Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store
In a new filing in its long-running legal dispute with Epic Games, Apple has proposed a structure that would allow it to collect fees on digital purchases made via external links that don't use the company's in-app purchase system.…
Epic has already responded, saying that Apple's request is "far outsid…
Right now, Apple cannot take a commission on external purchases after …
Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot
Mico is headed to Learn Live.| Image: Microsoft Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob, Mico, when you use the chatbot's voice mode.…
In a support page, Microsoft says it's going to move Mico to its Learn…
Mico launched in Copilot's voice mode last October, with Microsoft AI …
" The blob would react to what you say in real-time, complete with fac…
‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier
One month after Epic Games and Google seemingly stopped fighting over the future of Android app distribution, they were back in a San Francisco courtroom today - where Judge James Donato just ordered Google to make it easier to install rival app stores on Android.…
It's been nearly three years since a jury unanimously decided that Goo…
Donato ordered Google to carry rival Android app stores inside its own…
The Trump admin will start letting private firms launch international cyberattacks
The Trump administration is launching a new program that will allow private firms to perform cyberattacks against foreign criminals, as reported earlier by Bloomberg.…
The private firms would operate "under the control and oversight" of t…
The Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security will ove…
Companies in the program must hold a bon … Read the full story at The …
The Corvette Grand Sport X delivers Porsche 911 performance for a fraction of the price
My drive of the 2027 Corvette Grand Sport X began under oily black clouds, a torrential weather front releasing its grip on Manhattan - an inauspicious start for any mega-powered sports car.…
Rain pelted the waterlogged pavement, as I set course for the mountain…
Fortunately, this Grand Sport, a name synonymous with value among Corv…
I popped the Corvette into Sport mode, Wet mode be damned.
Ford’s $28,000 Fathom EV nears production after $2 billion factory overhaul
Ford said today that its next-generation electric vehicle - recently dubbed Fathom - will go into production at the automaker's recently overhauled Louisville Assembly Plant in the first quarter of 2027.…
The first Fathoms will be prototypes, with Ford's team in Louisville a…
Factory workers are working alongside team's at Ford's New Model Produ…
The factory is over 70 years old … Read the full story at The Verge.
2K launches new studio to build its ‘next blockbuster sports franchise’
2K is launching a new AAA game development studio, Small Axe Studios, with an ambitious goal: to build the company's "next blockbuster sports franchise," according to a LinkedIn post.…
The post doesn't explicitly say what sport this new game will focus on.
But an image included in the post features what appears to be a mockup…
The Small Axe website also lists senior staffers with experience worki…
It’s certainly…different.| Image: Meta Instagram has unveiled a new wordmark, moving away from the recognizable cursive typeface it's used over the last decade.…
The updated wordmark is a strange mix of half-cursive half-print that'…
Like, that totally says "Instagzam", right?
"The wordmark at the top of the app hasn't changed in 10 years, so it …
Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about a question that’s been rocketing around the tech industry for the past week: Is Google losing the AI race?…
That’s because last week Google announced a bombshell reorganization o…
Jeff Dean, the company’s chief scientist, is leaving to form his own s…
You can read these moves, and Google’s reaction, in a lot of different…
Surveillance tech company Flock is rolling out updates to address reports of cops across the country abusing its tools to stalk ex-romantic partners and others.…
CEO Garrett Langley is delivering a mea culpa, and in an interview wit…
Over the coming weeks, Flock will begin implementing updates that incl…
All users will also be required to enter … Read the full story at The …
