Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week
Google lost its fight to keep Epic out of the Play Store, and next week Android users get rival app marketplaces inside Google's own ecosystem, a structural shift that erodes the bundled advantage that made the Play Store unassailable.
- 02Texans co-founder Janice McNair dies at age 89
Janice McNair, who built the Houston Texans from inception in 1999, died at 89, leaving behind a franchise worth $4 billion and a succession question that will shape the NFL's power structure.
ESPN2026-07-15 - 03Aussie unemployment surges to post-pandemic high
Australian unemployment hit 4.4% in May, above the Reserve Bank's own forecast, and Thursday's June report will tell the RBA whether the labour market has cooled enough to justify holding rates steady.
Macrobusiness2026-07-15 - 04Rob Bonta Says He's 'Very Concerned' by Bari Weiss' CBS News Revamp, Worries for CNN's Future Under Paramount
California's attorney general weighing in on CBS News editorial direction under new ownership signals that media consolidation has crossed from business story to political liability.
The Wrap2026-07-15 - 05If Your Eyes Are Burning From Your Screen Time, These 25 Things Will Help You Start A New Hobby
Screen burnout is now mainstream enough that a listicle about hobbies reads as wellness infrastructure, a sign that the always-on assumption has finally cracked under its own weight.
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