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TechScape: Why the EU is taking a €500m bite out of Apple

Apple has been fighting allegations about its music streaming business for years, but the company could still emerge with its head held high

Why is Apple facing a €500m fine from EU over music streaming?

European Commission will reportedly hand down punishment after tech organisation imposed ‘unfair trading conditions’ in the music streaming market

Apple reportedly faces €500m fine from EU over music streaming access

Brussels to issue levy after Spotify complained about block on telling users about cheaper alternatives to app store, according to FT

I tried out an Apple Vision Pro. It frightened me

The new ‘mixed-reality’ headset gave me a glimpse of the future – and I’m not sure it’s a future we should want

Think Apple’s Vision Pro headset makes you look like Neo in The Matrix? Sorry, you so don’t

Trying them out, I felt like a cyber hero but my kids doubled up with laughter. It’s a $4,000 way to shred your dignity, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Viral videos of Tesla drivers using VR headsets prompt US government alarm

Transportation head says drivers must pay attention at all times after clips emerge of some using what looks like Apple’s Vision Pro

Farewell FaceTime? That’s in store if the UK’s new snooper’s charter becomes law

The improved surveillance bill would force tech firms to tell the government about any new security measures – before they are introduced. Strangely, Apple won’t stomach it

Apple breaks year-long streak of falling revenue with strong holiday sales

Slumping global demand for smartphones did not bring down earnings, but investors were wary of decline in sales in China

Apple Vision Pro reviews roundup: stunning potential with big trade-offs

Early reviews of cutting-edge headset suggest it is packed with sci-fi tech and interesting ideas but is far from perfect

TechScape: ‘Hot garbage’ or core protection? Inside Apple’s ongoing beef with the EU

Of course the App Store owner’s fight with EU regulators is about money – but is it also about something more?

It was expensive and underpowered, but the Apple Macintosh still changed the world

After its hyperbolic, Ridley Scott-directed launch 40 years ago, Apple’s all-in-one computer was a commercial flop. And yet its impact is still being felt

Apple to allow EU customers to download apps without using App Store

Move comes as iPhone maker adapts to new Brussels laws, but could be replicated in UK in near future

Forty years ago Apple debuted a computer that changed our world, for good or ill

In many ways, the long 21st century began when Apple launched the Macintosh with its ‘1984’ Super Bowl ad

TechScape: Why Apple’s Vision Pro headset won’t have Netflix, Spotify or YouTube

This new ‘spatial computing’ device is supposedly the most immersive way to watch TV – but major streamers aren’t building apps for it. Plus, Facebook’s AI god complex

British inventor seeks to take $18bn bite out of Apple in bitter patent war

Patrick Racz is in a long-running patent fight with the tech company over claims it stole his filesharing and payment system for iTunes

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  • The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone
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  • UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
  • David Hockney, pioneering British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88
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  • More of the Christchurch shooter’s online comments have been uncovered, New Zealand researchers say. Does it change the picture?
  • Online racism is significantly affecting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’
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  • Obsessed with Obsession: how a low-budget horror changed the game in Hollywood
  • France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP
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  • Masters of the Universe is a box office flop. Can they really be serious about a sequel?
  • Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait!
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