• United Airlines dropping widely scorned ticket-change fees

    United Airlines dropping widely scorned ticket-change fees

    United Airlines says it listened to customers and is dropping an unpopular $200 fee for most people who change a ticket for travel within the United States. “When we hear from customers about where we can improve, getting rid of fees is often the top request,” United CEO Scott Kirby said in a video posted …
  • Epic Games won’t remove feature that got Fortnite booted from Apple App Store

    Epic Games won’t remove feature that got Fortnite booted from Apple App Store

    Epic Games said Wednesday it will not remove a direct payment feature it enabled on Apple devices recently, a move that would mean iPhone users will not receive the latest version of the popular video game “Fortnite.” A legal battle ensued after Epic rolled out its own method of in-game purchases for “Fortnite” on Apple’s …
  • Legal brawl gets ugly between Hollywood producers Roy Lee, John Powers Middleton

    Legal brawl gets ugly between Hollywood producers Roy Lee, John Powers Middleton

    An already contentious financial spat between two hotshot Hollywood producers just got uglier. John Powers Middleton, producer of Oscar-winning movies “Manchester by the Sea” and “The Disaster Artists,” filed a fresh batch of legal papers on Wednesday against his estranged business partner Roy Lee, accusing the horror flick producer of freely indulging in drugs and …
  • De Blasio signs bill capping NYC restaurant delivery-app fees

    De Blasio signs bill capping NYC restaurant delivery-app fees

    Mayor Bill de Blasio signed several bills on Tuesday that could temporarily eat into the profits of food-ordering and delivery apps like Grubhub and UberEats. Starting June 2, the commissions that food-delivery apps can charge Big Apple eateries will be capped at 20 percent — or 15 percent for delivery charges and 5 percent for …