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Experts see ‘no merit’ to DOJ antitrust fight with Apple

“I’m telling you there is no merit to this case,” said Mad Money host Jim Cramer in reaction to the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple. Justice officials announced the lawsuit Thursday. Cramer’s reaction reflects the opinion…


DOJ sues Apple for monopolizing smartphone market

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and 16 state Attorneys General have filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple and its business practices involving the iPhone.  Announced during a news conference in Washington, D.C. today,…



Endangered Firefox?

At this point, the best thing Mozilla Corp. has going for it is that it is not a publicly traded company, because if it was, its stock would be getting slaughtered. The company’s CEO, Mitchell…


What is Darwin AI and how could Apple use its new tech?

Apple has quietly acquired yet another AI startup, Canada’s Darwin AI, a company  focused on machine vision intelligence, smart manufacturing, improved machine learning efficiency and edge-based intelligence. All of these seem critical to Apple’s future…


For March’s Patch Tuesday, no zero-day flaws

Microsoft this week pushed out 61 Patch Tuesday updates with no reports of public disclosures or other zero-days affecting the larger ecosystem (Windows, Office, .NET). Though there are three updated packages from February, they’re just…


Admins see snags as macOS Sonoma 14.4 hits Macs

There appear to be a couple of snags in the latest iteration of macOS Sonoma that are upsetting to Apple admins: Some USB hubs are no longer recognized by the Mac and a popular command…


The EU browser wars have begun as Apple opens up

Now that Apple has opened up choice to third-party browsers as part of its efforts to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, we can expect a new focus on browser market share in the…


New AI copyright lawsuit targets Nvidia

Three authors, Abdi Nazemian, Brian Keene, and Stewart O’Nan, are part of a new copyright infringement lawsuit against Nvidia, the latest such suit to challenge generative AI providers’ reliance on the “fair use” doctrine to…


Why should Apple trust Epic Games?

(Editor’s note: On March 8, 2024, two days after this post appeared, Apple reinstated Epic’s developer account.) Citing the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Union (EU) has requested “further explanations” from Apple regarding its…