Epic Games Layoffs: 1,000 jobs cut amidst Fortnite engagement decline and market challengesEpic Games has laid off 1,000 employees. This decision comes as Fortnite engagement has declined since 2025. CEO Tim Sweeney cited extreme ...
25 Mar, 2026, 04.44 AM IST
Apple raises concern over first porn app on iPhone under EU rulesSince launching the App Store on iPhones in 2008, Apple has regulated which apps users can download. In 2010, then-CEO Steve Jobs stated th...
04 Feb, 2025, 08.04 AM IST
Fortnite and Epic Games customers set to get $245 million. Here's when, why, and how muchThe FTC is issuing $245 million in refunds to Fortnite players and other Epic Games customers due to deceptive billing practices. Over 629,...
10 Dec, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why Google agreed to pay $700 million to settle US antitrust lawsuitThe attorneys general of states said Google’s policies artificially drove up prices for digital transactions within apps downloaded from th...
20 Dec, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
Google to pay $700 million to US consumers, states in Play Store settlementLead plaintiff Utah and other states announced the settlement in September, but the terms were kept confidential ahead of Google's related ...
19 Dec, 2023, 10.16 AM IST
Inside Juspay’s new biz plans; revised incentive scheme for chip ancillaries soonFintech startup Juspay is building a full-stack payment gateway that can offer card, wallet and UPI-based transactions. This and more in to...
14 Dec, 2023, 08.11 AM IST
Omidyar Network to exit India; Angel funds may soon get to invest more in startupsImpact investment fund Omidyar Network India is exiting the country and will transition out of the local market by 2024. This and more in t...
12 Dec, 2023, 08.06 PM IST
Google ‘scare screens’ spook users, alleges Epic Games; for SaaS unicorn Postman, growth comes from traditional sectorsFortnite-maker Epic Games has alleged in a plea to the National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that Google is frightening users b...
16 Feb, 2023, 06.53 AM IST
PhonePe raises $100 million in fresh funding; Deepinder Goyal dismisses talks of attrition at ZomatoThe fundraise follows PhonePe’s recent change of domicile to India and full separation from the Flipkart group. Flipkart doesn’t own any st...
14 Feb, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
Spotify, Epic Games get ally in Elon Musk in fight against Apple feesSpotify has previously submitted antitrust complaints against the iPhone-maker in Europe, and Epic Games sued Apple in the United States in...
30 Nov, 2022, 08.58 AM IST
Epic Games valued at about $32 billion in funding from Sony, Lego firmSony, an existing investor, and the Kirkbi investment company each invested $1 billion, Epic said, with the fundraising to help advance a m...
12 Apr, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
Epic Games raises $144 million for Ukraine reliefThe funds are being put towards several aid groups, including Direct Relief, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United ...
05 Apr, 2022, 12.31 PM IST
Epic Games invests in Spire Animation's funding round, eyes metaverse boomSpire said Epic's three-dimensional creation tool Unreal Engine will integrate with the company's feature animation pipeline to build into ...
02 Feb, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
Apart from Facebook, who else is building the metaverse?The metaverse broadly refers to the idea of a shared virtual platform that people can access through different devices.
02 Nov, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
Who's building the metaverse?Well before Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's splashy demos featuring giant robots and digital time travels to ancient Rome, dozens of compani...
02 Nov, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
In Apple vs Epic Games, battle of the experts gets personalEpic Games and Apple have roped in Global Economic Group's David Evans MIT economist Richard Schmalensee as their star witnesses in the For...
13 May, 2021, 06.19 PM IST
'Fortnite' maker Epic Games gets $28.7 bn valuation in latest fundingEpic Games has received an additional investment of $200 million from minority shareholder Sony Group, while it also raised funds from inve...
14 Apr, 2021, 05.33 PM IST