A São Paulo court has issued an emergency injunction requiring Apple to block minors from downloading Casino Roulette: Roulettist and to add age verification before users can buy virtual chips with real money. The order followed a July lawsuit from four child rights groups alleging minors could easily access the 18+ rated app and spend real money in it. Apple has five days to comply, must extend similar controls to other casino-style apps, and faces a daily fine of about $19,500 if it fails to act.
Apple has launched new Silicone and TechWoven MagSafe cases for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, priced at $49 and $59 respectively, in colors like Burgundy, Mulberry and Taupe. Third-party makers including ESR, Spigen, Nomad and Burton Goods have also released their own iPhone 18 Pro case collections, ranging from budget options starting at $14 to premium leather and stand-equipped designs.
Grab Holdings will acquire an initial 60% controlling stake in Singapore-based buy-now-pay-later platform Atome Financial for $1.49 billion in cash, with an option to purchase the remaining 40% about two years after the deal closes. CFO Peter Oey said the staged structure helps de-risk the transaction while giving Grab access to Atome's merchant network in travel, beauty and e-commerce. Grab shares fell 3.64% on Nasdaq after the announcement.
Yum! Brands CFO Ranjith Roy told the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference that the recent sale of Pizza Hut shows the company is willing to make aggressive portfolio changes, including potentially adding a new brand if the opportunity fits. He noted the priority remains strengthening current holdings—Taco Bell, KFC and Habit Burger & Grill—before pursuing any acquisition.
Amid an ongoing lawsuit in which Sony argues customers don't actually own their digital game purchases, the Consumer Rights Wiki has compiled 44 documented instances where Sony's own support pages, store listings, and blog posts describe purchased games as something players 'own.' Examples include PS4-to-PS5 upgrade instructions referencing a game 'you already own' and a PlayStation Store ratings policy requiring users to 'own the game' before rating it.
Apple opened iPhone 18 Pro preorders and simultaneously released its own Silicone and TechWoven MagSafe cases in new colorways like Burgundy and Mulberry, priced at $49 and $59 respectively. Third-party brands including ESR, Spigen, Nomad and Burton Goods also rolled out cases ranging from $14 budget options to premium leather and grip-focused designs with built-in stands.
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Apple announced App Store tax updates taking effect immediately in Morocco, the Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania, reflecting new or increased VAT and digital sales taxes. Starting September 14, Apple will also update app and in-app purchase prices in Israel, Indonesia, Morocco, and the Republic of the Congo for developers who haven't set those regions as their base storefront.
YouTube announced eligible U.S. creators can now tag Amazon products directly within shorts, long-form videos, and livestreams to earn a share of resulting sales. The feature integrates Amazon's catalog natively into YouTube's Shopping Affiliate Program, replacing the older method of pasting Associates links in video descriptions. Creators can also enable auto-tagging, letting YouTube's systems scan past uploads to identify and tag eligible products automatically.
Google's Android Developers account posted data claiming foldable phone owners spend roughly 14 times as much on in-app purchases as owners of regular smartphones. The company did not disclose specific dollar amounts or which categories of purchases—subscriptions, game currency, or otherwise—drove the gap. The post was framed as a pitch urging app developers to optimize their software for foldable screens, timed around the Pixel 11 Pro Fold launch.
Following its announcement that PlayStation disc production ends in January 2028, Sony sent customers copies of its Terms of Service and End User License Agreement, which state that PlayStation software is licensed rather than sold. The emails, likely routine notices tied to recent PlayStation Store purchases, arrived amid ongoing backlash over the discontinuation of physical media and a planned consumer boycott running August 23-30.
Epic Games has filed a formal opposition to Apple's request to seal parts of its recent court filings on proposed commissions for purchases made outside the App Store via external links. Apple wants to redact financial figures, link-out adoption estimates, and developer survey data it calls commercially sensitive, but Epic argues the material is directly relevant to setting fair commission rates and should remain public. Epic also claims some of the data Apple wants hidden is either outdated or already publicly known.
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