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Epic Games, Spotify, and other developers argue Apple’s App Store policies fail to comply with the Digital Markets Act

A number of larger publishers aren’t happy about Apple’s App Store policies and believe they don’t comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). A coalition of 34 companies and associations, including Spotify, Epic Games, Deezer, and Paddle, on Friday sent a joint letter to the European Commission to complain about Apple’s “proposed scheme for compliance” […]

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Apple Music beta hints at SongShift feature, which could allow for easy integration of music libraries and playlists from competing streaming services

It may soon become easier to migrate your streaming music service playlists over to Apple Music. The Apple Music app appears to be beta testing an integration feature via a service called SongShift, which allows for music from other streaming services to be transferred over to Apple Music. The feature is currently being A/B tested […]

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Ford to retain Apple CarPlay functionality for the foreseeable future

Even though General Motors (GM) seems to be planning to phase out Apple’s CarPlay for its infotainment system, Ford seems to be looking to keep Apple’s technology in its vehicles for the foreseeable future. In an interview with Joanna Stern of The Wall Street Journal, Ford CEO Jim Farley spoke about the state of built-in […]

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GM opting for Android Auto over CarPlay for some upcoming vehicles

General Motors may be gradually replacing Apple’s CarPlay system with Android Auto in its vehicles, in favor of an in-house infotainment system developed with Google, leaning on subscription services. While Apple prepped to launch the next generation of CarPlay and teased this in 2022, some automobile manufacturers seemed hesitant. After being late to the game […]

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Apple removes Kanye West playlist from Apple Music streaming service following artist’s recent controversial remarks

Coming to you from the category of “How quickly your entire life can go downhill after a few comments,” Apple has removed rapper Kanye West’s (who has legally changed his name to “Ye,”) from the Apple Music streaming catalog. The move marks the latest step in companies that have ended their business relationships with the […]