Apple files for 15% standard, 10% partner and 5% small-business cuts on external app purchases, while admitting necessary costs near zero under Ninth Circuit rules.
Judge Donato called Play Store search and install steps anticompetitive friction and gave Google seven days to fix them after Epic’s live demo.
iFixit’s teardown shows Samsung’s polished $1900 Fold 8 still lets fine dust grind the hinge, forcing expensive full swaps competitors already avoid with IP6X seals.
Apple’s nine-figure talks with publishers use pay-when-used terms for Siri AI, shifting risk from fixed fees and testing a new model for AI news deals.