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Apple escalates Epic Games war
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 07 March 2024 11:12

Apple escalates Epic Games war


Blocks Fortnite on iOS in Europe

Fruity cargo cult Apple has decided it can’t get enough of fights with Epic Games and the EU and has escalated the row.

Apple and Epic back in court
Published in News
Friday, 09 June 2023 12:50

Apple and Epic back in court


Appealing rulings

Fruity cargo-cult Apple and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games have asked a US appeals court to reconsider its April ruling in an antitrust case that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store.

Microsoft and Epic set their AI on medical records
Published in AI


Looking for trends 

Software king of the world Microsoft and Epic Systems announced that they are bringing OpenAI's GPT-4 AI language model into health care for use in drafting message responses from health care workers to patients and for use in analysing medical records while looking for trends.

Hackers open DEA databases
Published in News
Friday, 13 May 2022 12:45

Hackers open DEA databases


We know what you know

Redfaced US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorised access to an agency portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases.

Computer games are spying on you
Published in Gaming
Wednesday, 09 February 2022 13:10

Computer games are spying on you


Data gathering

It turns out that computer game’s companies are collecting shedloads of psychological data on players and there is concern about its use.

Apple explains to world why third-party payment options are bad
Published in News


Expects to get the Epic Games case thrown out


Fruity cargo cult Apple outlined its objections to allowing app developers to link to third-party payment options ahead of a hearing next month that could determine whether a set of antitrust court orders is put on pause.

Google suing Epic now
Published in News
Thursday, 14 October 2021 12:20

Google suing Epic now


Tame Apple Press cheers

Epic Games, which dared to take on the fruity cargo cult Apple and its mighty briefs, is now being sued by Google.

App store ruling could cost Jobs’ Mob $4 Billion
Published in News


Tame Apple press sobs that Apple will lose billions

The Tame Apple press has donned sackcloth and ashes over Friday's ruling in Apple and Epic lawsuit.

Apple tries to drag Valve into Epic war
Published in News
Monday, 22 February 2021 09:58

Apple tries to drag Valve into Epic war


Valve wants to be Swiss

Apple apparently subpoenaed Valve Software in November 2020, demanding it provide huge amounts of commercial data about Steam sales and operations going over multiple years.

Epic creates human faces for Unreal Engine
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 11 February 2021 11:30

Epic creates human faces for Unreal Engine


MetaHuman Creator could be the next big thing

Epic Games has announced a new, browser-based software tool powered by its Unreal Engine called the MetaHuman Creator that can craft highly realistic human faces and help power more realistic body movements and facial animations