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To protect valuable revenue streams, Apple is trying to delay a court ruling that forces US iOS app developers to redirect to external payment systems and forces the company to avoid paying fees to iPhone manufacturers. The company filed an emergency motion late Wednesday, asking the Court of Appeal to grant partial stay on the previous ruling. After Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers discovered he was not following the orders taken over in 2021, a US court ruled last week that it would uphold the epic game in a long-term case against Apple. The new ruling party that allows Apple to…

Bosch's venture arm has a new $270 million fund that continues its tradition of investing in deep tech startups. However, this time, Bosch Ventures plans to put more money into North American startups. Started in 2007, Bosch Ventures is currently on its sixth fund. Additionally, while corporate VCs are technically global companies, their focus today is heavier on North America. The strategy may seem contradictory given this, given that it is an area affected by US trade war with China, volatile stock markets and US administrative policies that have led to fears of a recession. But Ingo Ramesohl, managing director…

Fintech Giant Stripe announced on Wednesday that numerous new products will be launched at its annual Stripe Sessions User Event. Highlights include: A new AI foundation model for payments. Stablecoin-driven account. New orchestration provisions and recent transitions by Chip Behemoth Nvidia. Stripe's Payments Foundation model is trained in hundreds of billions of transactions, says Emily Glassberg Sands, Stripe's head of information. So, other models might overlook “capturing hundreds of subtle signals about each payment,” she said. One use case is improving fraud detection. Stripe's previous models “gradually” reduced card test attacks by 80% over two years. Card test attacks are…

The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been the victim of reductions across the tech industry, with a staggering 16,084 cuts taking place in February alone. We’re tracking layoffs in the tech industry in 2025 so you can see the trajectory of the cutbacks and understand the impact on innovation across all types of companies. As businesses continue to embrace AI and automation, this tracker serves as a reminder of the human…

A game emulator called Delta uses recent court decisions regarding Apple's App Store to support your business by linking to your Patreon membership page. The update was approved for release on Wednesday in the US app store. This allows Delta users to join the Delta team's Patreon directly from the mobile app without having to cut a subscription to Apple. The move follows a court ruling last week, and after years of fighting with Fortnite Maker Epic Games, it forced Apple to open its US app store entirely for external purchases. While Apple won its antitrust lawsuits significantly, the judge…

A game emulator called Delta uses recent court decisions regarding Apple's App Store to support your business by linking to your Patreon membership page. The update was approved for release on Wednesday in the US app store. This allows Delta users to join the Delta team's Patreon directly from the mobile app without having to cut a subscription to Apple. The move follows a court ruling last week, and after years of fighting with Fortnite Maker Epic Games, it forced Apple to open its US app store entirely for external purchases. While Apple won its antitrust lawsuits significantly, the judge…

A game emulator called Delta uses recent court decisions regarding Apple's App Store to support your business by linking to your Patreon membership page. The update was approved for release on Wednesday in the US app store. This allows Delta users to join the Delta team's Patreon directly from the mobile app without having to cut a subscription to Apple. The move follows a court ruling last week, and after years of fighting with Fortnite Maker Epic Games, it forced Apple to open its US app store entirely for external purchases. While Apple won its antitrust lawsuits significantly, the judge…

Snapchat announced on Wednesday that Snap Map currently has over 400 million active users. This is one new milestone in the core features of the app. Released in 2017, Snap Map was originally a way for users to see their friends' locations and browse public snaps around the world. Over time, this feature has evolved, providing a way for users to discover local hotspots and find out what to do. Snap Map success is important to Snapchat. This is because it is an important part of social networks and gives them a competitive edge against rivals like Instagram and Tiktok.…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram head Adam Mosselli, and other Meta executives thought Tiktok was defeating Meta in his own game. That comes from a new filing in the US Federal Trade Commission's anti-trust lawsuit against the tech giant, which was released Monday. The document, which was in February 2022, includes conversations between many meta-executives discussing Facebook and Instagram's strategies and market location. In one message, Zuckerberg called Facebook a “challenger” “he lost mindsharing and momentum,” and added that Tiktok will create a “sharing context” where friends see the same meme. Mosseri also agrees that Facebook should now be considered…

Apple is considering adding AI search engines from Openai, Prperxity and humanity to Safari, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Eddy Cue, Apple's Senior Vice President of Services, issued a statement while testifying in a US Department of Justice lawsuit against Alphabet. Queue disclosure is part of his testimony about Apple and Google's $2 billion annual contract, making Google the default search engine for Safari. He said he believes searches in Safari fell for the first time last month, resulting in an increase in AI use. Queue also said it believes AI search providers will replace traditional search engines like Google, so Apple…