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Why are Apple and Epic facing off against each other again?
1 month ago

Why are Apple and Epic facing off against each other again?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On February 3, app platform AltStore introduced a new app as “the world’s 1st Apple-approved porn app.” The new pornography app and the way it was cheekily advertised has reignited a long-time feud between iPhone-maker Apple and the game-maker Epic. Meanwhile, in the EU, the Digital Markets Act sought to foster competition by making Apple allow …

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Epic Games challenges Apple with bold moves to expand mobile game store
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Epic Games challenges Apple with bold moves to expand mobile game store

India TV News  

Epic Games has reportedly taken bold steps towards strengthening its mobile app store by adding around 20 third-party games to its platform. Supporting developers with fee coverage To attract developers, Epic will cover the Core Technology Fee —a 0.50 Euro fee per iOS app install for third-party marketplaces after 1 million annual downloads. A fight for App store freedom Epic …

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Epic Games CEO criticises Meta, Google, Apple for pretending to be Republicans, supporting Trump
2 months ago

Epic Games CEO criticises Meta, Google, Apple for pretending to be Republicans, supporting Trump

Firstpost  

Tim Sweeney accused Big Tech leaders of pretending to be Democrats, but somehow, they find themselves now pretending to be Republicans, just to stay on the good books of the new administration As Trump gets ready to move into the Oval Office, major tech players are making moves to get on his good side. Apple and Google have reportedly donated …

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Why did Connor Bedard miss the 4 Nations cut? GM Don Sweeney explains — and hints at Olympic plans
3 months, 1 week ago

Why did Connor Bedard miss the 4 Nations cut? GM Don Sweeney explains — and hints at Olympic plans

New York Times  

After leaving Connor Bedard off Team Canada’s roster for February’s 4 Nations Face-Off, decision-makers aren’t closing the door on the Chicago Blackhawks forward getting the call a year from now for the 2026 Milan Olympics. Bedard hasn’t spoken with reporters since the Team Canada selections were announced, but he told TNT on Wednesday night: “You kind of sleep in the …

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What went wrong for Jim Montgomery and the Bruins?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What went wrong for Jim Montgomery and the Bruins?

New York Times  

On June 24, 2024, Don Sweeney diminished Jim Montgomery’s greatest position of strength. For two seasons, Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman made Montgomery’s job easy by cleaning up their teammates’ mistakes. And another thing Montgomery didn’t foresee: three months after Lindholm and Zadorov put pen to paper, Swayman had yet to do the same. As soon as Swayman signed his deal …

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Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman won’t be on ice when team opens workouts amid contract dispute
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman won’t be on ice when team opens workouts amid contract dispute

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney, who said entering the offseason that signing No. 2 to Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark in Boston’s record-setting 2022-23 season, Swayman failed to come to terms on a long-term contract last summer and was awarded a $3.475 million deal in arbitration. “Every day that Jeremy is out, it hurts our team and …

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‘Fortnite’ publisher debuts mobile storefront after years in court
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Fortnite’ publisher debuts mobile storefront after years in court

LA Times  

Gaming fans play “Fortnite. Publisher Epic Games is launching a new mobile storefront Friday after four years of legal wrangling with Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google over their app store practices. Epic Games Inc. is launching a new mobile storefront Friday after four years of legal wrangling with Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google over their app store practices. …

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Why Epic Games is pulling Fortnite from the Samsung Galaxy store
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Epic Games is pulling Fortnite from the Samsung Galaxy store

Hindustan Times  

Epic Games has decided to remove it from the Samsung Galaxy Store or, say, any other “rent collector” store and expand to other mobile storefronts amidst the “protest of Samsung's anticompetitive decision to block side-loading by default” FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with Epic Games logo is seen. Epic Games shared its intention in a recent blogpost to bring its mobile games, …

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Epic Games aims to ‘fight’ Apple over ‘absurd’ app approval decision
8 months ago

Epic Games aims to ‘fight’ Apple over ‘absurd’ app approval decision

Hindustan Times  

Epic Games, the creator of the popular game Fortnite, has declared its intention to continue its battle against Apple regarding changes the tech giant reportedly wants to make to Epic’s app store. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo This ongoing conflict stems from Apple’s initial rejection of Epic’s marketplace app, which was later reversed after public criticism from Epic Games’ chief executive, Tim …

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Coleen Rooney parties until 2am before making her bleary-eyed exit alongside loved-up couple Claire Sweeney and Ricky Hatton from the Sedulo Colour Ball in Manchester
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Coleen Rooney parties until 2am before making her bleary-eyed exit alongside loved-up couple Claire Sweeney and Ricky Hatton from the Sedulo Colour Ball in Manchester

Daily Mail  

Coleen Rooney partied until 2am at the Sedulo Colour Charity Ball before making her bleary-eyed exit alongside lovebirds Claire Sweeney and Ricky Hatton in Manchester on Friday. Coleen Rooney, 38, partied until 2am at the Sedulo Colour Ball before making her bleary-eyed exit from the Hilton Hotel in Manchester on Friday morning Lovebirds Claire Sweeney, 53, and Ricky Hatton, 45, …

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Apple terminates Fortnite maker Epic Games' developer account
1 year ago

Apple terminates Fortnite maker Epic Games' developer account

Hindustan Times  

On Wednesday, Fortnite maker Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney announced that Apple has rejected their application for a developer account necessary to launch their app store in Europe. Sweeney expressed his disapproval of Apple’s actions, stating, “The manner in which Apple is going about killing Epic here as a competitor to the App Store is super egregious. The friction between …

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CEO of Fortnite game maker casts Google as a ‘crooked’ bully in testimony during Android app trial
1 year, 3 months ago

CEO of Fortnite game maker casts Google as a ‘crooked’ bully in testimony during Android app trial

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Monday portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to shady tactics to protect a predatory payment system. Unlike Apple’s iPhone app store, Google already allows competition to the Play Store — something that Epic tried to do when it decided to roll out Fortnite for Android phones in 2018 on …

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‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games cuts 16% of staff after ‘spending way more money than we earn’
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games cuts 16% of staff after ‘spending way more money than we earn’

LA Times  

Epic Games, the video game developer behind the popular online game “Fortnite,” is laying off 830 employees, the company announced Thursday. Epic Games, the developer behind the popular online game “Fortnite,” is laying off 830 employees, the company announced Thursday. Tim Sweeney, the company’s chief executive, told the staff that Epic had been “spending way more money than we earn” …

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Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and the decisions behind the Bruins’ historic season
1 year, 10 months ago

Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and the decisions behind the Bruins’ historic season

New York Times  

The 2021-22 Bruins hit the end on May 14, 2022. Their sums — Bergeron’s on the first line, Krejci’s on the second — helped the Bruins win 65 games and record 135 points, the most ever in the NHL. I don’t want to think about 20.” Bergeron and Krejci excelled in their usual categories: scoring, defense, faceoffs, special teams and …

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Rugby to learn from football governance review after clubs’ collapse – RFU chief
2 years, 3 months ago

Rugby to learn from football governance review after clubs’ collapse – RFU chief

The Independent  

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Bruins’ Jack Studnicka trade ends a disappointing run for a once-hot prospect
2 years, 4 months ago

Bruins’ Jack Studnicka trade ends a disappointing run for a once-hot prospect

New York Times  

For a while, the Bruins believed in Jack Studnicka. The Bruins traded Jack Studnicka to the Canucks for Michael DiPietro and Jonathan Myrenberg.https://t.co/urZ7To1X50 — The Athletic NHL October 28, 2022 The Bruins tried too. This season, without waivers options remaining, Studnicka’s best chance at regular ice time was targeting Nosek’s job as No. If a center gets hurt, we have …

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Eddie Jones backed to lead England at 2023 World Cup by RFU chief
2 years, 7 months ago

Eddie Jones backed to lead England at 2023 World Cup by RFU chief

The Independent  

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U.S. luge racer Emily Sweeney's return to the OIympics is a story of survival
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. luge racer Emily Sweeney's return to the OIympics is a story of survival

NPR  

U.S. luge racer Emily Sweeney's return to the OIympics is a story of survival Enlarge this image toggle caption Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Matthias Hangst/Getty Images BEIJING — Four years ago at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, Emily Sweeney was rocketing down the track feet first, banking through sharp turns at more than sixty miles an hour when her luge sled …

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Luge preview: A long, winding road took US to Beijing Games
3 years, 2 months ago

Luge preview: A long, winding road took US to Beijing Games

Associated Press  

Emily Sweeney is headed to the Olympics to represent USA Luge for a second time, and her plans for the next couple weeks are largely the same as the final preparations were for her debut at the Pyeongchang Games four years ago. “For how crazy and terrible and ruthless this year is, it’s been fun with the team.” WOMEN’S SINGLES …

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Skeleton slider Daly tests positive, may affect Olympic plan
3 years, 3 months ago

Skeleton slider Daly tests positive, may affect Olympic plan

Associated Press  

Olympic skeleton slider John Daly has tested positive for COVID-19, potentially complicating his chances of making the U.S. team for the Beijing Games. The U.S. primarily is selecting its Olympic team based on international points standings, so missing a race would deny Daly the opportunity to add to his total. International luge officials were working Tuesday to sort out how …

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Epic Games CEO attacks Apple and Google over 'mobile duopoly'
3 years, 3 months ago

Epic Games CEO attacks Apple and Google over 'mobile duopoly'

Daily Mail  

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney used a speech at a South Korea conference discussing mobile app platform policies as an opportunity to lambast longtime legal adversaries Apple and Google, slamming the tech giants once again for their stranglehold on the mobile app market. Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney, 50, slammed Google and Apple during a speech at a South Korea …

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Epic Games' Fortnite will be blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem until the companies' legal battle is resolved
3 years, 5 months ago

Epic Games' Fortnite will be blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem until the companies' legal battle is resolved

Firstpost  

Epic has asked Apple to reinstate Fortnite and promised ’that it will adhere to Apple’s guidelines whenever and wherever we release products on Apple’s platforms.' Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc, said Wednesday it’s been told by Apple that the game will be “blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem” until the companies’ legal case is resolved and all …

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Epic CEO: Apple won’t let Fortnite back until case ends
3 years, 5 months ago

Epic CEO: Apple won’t let Fortnite back until case ends

The Hindu  

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc., said Wednesday it’s been told by Apple that the game will be “blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem” until the companies’ legal case is resolved and all appeals are exhausted, which could take as long as five years. “Apple spent a year telling the world, the court, and the press they’d ‘welcome …

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Epic CEO: Apple won’t let Fortnite back until case ends
3 years, 5 months ago

Epic CEO: Apple won’t let Fortnite back until case ends

Associated Press  

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc., said Wednesday it’s been told by Apple that the game will be “blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem” until the companies’ legal case is resolved and all appeals are exhausted, which could take as long as five years. Sweeney posted on Twitter that Epic has asked Apple to reinstate Fortnite and promised …

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