Apple has offered to pay $30 million to settle a suit involving off-the-clock mandatory bag searches for retail employees.
Apple to Pay Store Workers $30 Million Settlement for Bag Checks That Occurred Off the Clock
Employees reported that bag checks averaged between five and 20 minutes, but could stretch to up to 45 minutes on the busiest days.
Apple’s Rivalry With Meta Isn’t About Privacy—It’s About AR, Watches and Home Devices
Apple and Meta are heading toward a collision course around wearables, AR/VR headsets and home devices. Also: Netflix and Apple mend fences around billing, Tim Cook talks cryptocurrency, and a new …
Apple is reportedly relying on states to pay for digital ID rollouts
Apple will soon let users in participating states digitally store their driver’s licenses or state IDs on their iPhone’s wallet, but according to a report by CNBC, the initiative will be partially …
This Week in Apps: Court orders Apple to implement App Store changes, 2022 forecast, TikTok tries gaming
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a …
Report: Second Apple Store in Berlin could open ‘in the coming weeks’
Since the beginning of 2021, rumors regarding a second Apple Retail Store in Berlin are gaining traction as the construction seems finished.
Apple Store app gets new features with the update
Tech giant Apple has updated the Apple Store app for iOS with a new feature that makes it easier for users to save items to lists and share those lists with Apple specialists during a visit.
Apple Store App for iOS Adds Saved Item Lists for Easy Sharing With Product Specialists
The Apple Store app for iOS was updated today with a new feature that lets you easily save items to lists, share them with a specialist online …
Apple to Pay $30 Million Over Store Workers’ Security Checks
Apple Inc. agreed to pay $29.9 million to employees at its stores who were forced to submit to security bag checks — off the clock — when they left work after or during their shifts.Lawyers for the …
Lawsuit targets Apple’s iOS App Store ‘monopoly’
A proposed class-action lawsuit claims Apple leveraged its popular iOS platform to create a closed ecosystem that locked customers into a software aftermarket saddled by App Store commissions, fees …
Apple quietly buying app ads that funnel users to the App Store, developers claim
Apple is said to be quietly buying Google search ads for high-value apps on the App Store — and some developers are concerned that it’s hurting their revenue.
Apple Forced To Comply With Massive App Store ‘Fortnite’ Ruling
Apple may have won 9 out of the 10 counts in its lawsuit with Epic Games, but that 10th count? That may start to cause some trouble for the tech giant.
Changes to Apple’s App Store could come fast
While legislators and regulators around the world weigh big changes to Apple’s and Google’s app stores, some quick revisions could be coming within weeks, thanks to a U.S. judge’s decision and a …
Apple Store app updated with new Saved Items list feature, audio descriptions
Apple has updated the Apple Store app for iOS with a new feature that makes it easier for users to save items to lists and share those lists with Apple specialists during a visit.
Epic Games CEO to Speak in South Korea Next Week Against the App Store Amid Ongoing Tensions With Apple
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney will appear next week at a conference in South Korea to discuss the fairness of mobile app platforms and ecosystems …
Epic’s Tim Sweeney to speak South Korea amid app store troubles
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is scheduled to appear at a conference in South Korea next week, where he and other critics of Apple’s App Store policies will discuss fairness in mobile app ecosystems.
Apple’s first attempt to delay third-party app store payments fails in court
Apple’s attempt to delay support for third-party payment systems has run into a roadblock, with a federal court dismissing its request for a stay.