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AI benchmark tool seen as biased toward tech giants

A new study claims that a prominent AI benchmarking system is skewed in favor of heavyweights like OpenAI, Google, and Meta—raising eyebrows over the integrity of its ratings. The system’s defenders, however, dismiss these allegations with a shrug.

#ai #techpolicy #antitrust #aiethics

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10 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

New study accuses LM Arena of gaming its popular AI benchmark

10 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Popular AI benchmark LMArena allegedly favors large providers, study claims

10 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Researchers Say the Most Popular Tool for Grading AIs Unfairly Favors Meta, Google, OpenAI

10 months / 404media / Emanuel Maiberg

Back to Top / Thursday, May 1, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 3815 / 4 stories in 10 months


Apple Under Fire: Epic Trial Exposes App Store Noncompliance

The legal battle between Apple and Epic Games heats up as a federal judge lambasts Apple for failing to comply with mandated App Store reforms. In separate rulings, the court highlighted deliberate falsehoods about its 27% commission fee, setting the stage for potential further legal and regulatory backlash.


Apple Faces Judicial Wrath: Noncompliance & Lies


Epic Launches Developer Alternatives: Bypassing App Store Fees


Fortnite's Return: Gaming Icon Reclaims iOS


Lobbying Moves: Tech Rivals United Against Platform Dominance


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Spotify Submits iOS App Update With Out-of-App Purchase Options

10 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Stripe shows iOS developers how to avoid Apple’s App Store commission

10 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Stripe shows iOS developers how to avoid Apple’s App Store commission techcrunch.com/2025/...

10 months / bsky / @sarahp.bsky.social / sarahp.bsky.social

Patreon Planning iOS App Update to Skirt In-App Purchases

10 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Spotify Submits iOS App Update With Out-of-App Purchase Options

10 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Spotify already has an app ready to test Apple’s new rules

10 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Epic Games announces 0% revenue share model & app store workarounds for developers

10 months / androidheadlines / Rishaj Upadhyay

Following Apple’s sanctioning for violating an injunction to remove anti-steering measures, Epic Games is launching Webshops to make it easier for third-party developers to handle out-of-app purchases for iOS apps.

10 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Epic Games is launching webshops to allow developers to circumvent app store fees after new ruling

10 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Stripe shows iOS developers how to avoid Apple’s App Store commission

10 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Apple Claimed To Be Unaware Of Its App Store's Profit Margins

10 months / androidheadlines / Jean Leon

Patreon Planning iOS App Update to Skirt In-App Purchases

10 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Patreon will update its iPhone app to sidestep Apple’s payment system

10 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Court finds that Apple breached 2021 injunction with App Store rules

10 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Judge Says Apple Exec Lied In Big Fortnite Case And Just Blew The App Store Wide Open

10 months / kotaku / Zack Zwiezen

Epic Games Store Rolls Out 0% Fee Tier, Webshops Following Apple’s Court Defeat

10 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Epic Games Store Webshops launches to help iOS developers offer out-of-app purchases

10 months / appleinsider

Judge In Apple / Epic Case Is Spitting Mad At Apple’s Willful Contempt

10 months / techdirt / Mike Masnick

Fortnite plans return to the US iOS App Store next week

10 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Epic is offering developers an alternative to Apple’s in-app purchases

10 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Epic Games is launching webshops to allow developers to circumvent app store fees after new ruling

10 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Federal Judge Hits Apple Exec With Criminal Referral Over ‘Obvious Lies’

10 months / gizmodo / Vanessa Taylor

Epic Games Setting Up Webshops for iOS Developers to Offer Users Out-of-App Purchases

10 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Read the juiciest bits from the court ruling against Apple over its anticompetitive App Store practices

10 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

This is so damning - Apple used its copywriting prowess to make the web itself sound unsafe www.theverge.com/apple/659296...

10 months / bsky / @reckless.bsky.social / reckless.bsky.social

Looks like Apple is in legal trouble after a judge explained they repeatedly chose the worst option for developers and undermined her 2021 decision. www.theverge.com/app...

10 months / bsky / @djlink.bsky.social / djlink.bsky.social

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Epic vs. Apple: What Apple is being forced to do to the App Store

10 months / appleinsider

Fortnite plans return to the US iOS App Store next week

10 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Epic Games vs Apple -- The continuing App Store saga

10 months / appleinsider

Fortnite Returning To US iOS Soon After Judge Slams Apple For "Insubordination"

10 months / gamespot / Jason Fanelli

Meta and Spotify are teaming up to lobby against Apple and Google

10 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Apple lied under oath in Epic Games trial, may face criminal contempt charges

10 months / appleinsider

‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store

10 months / theverge / Jacob Kastrenakes

Back to Top / Thursday, May 1, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 3809 / 34 stories in 10 months


Epic Games challenges Apple with court rulings and policy shake‐ups

In a courtroom saga that reads like a tech thriller, judges have repeatedly taken a swipe at Apple’s restrictive App Store policies, citing antitrust violations and even executive dishonesty. The decisions have paved the way for Fortnite’s impending return to iOS, forcing Apple to reexamine its ironclad payment rules.


Court rulings and appeals reshape Apple’s App Store tactics


Executives’ dishonesty sparks criminal charges amid legal heat


Fortnite comeback and peace proposals energize fans


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Apple to appeal major defeat in Epic Games lawsuit over App Store fees

10 months / bgr / José Adorno

Apple Slammed by Judge for Lying and Violating App Store Court Order, Faces Criminal Contempt Probe

10 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iPhone, offers ‘peace proposal’ to Apple

10 months / bgr / José Adorno

Apple VP Referred for Criminal Contempt After 'Outright Lies' in Epic Games Ruling

10 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Apple exec ‘outright lied’ during Epic trial - https://www.theverge.com/news/659301/apple-executive-lied-under-oath-epic-alex-roman

10 months / bsky / @verge-poster.bsky.social / verge-poster.bsky.social

Apple exec ‘outright lied’ during Epic trial www.theverge.com/news/659301/...

10 months / bsky / @theverge.com / theverge.com

Apple to Comply With New Court Ordered App Store Rules, But Will Appeal

10 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Fortnite To Return To Apple's App Store in the US After Historic Ruling

10 months / androidheadlines / Jean Leon

A US judge says Apple deliberately chose not to comply with an order requiring it to loosen App Store rules—and then tried to cover up its disobedience. www.wired.com/story/antitr...

10 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

"Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge. The judge says Apple deliberately chose not to comply with an order requiring it to loosen App Store rules—and then tried to cover up its disobedience." www.wired.com/story

10 months / bsky / @socialmedialab.ca / socialmedialab.ca

Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge www.wired.com/story/antitr...

10 months / bsky / @kylierobison.com / kylierobison.com

www.wired.com/story/antitr...

10 months / bsky / @peard33.bsky.social / peard33.bsky.social

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Fortnite is coming back to iOS in the US - https://www.theverge.com/news/659271/fortnite-ios-apple-app-store-us-return

10 months / bsky / @verge-poster.bsky.social / verge-poster.bsky.social

Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iOS in the US next week "Effective immediately, Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside apps and blocks the company from restricting how developers can point users to where they can m

10 months / bsky / @wario64.bsky.social / wario64.bsky.social

The battle between Apple and Epic Games goes on as Judge Gonzalez Rogers finds Apple in violation of an injunction, which may result in "Fortnite" returning to the App Store.

10 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

This is just brutal for Apple’s App Store business. Apple faces potential criminal proceedings. Court says an executive lied. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/30/c...

10 months / bsky / @stevekovach.bsky.social / stevekovach.bsky.social

Judge: “This is an injunction, not a negotiation. There are no do-overs once a party willfully disregards a court order” www.cnbc.com/2025/04/30/c...

10 months / bsky / @stevekovach.bsky.social / stevekovach.bsky.social

Epic Games Wins Major Victory as Apple is Ordered to Comply With App Store Anti-Steering Injunction

10 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Congratulations to Apple for playing themselves. There was no world where the judge was going to be cool with them showing super obvious contempt for the court’s orders. The fines are piling up. Maybe you should do something to stop them coming, rather th

10 months / bsky / @kirb.me / kirb.me

www.theverge.com/news/659246/... Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside apps and blocks the company from restricting how developers can point users to where they can make purchases outside of apps.

10 months / bsky / @tambria.bsky.social / tambria.bsky.social

Apple exec ‘outright lied’ during Epic trial

10 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Apple on anti-steering injunction violation ruling: 'We strongly disagree'

10 months / appleinsider

Cook'd: Judge says Apple lied to court in Epic case, asks Feds to mull criminal charges

10 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Apple to Comply With New Court Ordered App Store Rules, But Will Appeal

10 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Epic Games just scored a win against Apple

10 months / techcrunch / Kirsten Korosec

'Fortnite' could return to Apple App Store if Apple accepts Epic peace proposal

10 months / appleinsider

Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge

10 months / wired / Paresh Dave

Fortnite will return to iOS after court slams Apple’s “obvious cover-up”

10 months / arstechnica / Kyle Orland

Epic Games Offers Apple 'Peace Proposal' to Return Fortnite to the App Store Worldwide

10 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Fortnite is coming back to iOS in the US

10 months / theverge / Jay Peters

'Fortnite' could return to Apple App Store after Judge finds Apple in violation of injunction

10 months / appleinsider

Court finds Apple, executive lied under oath in Epic Games trial

10 months / cnbc

Apple Violated Antitrust Ruling, Judge Finds

10 months / wsj / Rolfe Winkler

Epic Games Wins Major Victory as Apple is Ordered to Comply With App Store Anti-Steering Injunction

10 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store

10 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Back to Top / Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 3789 / 36 stories in 10 months


Google CEO Testifies on Antitrust Threats to Search Dominance

In a dramatic courtroom session, Google’s Sundar Pichai lambasted the DOJ’s proposal to break up the tech giant, warning that such drastic measures could effectively dismantle Google Search. His testimony carried a blend of gravitas and dry wit, highlighting the precarious balance between regulatory intervention and sustaining innovative market leadership.

#techpolicy #google #antitrust #law

Google CEO Says Antitrust Remedies Would Cripple Google Search

10 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Warns DOJ Antitrust Remedies Could Make Google Search ‘Unviable’

10 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Sundar Pichai says DOJ demands are a “de facto” spin-off of Google search

10 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google CEO Says Antitrust Remedies Would Cripple Google Search

10 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Google CEO Criticizes DOJ’s ‘Extraordinary’ Proposal to Break Up Company

10 months / wsj / Jan Wolfe

Sundar Pichai says the DOJ’s antitrust plan could kill Google Search

10 months / theverge / David Pierce

Back to Top / Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 3762 / 6 stories in 10 months


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