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Game developers are fed up with Steam, Google and Apple
The world’s biggest app stores are facing increasing push-back by developers over the high costs they charge for connecting their games with users.
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Silicon Valley is getting serious about your health
Apple’s new smartwatch is the latest proof: Big Tech is trying to remake health care in its own image.
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Anger as EU votes in favour of new online copyright rules
Tech platforms and Internet activists protested the outcome of a European parliament vote on Wednesday to back copyright rules that would help video, music and other rights holders seek compensation for use of their content online.
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Amazon joins the trillion-dollar club
Amazon.com shares rose as much as 1.9%, pushing the company briefly beyond a market value of US$1-trillion, a milestone Apple reached just last month.
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Trump steps up attacks on Big Tech
US President Donald Trump, stepping up his criticism of technology firms he says are favouring liberal points of view, said they may be in a “very antitrust situation” but repeatedly said he can’t comment publicly on whether they should be broken up.
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Now Amazon closes in on $1-trillion market cap
Amazon.com headed for its biggest gain in four months, pulling within US$26-billion of becoming America’s second trillion-dollar company, after Morgan Stanley said sales growth remains strong.
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Trump’s bogus claims stir up tech risk
It’s tempting to ignore the early morning tweets of a technology-challenged US president. Donald Trump is wrong on the facts, but his complaints underscore the business threats to tech companies from growing and largely disingenuous complaints.
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Trump accuses Google of rigging search results against him
US President Donald Trump has accused Google of rigging its search results to give preference to negative stories about him, adding his voice to conservatives who accuse social media companies of favouring liberal viewpoints.
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Why developers are so mad at Apple and Google
If you need proof that giant technology companies behave a lot like borderless governments, look no further than the brewing “app store taxes” debate.
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Apple, Google face revolt over app store ‘tax’
A backlash against the app stores of Apple and Google is gaining steam, with a growing number of companies saying the tech giants are collecting too high a tax for connecting consumers to developers’ wares.