Firms designated with strategic market status can have conduct requirements imposed on them...
Continue ReadingThe U.K.’s competition watchdog said it is proposing to impose guardrails around how tech giants Apple and Alphabet’s Google run their mobile ecosystems under a new law governing business conduct for Big Tech. This is the next step for the Competition and Markets Authority as it comes to grips with wielding its new powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act. In January, the regulator opened investigations into Apple and Google’s dominance in smartphone ecosystems—which includes their smartphone operating systems, app stores and web browsers—to determine whether the companies have what the law calls “strategic market status” and need to obey new rules designed to make it easier for rivals that rely on their services to reach customers...
Continue ReadingApple has lashed out at the competition regulator over a fresh crackdown aimed at breaking the US tech giant’s grip on smartphone apps...
Continue ReadingApple is rolling out a new version of AppleCare that covers multiple devices for one price...
Continue ReadingAfter joining the trillion-dollar club and delivering blockbuster quarterly results, TSM’s dominant AI chip leadership and strong analyst support make it a compelling stock to hold or buy on any weakness...
Continue ReadingUntil now, people have had to enroll their Apple devices into separate AppleCare+ plans if they wanted additional coverage for their products beyond the standard warranty...
Continue ReadingCUPERTINO, Calif., July 23, 2025--Apple® today unveiled AppleCare One, a new way for customers to cover multiple Apple products with one simple plan. For just $19.99 per month, customers can protect up to three products in one plan, with the option to add more at any time for $5.99 per month for each device.1 With AppleCare One, customers receive one-stop service and support from Apple experts across all of the Apple products in their plan for simple, affordable peace of mind. Starting tomorrow,...
Continue ReadingAs of June 30, the Fund held 46.2% in U.S. equities, 17.9% in non-U.S. equities, and 35.9% in fixed income securities plus cash...
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission will not ask Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta Platforms and Microsoft to pay the cost of monitoring their compliance with a new digital law, the EU tech chief said on Wednesday. Germany and European Parliament lawmakers have lobbied for a supervisory fee to be levied on Big Tech to help EU antitrust regulators better enforce the Digital Markets Act. The European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, who is responsible for the technology sector, said rules were always under review and she would monitor developments, but had no plans to make the companies pay despite the enormous volume of monitoring work...
Continue ReadingThe CMA said both companies hold an effective duopoly within the mobile platform economy...
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