Daily Tech Headlines

Apple has blocked Fortnite’s return to the App Store, Microsoft layoffs disproportionately affected developers in Washington state, and Charter Communications will acquire Cox Communications for $21.9 billion.Link to Show Notes

President Donald Trump urged Tim Cook to cease iPhone production in India and ramp it up in the U.S., Microsoft announced the retirement of its Bing Search APIs for third-party developers, and Uber has announced discounted fixed-route rides in select major U.S. cities.Link to Show Notes

Warners Bros Discovery goes back to HBO Max, Sony warns of PS5 price hikes, Google replaces “I’m feeling lucky” with AI mode. Show Notes

Microsoft extends support for Office 365 on Windows 10 until October 2028, Samsung officially introduced the Galaxy S25 Edge, and Apple is introducing a new Accessibility Mode.Link to Show Notes

The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, ad-supported Prime Video now reaches 130 million U.S. users, Google has updated its “G” logo for the first time since 2015.Show Notes

Meta is reportedly developing facial recognition for its Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Apple is developing low-power chips for smart glasses to compete with Meta’s Ray-Ban Metas, and Microsoft has banned employees from using DeepSeek.Link to Show Notes

Apple is seeking a partial stay on the ruling mandating it to permit third-party app store purchases without a fee, the Trump administration intends to revoke and revise a Biden-era regulation that restricted the export of advanced AI chips, and an appeals court ruled Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard did not breach antitrust regulations.Link to Show Notes

Netflix rolls out a redesign of its Apple tvOS app, Spyware maker NSO Group must pay WhatsApp $167M, Amazon unveils warehouse robot “Vulcan”Show Notes

Microsoft is updating the Windows 11 Start Menu, OpenAI halted its transition to a for-profit structure, and YouTube is piloting a two-person YouTube Premium subscription.Link to Show Notes