Apple Inc. was handed a European Union antitrust complaint over its app payment rules, drawing one of the world’s toughest competition enforcers into a global battle over fees for downloads on smartphones and tablets. The European Commission sent a so-called statement of objections to Apple on Friday, laying out how it thinks Apple abused its power as the “gatekeeper” for music-streaming apps on its App Store. The case backs complaints from Spotify Technology SA, which accuses Apple of imposing its in-app purchase system to take a cut of its subscription fees. The EU move comes days before a trial begins in California over Epic Games Inc.’s allegations that Apple’s standard fee violates US antitrust law. Epic, which is also seeking to challenge Apple in the UK, has garnered support in its US lawsuit from Microsoft Corp. and smaller developers.
Spotify steps up battle to be podcast king
Spotify s latest results show the Swedish streaming service is growing to be a real competitor to US big tech
28 April 2021 • 6:14pm
Bruce Springsteen, left, appears with former President Barack Obama during their podcast of conversations recorded at Springsteen s home studio in New Jersey
Credit: Rob DeMartin /Spotify
Barack Obama folds his arms and takes a deep breath. “My father leaves when I’m two, and I don’t meet him until I’m 10 years old when he comes to visit for a month,” says the former US president.
Sitting opposite him, legendary 71-year-old rocker Bruce Springsteen nods in sympathy before offering his own tale of a fraught paternal relationship.
The city of Fairbanks is accusing the Fairbanks Four â Marvin Roberts, Kevin Pease, Eugene Vent and George Frese â of breach of contract and is seeking reimbursement for its legal defense after the men accused the city and four police officers of civil rights violations, malicious prosecution and wrongful imprisonment.
Roberts, Pease, Vent and Frese say they were wrongfully accused and convicted of murder and are suing for damages, but the city wants the U.S. District Court to enforce a 2015 agreement in which the Fairbanks Four, after collectively serving more than 70 years in prison, waived their rights to seek damages in exchange for their freedom.
Plus: MCPS will solicit proposals for search firm for next superintendent; 18 MCPS teachers receive national certification
April 22, 2021 | 8:00 pm
April 22, 2021
USDA extends waivers for free meals through June 2022
The United States Department of Agriculture announced this week it is extending waivers through the 2021-22 academic year that allow school districts to distribute meals to children at no cost.
The extension will last until June 2022. Before this week’s announcement, the waivers would have expired in September.
The waivers, used by MCPS, allow meals to be served at no cost, in bulk and to parents without their children being present. They were first passed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as worries about food insecurity rose.
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