Have you been exposed to the coronavirus? There's an app for that in Washington Washington state on Monday launched a coronavirus exposure alert tool for smartphone users statewide. Washington joined more than a dozen other states... Tom Banse
National Google Paid Apple Billions To Dominate Search On iPhones, Justice Department Says An agreement worth up to $12 billion made Google the de facto choice for online search on millions of iPhones. Justice officials say the deal may anticompetitive under U.S. law. Bobby Allyn
National Fortnite Fight: CEO Explains Why He Launched War Against Apple, Google The Epic Games CEO tells NPR that the tech titans are abusing their power and exploiting developers by demanding a 30% cut of every app purchase made on a smartphone or tablet. Bobby Allyn
National New Fortnite Season Will Not Be Available On iPhones, As Judge Sides With Apple The maker of the popular Battle Royale game is being banned from Apple's App Store after skirting the tech giant's rule that it receive a 30% cut of every purchase. Bobby Allyn
Technology Apple Is Worth $2 Trillion — 1st American Company To Hit Milestone Apple first crossed the $1 trillion mark just two years ago. The iPhone maker and a handful of other tech giants propelled the S&P 500 index to a new record this week. Avie Schneider Shannon Bond
Matriarch of Northwest apple industry passes away at age 194. Not a misprint It's not often that you'll read an obituary for a tree. Or that a dead tree gets a memorial service of sorts. But then there aren't many like Vancouver, Washington's "Old Apple Tree." Tom Banse
Law & Courts 4 Key Takeaways From Washington's Big Tech Hearing On 'Monopoly Power' Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., says Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated. Bobby Allyn Shannon Bond
National Apple Store Shoppers To Have Temperatures Taken, Must Wear Face Coverings About 100 Apple Stores, or about a fifth of the tech giant's worldwide retail locations, are now open, including storefronts in Alabama, Florida, California and Washington state. Bobby Allyn
National FBI: New iPhone Evidence Shows Pensacola Shooter Had Ties To Al-Qaida Justice Department officials say Apple hampered their investigation by refusing to unlock the gunman's iPhones. The case is part of a longstanding debate over national security interests and privacy. Hannah Allam
Health Apple, Google Coronavirus Tech Won't Track Your Location. That Worries Some States. Apple and Google are developing smartphone technology to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. But public health authorities in some states are chafing against the tech giants' rules. Shannon Bond
