The Minnesota-based franchisor of 24/7 gyms continues to open locations across the globe, buoyed by new branding and a revamped member app Snap Fitness is making good on its lofty global expansion goals, with the gym brand seeing strong franchise growth in the first half of this year. Over the first six months of 2024,...
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UK Regulator Closes Probe Into Apple and Google App Stores, Citing Shifting Priorities
LONDON — The U.K. competition regulator has closed its investigations into Apple’s App store and Google’s Play Store on the grounds of shifting “administrative priorities” as it prepares to rollout stronger enforcement powers over tech companies. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened an investigation into Apple in 2021 following complaints from developers over the...
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UK Competition Watchdog Accepts Meta’s Proposed Changes to Ad Data Use
Meta’s new approach to handling advertiser data has been approved by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority. This comes ahead of the rollout of a new digital markets competition regime, which will grant it more power to quash the monopolistic behaviours of big tech companies. As well as approving Meta’s commitments, the CMA has also...
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Apple loses bid to throw out UK lawsuit over app store fees
Apple on Friday lost a bid to throw out a mass lawsuit valued at just under $1 billion, brought in London on behalf of more than 1,500 app developers. | Photo Credit: Reuters Apple on Friday lost a bid to throw out a mass lawsuit valued at just under $1 billion, brought in London on...
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Reuters Entertainment News Summary | Entertainment
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ lawsuit against Paramount rejected by US judge Paramount Pictures has won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming its 2022 Tom Cruise blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” borrowed too much from a 1983 magazine article that inspired the original “Top Gun” film. In a...