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Epic's fighting Apple over the iPhone app store, but gamers mostly use console and PC

Documents included in Epic's court filings last week show that the iPhone and iPad represented 7% of Fortnite revenues.

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Apple's next all-virtual launch will be April 20: Upgraded iPads, iOS 14.5 privacy push on tap

Apple is expected to upgrade the screens of its iPads with a Pro-inspired design. Rumored AirTags may show up too.

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Apple may put FaceTime on your TV, robo-cars begin delivering pizzas

In today's top stories, Apple reportedly is making an Apple TV with a camera, Domino's Pizza begins using Nuro R2 self-driving robots for pizza delivery, and Android's Digital Wellbeing alerts users to look up when walking.

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The OnePlus Watch needs some fine-tuning

The $160 smartwatch has a lot going for it, but misses the mark in terms of fitness tracking and connectivity.

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<p>Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has unveiled a bill that would make it harder for tech companies to acquire competitors.</p>

US senator proposes banning acquisitions by Big Tech

Josh Hawley wants to ban companies with a market value of $100 billion from acquiring or merging with other companies.

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<p>Baseball cards are going digital</p>

Baseball NFTs are coming from Topps

These trading cards don't come with any bubble gum.

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<p>Bernie Sanders is among the politicians who support Amazon workers who want to unionize. The union's objection to the Bessemer election could keep the issue in the public eye and energize efforts at other facilities.</p>

Amazon avoids a union in Alabama, but scrutiny over labor practices is here to stay

Regulators and the public remain focused on working conditions at Amazon, whether or not any more warehouses try to organize.

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<p>Apple and Facebook have always had a weird relationship. Now they're fighting publicly.</p>

Battling Facebook, Apple CEO warns of digital peeping Toms, pushes better privacy

Tim Cook's broadside in an interview with the Toronto Star comes as iOS 14.5 is set to debut with new privacy rules Facebook doesn't like.

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Google Drive, Docs are back after hours-long outage

People reported issues with Google Drive, Docs, Slides and Sheets.

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<p>Uber is seeing a boom.</p>

Uber reports record gross bookings in March across ride hailing and food delivery

The mobility and delivery giant has seen a huge increase in demand for rides as restrictions relax and vaccine numbers jump.

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<p>Uber may back out of merger talks with Grubhub due to antitrust concern, reports say.</p>

Uber lets customers donate money for rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites

The ride-hailing company is teaming up with PayPal and Walgreens for the Vaccine Access Fund.

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<p>Microsoft may be close to closing its second largest acquisition ever.</p>

Microsoft confirms $20B acquisition of AI and speech recognition company Nuance

The deal for Nuance Communications is Microsoft's second largest ever.

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