Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro in Deep Blue On Monday, a Seattle federal court handed a win to Apple and Amazon as it dismissed a consumer antitrust lawsuit against the companies, which alleged they conspired to raise iPhone and iPad prices on Amazon’s platform. Mike Scarcella for Reuters: ‎ U.S. District Judge Kymberly Evanson in her ruling faulted the plaintiffs’ lawyers for dragging out the litigation after the original plaintiff sought to withdraw from the 2022 case. Evanson said the attorneys misled the court, Apple, and Amazon about the plaintiff’s intent to abandon the proposed class action while attempting to add new plaintiffs. The plaintiffs were U.S. residents who bought new iPhones and iPads on Amazon starting in January 2019. They…

Netflix has secured the rights to an untitled project by Nic Pizzolatto, starring Matthew McConaughey and Cole Hauser, beating out the likes of Apple and Amazon. The project reunites Pizzolatto and McConaughey, who previously collaborated on the first season of HBO’s True Detective. Nicole Sobon for Comicbook: ‎ Netflix managed to beat out several streaming services, including Amazon and Apple, in acquiring the television project, which appears to still be in the early stages, as deals for both McConaughey and Hauser are reportedly still being finalized. According to The Hollywood Reporter, while Amazon, Apple, and Netflix competed for the project, HBO sat out the bidding war. As the outlet notes, this is perhaps due to the strained relationship between Pizzolatto…

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 2, 2025. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump warned that countries imposing digital taxes could face “substantial additional tariffs” on their exports unless they repeal such laws. According to Reuters, the Trump administration is also contemplating sanctions on EU or member state officials involved in enforcing the EU’s Digital Services Act. Reuters: ‎ Many countries, particularly in Europe, have levied taxes on the sales revenue of digital service providers, including Alphabet’s Google, Meta’s Facebook, Apple, and Amazon. <a href=https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115092243259973570″>President Trump via Truth Social, August 25, 2025: ‎ As the President of the United States, I will stand up…

Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet (list price $139.99, currently selling for $89.99) Amazon is set to release its first Android-powered tablet next year, marking a significant shift from its Fire OS platform to address user complaints about its limitations. The new tablet is expected to be priced around $400, nearly double the cost of Amazon’s current high-end model, reflecting a potential increase in features and/or performance. Greg Bensinger for Reuters: ‎ As part of a project known internally as Kittyhawk, Amazon plans to release a higher-end tablet as soon as next year offering the Android operating system software for the first time, according to six people familiar with the matter. Since the Fire tablet’s introduction in 2011, Amazon has used…

Apple’s new M4 MacBook Air comes in two perfectly portable sizes: a 13-inch and a 15-inch model. Amazon launches the week with all-time low prices on the entire M4 MacBook Air lineup, surpassing Prime Day deals by approximately $50. Currently, every M4 MacBook Air model is discounted by $200 on Amazon, including both 13-inch and 15-inch variants. Mitchel Broussard for MacRumors: ‎ Starting with the 13-inch models, Amazon has $200 off all three configurations of this notebook. Prices start at $799.00 for the 256GB model, then raise to $999.00 for the 16GB/512GB model and $1,199.00 for the 24GB/512GB model. Every deal represents a new all-time low price on the M4 MacBook Air. Moving to the larger display models, Amazon has…

The dollar strengthened against major currencies on Monday following a U.S.-EU framework trade agreement, part of a series of deals to prevent a global trade war, as investors awaited U.S. and Japanese central bank meetings. On Sunday in Scotland, American President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the deal, which includes a 15% import tariff on EU goods and a 0% tariff on U.S. exports. Rocky Swift and Alun John for Reuters: ‎ “The mood music on U.S. trade negotiations has been a little brighter following agreements with Japan and the EU,” said Paul Mackel, global head of FX research at HSBC. “If more trade deals are reached, this could help to reduce this source…