Another Google antitrust battle reaches court in Epic Games case

On Monday, Epic Games, the company behind the hit game Fortnite, will appear in federal court in San Francisco to kick off a monthlong trial in its own antitrust lawsuit against Google. Epic is expected to argue that Google is violating both state and federal antitrust laws by wielding monopolistic power over app developers on its Google Play Store on Android mobile phones.

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Meta now lets creators publish Instant Games directly on Facebook

The company also said that it will change the way games are distributed across our organic discovery experiences.

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New Apple macOS update comes with a liquid detection feature

According to a report in 9to5Mac, macOS Sonoma 14.1 update includes a new system daemon called "liquiddetectiond," which can identify when the computer has been exposed to liquids.

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Viasat to lay off 800 employees post Inmarsat acquisition

Post-layoffs, Viasat will still have global operations with a majority of its employees continuing to be located in the US and the UK.

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Elon Musk teases AI chatbot 'Grok,' with real-time access to X

"Grok" comes from "Stranger in a Strange Land," a 1961 science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein, and means to understand something thoroughly and intuitively.

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Tech-ing Stock: India Mobile Congress 2023 showcases next-gen tech marvels

The India Mobile Congress 2023 saw large telcos and big companies, along with emerging startups, vie for attention with their innovations. ET took a walk across the floor, exploring all that the showcase had to offer and came away impressed at what the future has in store.

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Nazara eyes tax crisis-hit real money game companies

The RMG industry is facing a tax demand of more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore, after the government decided to levy a 28% GST on deposits made by users to play a game, instead of on the winnings.

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