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Cork-based Starcircle to create 100 new jobs
Talent-sourcing tech firm says posts will be a mix of hybrid and remote opportunities
Google and Apple’s app stores hit by new South Korean law
Rules allow users to pay software developers directly, threatening tech giants’ lucrative commissions
Apple settles ‘forced commission’ row with app developers
Tech giant to still bar developers telling customers about other ways to pay in iPhone apps
Apple’s iPhone expected to drive sales, but App Store faces regulatory risk
Services business faces lawsuits, regulatory scrutiny and pending legislation in US, Europe
Tencent buys UK games company Sumo for £919m
Sheffield-based developer is behind ‘Forza’ and ‘Hitman’ franchises
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Epic Games takes Apple fight to EU antitrust regulators
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Keywords Studios makes two more acquisitions
Dublin-based company buys Indigo Pearl and Jinglebell Communications
Apple countersues Fortnite maker in bitter legal dispute
Tech giant says Epic Games is masquerading as ‘modern Robin Hood’ in payment row
Fortnite billionaire in Epic battle with Apple and Google
Games company chief Tim Sweeney takes legal action over commission on digital sales
Apple scores early victory in court spat with Epic
But judge grants temporary order blocking Apple from limiting Unreal Engine technology
Fortnite maker Epic goes to war with Apple over App Store ‘monopoly’
Game developer in legal challenge over Apple’s 30% take on app revenues
Trump’s move against TikTok could have far-reaching consequences
Repercussions of order against Chinese firm may be felt both in the US and further afield
Houseparty offers $1m bounty for proof of ‘commercial smear campaign’
Company has been hit by allegations of compromised Netflix, Spotify accounts
How the viral app Houseparty is entertaining a generation in lockdown
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Fortnite blackout: Map is sucked into a black hole
Battle Royale reaches the End. Ejected players wait for the game to return for 11th season
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Spotify files complaint with European Commission against Apple
Streaming service alleges tech giant is squeezing rival music streaming services
The Irish man helping to direct ‘Fortnite Battle Royale’
Wild Geese: US-based animator Gavin Moran is part of the future of real-time digital software
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