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Meta Platforms Inc., TikTok Inc., Google LLC, and YouTube LLC are challenging a California law that forbids social media platforms from allowing minors to access personalized feeds without parental consent.

X has finally revealed its long-promised chat platform, which replaces the service's basic DM functionality with features more like the messaging capabilities on other mainstream apps.

Apple updates its App Store rules to restrict apps from sharing personal data with third-party AI without disclosure and explicit permission.

RIP SeatGuru. Here's why Tripadvisor shuttered it last month, and what to use instead to find the best airline seats.

Two adult entertainment companies say Meta’s appetite for information has gotten a little kinky... and now they're suing.

A German court decided that the tech giant has to pay two German price comparison platforms for its unfair business practices with Google Shopping.

A Fortune investigation reveals that Boring Company was able to skirt aggressive penalties after protesting to some of Nevada’s most powerful politicians.

Slowly but surely, AMD is eating Intel's lunch.

A federal jury in California ruled Friday that Apple must pay medical device maker Masimo $634 million for infringing a patent on blood oxygen monitoring technology.

The Financial Times reports that Apple has stepped up its preparations for the handover of the CEO role from Tim Cook. Here are the details.

The legal woes of the Apple Watch are continuing, as Apple has been hit with a $634 million verdict in a trial over alleged infringement of Masimo's blood oxygen monitoring patents.

Apple unveiled the new M5 iPad Pro last month, kicking off a new iPad lineup. While it didn’t bring any...

Apple is today seeking permission to appeal the result of a billion-dollar lawsuit filed by UK app developers accusing the...

It’s Steam Machine vs. Xbox

After 20 years, PNG is back with renewed vigor! A new PNG spec was just released.

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Apple is in court in the UK, arguing for why it should be allowed to appeal the lawsuit that saw it hit with a $2 billion fine for alleged App Store anti-competitive practices.

For the frequently forgetful Spotify audiobook listener.

Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “It is time to choose sides; fascism or morality? Big tech has made their choice.”

News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

Google has announced it is building a new way for 'experienced users' to install Android apps that haven't been verified.

There have never been more options for things to buy. Google is betting AI is how shoppers will make decisions.

The UK's Competition Appeals Tribunal has refused to grant Apple an appeal against the ruling that saw it required to pay App Store users $2 billion, but the case is not over.

Bindwell applies AI drug discovery techniques to invent new pesticide molecules.

SIMA 2, which can figure out how to solve problems inside virtual worlds, could lead to more general-purpose agents and better robots.

Incineration optional.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, containing 40,000 pieces and the Lucas Archives, will finally open on September 22nd, 2026 in Los Angeles.

Some 2 billion email addresses and 1.3 billion passwords have been compromised in a series of data breaches highlighted by...

Hands-on videos and photos of Apple’s new accessory, the iPhone Pocket, have officially arrived ahead of the product going on sale tomorrow.