Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store, Google Gemini in Volvos, and Discord Data Scraping

Fortnite's Return to iOS

• 🍎 Fortnite has officially returned to the App Store for iPhone and iPad users in the US, following a recent court injunction.
• ⚖️ The injunction prevented Apple from blocking developers from using alternative payment methods, leading to the game's reinstatement without public comment from Apple.
• 📱 Microsoft is criticizing Apple's App Store policies, which they claim are delaying the launch of their Xbox mobile store.

Discord Data and AI Integration

• 📊 Researchers scraped over two billion public Discord messages from 3,167 servers, spanning from 2015 to 2024, and published them online.
• 🤖 Volvo will be the first automaker to integrate Google's Gemini AI chatbot into its vehicles for natural interaction with navigation, translations, and user manual queries.
• 🚗 Volvo will also serve as a reference platform for Google's future automotive technology, receiving early access to updates.

Amazon, Nvidia, and Elgato Updates

• 🚚 Amazon's autonomous vehicle unit, Zuks, is expanding testing to Atlanta, its seventh US city, with plans for public rides by year-end.
• 📉 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang criticized US export bans on high-end GPUs to China, stating they harm Nvidia's revenue and global AI collaboration.
• 📦 Amazon is issuing refunds for unresolved returns dating back to 2018, following an internal review and a pending class-action lawsuit.
• 🖱️ Elgato launched new Stream Deck Everywhere products, including modular keypads, a scissor switch variant, and a virtual stream deck, alongside an $80 network dock.