AI Hardware, App Store Shifts, and Security Scares Define This Week in Tech

Catch up on the week's biggest tech news, including Google's app store shakeup, Apple's AI expansion, OpenAI's hardware plans, and critical security threats.

Google’s Android App Store Shake-Up Starts July 22

Google Play will open catalog access to third-party US Android app stores on July 22, following a court order tied to Epic ...
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Apple Updates App Store Guidelines for PC Emulator Apps

Apple today refreshed its App Store Guidelines created for developers, modifying the emulator rules to include express permission for PC emulators to download games. Guideline 4.7 has been updated to ...
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You'll soon find alternative app stores in the Play Store, but there’s a catch

This is huge. Download an app store from an app store.

Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn

Big changes are coming to Android apps, but they’re not the changes Google wanted. The settlement between Google and Epic ...

5 Android app stores you should use instead of the Google Play Store

The Google Play Store is the most popular place to download Android apps — but it isn't your only option. Here are 5 alternatives.

Apple Announces Major App Store Changes on iOS in Brazil

Apple today announced that developers in Brazil will be allowed to distribute iPhone apps through alternative app marketplaces on iOS, and accept payments through third-party platforms. In other words ...
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Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store billings and sales, 90% without a commission

Apple on Thursday offered its annual update on the state of the App Store ecosystem ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that begins next week. The technology giant said that its App ...