Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores
Apple on Tuesday announced a simplified commission structure for apps in the European Union in an effort to resolve its disagreements with the European Commission over the tech giant’s business terms. Under the new model, Apple will replace its per-install Core Technology Fee with a flat 5% commission on digital goods in apps distributed outside the App Store or on the web. Apple also adjusted its rates for alternative payments and for its own in-app purchases, and made it easier for developers to open alternative app stores.
AMC Outage: Reports Of App Issues Spiked As ‘Dune: Part Three’ Tickets Dropped
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Outage reports for AMC’s mobile app spiked Tuesday following the release of “Dune: Part Three” tickets, which are anticipated to quickly sell out in premium screenings such as IMAX and IMAX 70mm.
‘Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story’ Adds 6 to Cast, Including Darren Criss as Jiminy Cricket and Sherry Cola as Yzma From ‘Emperor’s New Groove’
The Disney Channel and Disney+ movie “Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story” is rounding out its cast with six new additions.
The new cast members are: Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “Maybe Happy Ending”) as Jiminy Cricket from “Pinocchio;” Sherry Cola (“Joy Ride,” “Camp Rock 3”) as Yzma from “The Emperor’s New Groove;” James Monroe Iglehart (Broadway’s “Aladdin”) as Genie from “Aladdin;” Hugo Ateo (“Siren”) as Kronk from “The Emperor’s New Groove;” Sean Yves Lessard (“Reginald the Vampire”) as Lumiere from “Beauty and the Beast;” and Dan Bakkedahl (“Veep”) as Yen Sid from “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” in “Fantasia.”
‘What Will I Become?’ Review: Transmasculine Lives Take Center Stage in a Poignant Portrait of Loss
At an early point in “What Will I Become?,” co-director Logan Rozos explains to the camera, “We are not taken seriously, so we have to take ourselves very seriously.” The film he has made, with Lexie Bean, tackles the crisis of transmasculine suicide head-on, while adding specificity and poignant remembrance. Though it mostly avoids being a PSA, some statistics have to be mentioned when more than 50% of transmasculine boys attempt suicide. This documentary, through the personal experience of the filmmakers, tries to answer the question of why. Having premiered at the Berlinale in February and screened at last week’s BlackStar festival, it deserves to find a larger audience outside the fest circuit.
Disney-owned ABC files First Amendment lawsuit against FCC
U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr speaks during a press conference, following an open meeting of the FCC, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 22, 2026.
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Some student-loan borrowers are losing credit toward a key forgiveness program for public servants
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Some student-loan borrowers are losing credits toward a key loan forgiveness program.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake May Be Canceled but the Original Plays Better Than Ever
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The GOG Preservation Program has brought new improvements to the classic action platformer
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake may be canceled, but the original now plays better than ever
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Phyllida Law, Actress and Mother of Sophie and Emma Thompson, Dies at 94
Phyllida Law, the Scottish actress of stage and screen and the mother of actresses Emma and Sophie Thompson, has died. She was 94.
Her death was announced by her manager, Jacky Leggo, who said in a statement that she “died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all her family.”
The new Framework 12 laptop's secret weapon is its battery life courtesy of Intel's Wildcat Lake
Framework has just announced a new version of its Framework 12 laptop that apparently gets a bunch more battery life. That's despite it keeping the same 50 Wh battery and thanks to Intel's Wildcat Lake processors.
'How is this even possible?' Tomodachi Life Player Recreates An Iconic SNES RPG
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"Local survey shows most popular career among kids in Onett is adventurer."
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