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Apple in Epic battle

Epic Games, the creator of video game, Fortnite, argues that Apple's control over the App Store is anti-competitive.

The tech giant Apple, was in court on Monday defending itself against accusations that it is anti-competitive. The company making those claims is Epic Games which produces the hugely popular and lucrative, Fortnite. Adi Robertson, senior reporter for The Verge brings us the details. Plus, as a successor to Warren Buffett is announced at multinational conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, independent investment analyst Peter Jankovskis, tells us what this could mean for investors. Also in the programme, we examine the future of music and arts festivals, as the industry hopes it can bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic. Andrew Trendell of music magazine NME talks us through the thinking of festival organisers about what sort of events might proceed this summer. Rasto Pruzinec organises the Uprising reggae and world music festival in Slovakia, and tells us how difficult it is to plan his event in August, when the scope of government restrictions that will be in force then is not yet clear. And Grace Barrett of the Telluride Bluegrass festival in Colorado discusses how the pandemic will make this year's event a very different experience to before. Plus, our regular workplace commentator Stephanie Hare considers the implications of the pandemic for how we eat at work.

(Picture: Fornite game and Apple logo via Getty Images)

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