Epic vs. Apple: The App Store Battle

The future of CarPlay is here, sort of, as we break down Apple's sales pitch for CarPlay Ultra. Also, Tim Cook's India iPhone plan gets noticed, Apple and Epic go around again on Fortnite, and Bloomberg portrays Apple's internal AI struggles.

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Trump Wants Apple to Stop Moving iPhone Production to India - Bloomberg

Fortnite isn’t available on iOS right now, but why? | The Verge

Apple says it won't yet 'take action' on Fortnite return to the App Store - 9to5Mac

Epic asks judge to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store - 9to5Mac

Daring Fireball: Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account, but Epic’s Other Developer Accounts Remain Active

New Apple CarPlay Ultra: Apple Just Took Over Your Car! - YouTube

Apple rolls out rebranded “CarPlay Ultra” three years after its unveiling – Six Colors

CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today - Apple

Daring Fireball: Jack Rix at Top Gear Reviews CarPlay Ultra in the Aston Martin DBX

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“Apple is fully capable of resolving this issue without further briefing or a hearing.” | The Verge

Apple Plans to Add Eye-Scrolling Feature to Vision Pro Headset - Bloomberg

How Apple Intelligence and Siri AI Went So Wrong - Bloomberg

Apple is trying to get ‘LLM Siri’ back on track | The Verge

How will Apple re-think AI features for WWDC 2025? – Six Colors

What Siri Isn't: Perplexity's Voice Assistant and the Potential of LLMs Integrated with iOS - MacStories