to 30% on App Store sales has harmed competition in the U.K. tech industry, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Dec. 3). If the...

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UpKeep Helps Facilities Maintenance Go Digital

July 14, 2017
Some innovative entrepreneurs are just born that way. They were the kids who founded lemonade stands before they could count or make lemonade by themselves and who dropped out of Ivy League schools for fear they were wasting the most productive years of their lives sitting in a classroom listening to a boring professor. Others, like UpKeep CEO and Founder Ryan […]

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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 alternative distribution marketplaces, CNBC reported Friday (May 16). The Fortnite […]

TikTok Returns to Apple and Google App Stores

February 14, 2025
TikTok has returned to the Apple and Google app stores after being removed amid the threat of a U.S. ban. “The TikTok app is now available for download from the...

Apple’s App Store Reportedly Facing Investigation by Chinese Regulators

February 05, 2025
Apple is reportedly facing another regulatory probe, this time in China’s crucial market. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is considering a formal investigation into the tech giant’s App...

Apple Fights Monopoly Charges in $1.8 Billion Antitrust Trial

January 13, 2025
Apple is in court in the U.K. this week defending itself against monopoly-related charges. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (Jan. 13), the potentially $1.8 billion class action suit before London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal...