An image taken from an Epic Games video mocking the 1984 Apple ad – Image credit: Epic Games Ahead of returning to district court for further appeals in the Apple-Epic legal battle, the two companies set a schedule to discuss a change to the App Store fees for outbound links.The Supreme Court’s May 6 decision to reject Apple’s request to suspend the mandate to meet with Epic Games to negotiate a new commission rate means more legal action will be taken in the coming months. In preparation, both sides agreed on some ground rules for this meeting.In a joint filing…
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David Becker/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Generally speaking, the main goal of most smart technologies is to improve your life and daily routines. That’s why so many previously innocuous objects have now incorporated smart technology, and in ways you might not expect. For example, even the pillow on your bed can be smart, adjusting for comfort on the fly and tracking your sleeping habits to help you get a good night’s sleep. A comfortable pillow is one of the most essential investments you…
Alena A/Shutterstock The vinyl resurgence is nothing to scoff at. In 2025 alone, approximately 46.8 million units of vinyl were sold in the United States. Although lagging behind vinyl records, CDs recorded impressive numbers during the same period, recording around 29.5 million sales. As many listeners embrace physical media, the debate around audio quality between CD and vinyl is growing. Audiophiles claim that vinyl sounds better than digital audio. Although preferences likely influence the overall experience, the CD offers superior audio quality based on raw numbers. This includes both its…
Newly unredacted data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) suggests that at least two Tesla robotaxi accidents since July 2025 occurred while vehicles were being driven remotely by teleoperators, TechCrunch reports. All self-driving car makers are supposed to report accidents to NHTSA, but so far Tesla has asked regulators to delete parts of its data to protect confidential business information. Both accidents occurred in Austin, Texas, where Tesla began offering robo-taxi rides in June 2025, and both occurred while a safety monitor was behind the wheel and no passengers were on board.…
Dikushin Dmitry/Shutterstock It’s not uncommon to find a tech enthusiast at a Goodwill or yard sale, looking to discover rare, vintage, and undervalued gadgets at a great price. It’s the latter case in particular where some strike gold when the less tech-savvy abandon extremely valuable technology simply because they don’t know what they have. This was the case for a Redditor named Sam_Under_Ice, who posted on Reddit that he purchased an i7 desktop computer at Goodwill for $20. When they examined what was inside, they discovered that they had found…
Apple stock closed above $300 for the first time after investors rewarded the company’s higher-than-expected profits, rising services revenue and a massive $100 billion buyback despite continued criticism of the delay in AI deployment.Apple stock closed at a new record high of $300.23 on May 15, surpassing both the $300 mark and the company’s previous closing high of $287.51 set on May 6. Earlier in 2026, investors were concerned about lagging Siri features, slowing hardware growth, pricing exposure, and growing competition in generative AI.Apple stock briefly hit a 52-week high during the trading day, at $303.20.The rally gained momentum after…
A bill that could force game publishers to offer a way to access online games once they are no longer actively supported is up for a vote in the California State Assembly, the first step toward becoming law. Ars Technica reports. The bill, introduced as the Protect Our Games Act, is particularly notable because Stop Killing Games, a games preservation group that advocates for similar protections in the EU and UK, advised on its creation. If passed in its current form, the Protect Our Games Act would require game publishers or “digital game operators” to notify players at least 60…
Gemini Intelligence was announced just a month before Apple Intelligence’s big moment at WWDC, but I have my doubts about whether either company can deliver on its AI promises.Google announced its new suite of AI features under the Gemini Intelligence banner during a streaming event on May 12, 2026. That’s less than a month before Apple’s WWDC 2026 event kicks off on June 8.This is surely not a coincidence.Gemini Intelligence promises a lot of things, some similar to what Apple promised iPhone owners almost two years ago. Apple has yet to produce the custom Apple Intelligence features revealed at WWDC…
More than 100,000 EZ Lynk users could have their data handed over to the United States government if Apple complies with a request for information about app downloads.Governments subpoena Apple for information at any time, but that doesn’t mean that information is automatically handed over. Apple will retaliate if the scope of the request is too broad or vague.In the case of the EZ Lynk lawsuit, the US Department of Justice asked Apple and Google to provide information on more than 100,000 users. According to a report from Forbesthe DOJ wants information such as the name and address of each…
Replit has released its first iPhone app update in four months after resolving an App Store review dispute with Apple over how AI-generated apps can be previewed and developed on iOS.CEO Amjad Masad said on May 15 that Replit had “worked things out with Apple” and released its first iPhone app update in four months. The update brings Replit Agent 4 to mobile users, along with support for parallel agents, team collaboration via merge flows, and project visualization in workspaces.The update follows a dispute that began after Apple reportedly pushed new versions of the App Store app back to March.…