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The life and rise of Tim Sweeney, the billionaire CEO and founder of the company behind 'Fortnite,' Epic Games

Sweeney's first-ever job is still his current job, though the responsibilities have changed since f…

Meira Gebel   


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Elon Musk says Twitter will limit the number of posts users can see a day to limit 'extreme levels' of data scraping by AI companies

Elon Musk said Twitter had to take "drastic and immediate action" to deal with what he called aggre…

Jyoti Mann   


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The metaverse isn't dead, says the billionaire CEO behind Fortnite— and he's jokingly trying to hold a wake so 600 million gamers can mourn its passing in 'real-time 3D'

Epic Games — the developer of Fortnite — is betting big on the metaverse. Last April, it raised $2 …

Huileng Tan   


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App Store developers can link to payment methods outside the store, avoiding Apple's 30% fee, court rules in 'Fortnite' case

Apple's legal fight with "Fortnite" creator Epic Games was largely a success for the tech giant, wi…

Pete Syme   


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Twitter Blue users paying $8 to stay verified hit by '#BlockTheBlue' campaign

Some Twitter users are taking a dim view of those opting to pay $8 to keep their blue checkmarks af…

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Apple CEO Tim Cook is among the high-profile executives that will testify in the upcoming 'Fortnite' court case

Apple's and Epic Games' chief executives will testify alongside others as part of the video game fi…

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Apple defended its App Store policies in front of Congress. A lawsuit from Epic Games is now unraveling its claims in front of our eyes.

Apple's efforts to prove that the App Store is a fair and level playing field doesn't seem to be wo…

Lisa Eadicicco   


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'I'm glad Elon is in the fight': Tech CEOs battling Apple's 30% App Store fee get unexpected ammo from Musk

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Spotify boss Daniel Ek both supported Musk's criticism of Apple over…

Shona Ghosh,Kate Duffy   


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'Fortnite' maker Epic Games just set an antitrust trap for Apple, and Tim Cook walked right into it

Epic Games could prove to be Apple's most formidable opponent yet. By luring Apple into its trap, i…

Troy Wolverton   


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Read the 2 a.m. declaration of war Apple CEO Tim Cook got from the billionaire CEO behind 'Fortnite' before the companies head to court this week

In an email to Apple leadership, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney laid out plans to intentionally violate…

Ben Gilbert   


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Fortnite developer Epic Games raises $2 billion to grow metaverse efforts

"This investment will accelerate our work to build the metaverse and create spaces where players ca…

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Maybe the metaverse can save Facebook. Maybe.

Experts told Insider Facebook's rebranding and focus on the metaverse is "genius" and could distanc…

Katie Canales,Isobel Asher Ha…   


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'Fortnite' may not return to iPhones for up to 5 years, if ever

Sorry "Fortnite" fans: It's starting to sound like the world's biggest game may never return to App…

Ben Gilbert   


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A judge just ruled a massive blow against Apple's App Store business

The verdict in Apple and Epic's months-long legal fight is a major win for app makers, a big blow t…

Ben Gilbert   


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Open letter criticizing Apple's plan to scan iPhones for child sexual abuse material attracts 5,000 signatures

Thousands of people and organizations have asked Apple to rethink its image scans for child sexual …

Kevin Shalvey   


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Mark Zuckerberg wants to expand Facebook into the metaverse, even if nobody knows what that is

The sci-fi author behind the idea told Vanity Fair that he was just "making shit up" when he first …

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Apple and the maker of 'Fortnite' are facing off in an epic legal battle. Here's what the companies are fighting about and what to expect in the courtroom.

A major court battle between Apple and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games is about to start where both Tim…

Ben Gilbert   


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Googlers fight to stay home and Apple goes to court

In this week's edition of the Insider Tech newsletter we look at the latest internal battle at Goog…

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