Meta's $19 billion bid to own messaging in the US gains steam — and AI could give it an edge over Apple's iMessage

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CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said WhatsApp represents the "next chapter" for Meta.

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Apple Could Be Fined $30 Billion for Violating Competition Laws

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The European Commission says Apple violated the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) over its App Store policies. This violation could end up costing the iPhone maker billions.

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Apple appears to be laying the groundwork for a new moneymaking iPhone feature

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Messages via satellite in iOS 18 will support sending and receiving messages, emojis, and tapbacks, all with end-to-end encryption, as well as SMS messaging.

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Everything Apple iOS 18 Will Do, Android Already Does

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Apple finally previewed what’s coming to iOS 18 at its

Sorry, Android users. Green text bubbles aren't going away anytime soon.

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Android users will show up as a green text bubble when messaging iPhones.

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They were gonna text back. It's just that iMessage went down for almost an hour.

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RCS Coming to iPhone This Fall, Leaked Google Promo Image Claims

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Rich communication services (RCS) is already a big deal on Android phones with more than a billion users. Those numbers might be going up by the fall, as Google claims Apple will be joining the RCS party.

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The DOJ Is Making Green Bubble Users on iMessage Feel Seen

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The green bubble stigma faced by Android users who send messages to their friends with iPhones is real—even the U.S. government acknowledges it.

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Apple Reportedly Spent 3 Years Trying to Make Apple Watch for Android

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Apple was hit with a major antitrust lawsuit filed by the DOJ on Thursday.

U.S. Accuses Apple of Running a Monopoly

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Apple is in major legal trouble as the Department of Justice (DOJ) and 16 state and district attorneys filed a lawsuit against the iPhone maker, as reported by the Was

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