Fortnite creator Epic Games found support from its legions of gamers for suing Apple and Google after the tech giants dropped the popular videogame from their app stores for violating payment guidelines.
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Over the past several days, however, videogame developers ranging from Epic Games, Microsoft and Facebook, have ensured that Apple doesn’t dodge scrutiny over its App Store practices and policies.
The US justice department is moving “full tilt” on its antitrust investigation of Google and other Big Tech platforms, the department’s second-ranking official said.
Apple and Google on Thursday removed Fortnite from their app stores for violating the in-app payment guidelines, prompting developer Epic Games to file antitrust lawsuits challenging their rules.
HMD Global, the maker of Nokia-branded smartphones, has secured $230-million of investment from partners including Google and Qualcomm to help accelerate its development of 5G devices.
Tencent wants to merge China’s biggest game-streaming platforms, Huya and DouYu International, people familiar with the matter said, in a deal that would allow it to dominate the $3.4-billion arena.
Google is buying a 6.6% stake in home security firm ADT for $450-million in a deal that will allow it to provide service to customers of its Nest home security devices.
Australia will force Facebook and Google to pay Australian media outlets for news content in a landmark move to protect independent journalism that will be watched around the world.
Amazon.com on Thursday posted the biggest profit in its 26-year history as online sales and its lucrative business supporting third-party merchants surged during the coronavirus pandemic.
After briefly entering the PC market in South Africa a few years ago and then beating a strategic retreat, Huawei is poised to reintroduce its MateBook laptops in the local market.