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The App Store is a digital distribution platform by Apple for downloading and updating iOS and other Apple operating system applications.
… As we reported at the time, these were flagrant and unambiguous violations of App Store guidelines it often applies with an iron fist. Apple, which profits from having apps like X and Grok on its digital store, has not spoken publicly about the issue or its behind-the-scenes intervention. …
… Apple also plans to petition the Supreme Court to look at the case. Link: Apple files for Supreme Court stay in Epic case over off-App Store commission dispute - 9to5Mac | https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/04/apple-files-for-supreme-court-stay-in-epic-case-over-off-app-store-commission-dispute/ | 9to5Mac
… The store was originally supposed to compete with Google and Apple, but strict app store rules have prevented Microsoft from launching its dream Xbox mobile store. “Three weeks ago, we filed an amicus because mobile competition still matters and we believe the future of play should be more open,” s… …
… Users will be able to “choose from AI model providers that opt in by adding support through their App Store apps.” Once a compatible AI app is installed, users will be able to set it as their preferred AI through the Settings app. …
… Link: Epic Games Store Launches on iPhones in Japan Despite Apple’s Non-Compliance | https://www.epicgames.com/site/news/epic-games-store-launches-on-iphones-in-japan-despite-apple-s-non-compliance | Epic Games Newsroom
… Putting device makers on the spot Increasingly, law- and policy-makers have settled on a seemingly elegant solution to age-gating: just make app stores do it. Under these proposals, app store owners would be obligated to verify the age of users before they can download or purchase apps. …
… Link: Steam News - Update to Store Tags: Additions, Removals, and Edits - Steam News | https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/673994309884707518?l=english | Valve
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says its new Incognito Chat is “the first major AI product where there is no log of your conversations stored on servers.” Messages in Incognito Chat aren’t saved or stored in users’ chat history, similar to incognito modes on other AI chatbots, but Meta says its version is… …
… Link: Tesla Robotaxi | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tesla.riders&pli=1 | Google Play
… With the app ready, he says he looked into the process of putting it on Apple’s App Store. …
