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Mark Zuckerberg poured gasoline on his simmering feud with Apple on Friday, slamming the company’s “stranglehold” on the iPhone’s App Store, saying it charges “monopoly rents.” In leaked remarks from Facebook’s weekly employee town hall obtained by BuzzFeed, Zuckerberg railed against the 30-percent cut that Apple takes from in-app iPhone purchases. “[Apple has] this unique …
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Boeing has found manufacturing defects on some of its 787 long-range airliners in areas where parts of the fuselage are joined together, the latest setback for the aircraft maker whose 737 Max is still grounded after two deadly crashes. The company said Friday that eight planes must be inspected and repaired before they are allowed …
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In a luxury mansion in the Hollywood Hills, young TikTok influencers bounced around on a bright sunny morning this week trying out new ideas for zany short-form videos that they hope will go viral. They’re also feeling concerned about their future. Kids Next Door LA is one of a number of TikTok houses set up …
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Apple’s quest to kill the home button has found its next victim. The next version of the company’s popular iPad Air tablet will get rid of the button in favor of a design similar to that of the iPad Pro, according to new leaks. Twitter user DanRui shared images purported to be of the upcoming …
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TikTok’s parent company is getting ready to shut down its American operations in the event that a sale doesn’t materialize in the next few months, according to a report. President Trump signed an executive order earlier this month ordering ByteDance to sell TikTok’s US business to a “very American company” or be banned from operating …
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Heidi Klum and ex-husband Seal have reached an agreement after a contentious courtroom battle over custody of their four children. Klum, 47, filed an emergency motion last week claiming that Seal, 57, would not allow her to bring their children — Leni, 16, Henry, 14, Johan, 13, and Lou, 10 — to Europe while she …
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Gap and Banana Republic will close more than 225 stores worldwide this year as their parent company slims down its brick-and-mortar footprint. Gap Inc’s Thursday announcement suggests it’s closing far more stores than it expected in March, when it said it would end the 2020 fiscal year with about 90 fewer company-operated shops. The San …
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Facebook this week doubled down on its criticism of Apple’s steep 30 percent App Store fees, revealing that the iPhone maker rejected its attempt to be transparent about the fees in its app. The social networking giant said that Apple did not let it tell users of a new online events feature that Apple takes …
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The pandemic may have affected plans for the fall 2020 TV schedule, but there's plenty to watch from 'Fargo' to 'Family Guy' to 'Filthy Rich' to 'Fear the Walking Dead.'
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Looters descended on Minneapolis’s Nicollet Mall on Wednesday night after false rumors spread that the police had shot an African American man. At around 6 p.m. a man who is suspected of committing a homicide walked by Nicollet Mall in the city’s downtown area. Police spotted him and approached, but the man shot himself before …