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Back in March, OpenAI abruptly pulled the plug on its Sora video app. Two months later, a pair of AI video generation apps is competing for the top of the App Store.

Apple announced last month that a new option was coming to App Store apps: monthly subscriptions with a 12-month commitment. Now alongside iOS 26.5, these subscriptions have officially launched and a new support document explains exactly how they work.

Following changes to Brazil’s betting regulation, Apple now requires a Brazilian betting license for fixed-odds betting apps on the App Store. Here are the details.

Apple Arcade’s May lineup introduces four new titles today on the subscription gaming platform. Apple Arcade games have no ads and no in-app purchases.

Update, 9:18 p.m. ET: Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has commented on Apple’s filing to the Supreme Court. Details below.

Apple has filed an application with the Supreme Court asking it to stay the Ninth Circuit’s mandate, which would send the case back to the District Court to determine what it can charge for purchases made outside the App Store. Here are the details.

Following a decision from Brazil’s competition watchdog last year, Apple is now gearing up to allow app sideloading in the country. Here are the details.

Last month, we reported that iOS 26.5 beta 1 hinted at new App Store subscription options. Today, Apple has made that official, with developers now able to set up and test monthly subscriptions with a 12-month commitment ahead of the public rollout. Here are the details.

TechCrunch reports on why Apple removed Cal AI from the App Store over what it described as “multiple rule violations.” Here are the details.

Apple and Google have been notified by Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Safety over the availability of betting apps to minors on their app stores. Here are the details.

A judge has ruled that the Trump administration should not have coerced Apple and Google into taking down apps which track the activity of ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement).

A preliminary injunction has been awarded, with the creators of ICE Sightings and Eyes Up told that they are likely to succeed in their argument that the government suppressed protected speech under the First Amendment …

Developers are arguing that Apple’s App Store ratings are fundamentally broken in at least a couple of different ways – including the fact that your 4-star rating could do more harm than good.

They also highlight the conflict between users not wanting their app experience to be interrupted, while Apple effectively forces developers to nag you for a rating and review …

Update, April 16, 1:28 p.m. ET: Apple reached out to 9to5Mac with more information, which you can find below the original post.

The Tech Transparency Project (TTP) has followed up on its January report that revealed dozens of “nudify” apps on the App Store with a new investigation focused on how Apple’s own search and ad systems may be helping users find them. Here are the details.

iOS 26.4 made some changes to where app updates are located in the App Store. But there’s a shortcut available to find them just as quickly as before.

In a letter obtained exclusively by NBC News, Apple told U.S. senators how it worked behind the scenes to address the viral surge of sexualized deepfakes generated by Grok earlier this year. Here are the details.

Update, April 15, 2.06 p.m. ET: Apple reached out to 9to5Mac with more information, which you can find below the original post.

Just as CoinDesk reported that a fake Ledger app had drained millions from App Store users, TechCrunch revealed that another app had been harvesting sensitive user data. Apple pulled both today. Here are the details.

Apple’s marketing efforts have been on a tear lately. While the MacBook Neo campaign has been getting most of the attention, a new spring campaign in Japan has been promoting the App Store with fun commissioned ads. Watch them below.

I love Apple Arcade. The game catalog really clicks with my son, and a single subscription unlocks hundreds of premium games. The best part is that the games have no ads or in-app purchases.

This makes for a much better gaming experience on his iPad. There’s just one feature I’d love to see Apple add.

Apple has removed Bitchat from the Chinese App Store, following a request from the country’s Cyberspace Administration. Here are the details.

Thanks to the new possibilities afforded by AI coding tools, the App Store is seeing a resurgence in new app submissions, even as Apple continues to take issue with some of the ways these apps are built and behave. Here are the details.

Ex-Human, the developer behind Botify and Photify AI, is suing Apple over what it calls “arbitrary” App Store removals. Here are the details.