NEW YORK TIMES PULLS PUT OF APPLE NEWS SERVICE

The New York Times is removing its content from Apple News, dealing a blow to the iPhone maker’s news aggregation service and app for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and other devices. The Times had been part of the Apple News app, which debuted in 2015, for several years, but balked at joining the paid Apple News+ service when that launched in March 2019. The Times said Apple News didn’t give the paper enough control of its news business or reader relationships. “Apple News does not align with our strategy to fund quality journalism by building direct relationships with paying readers,” the Times said. The exit is a notable setback for the Apple News service, which was criticized by media organizations because of its revenue split and decision to limit the amount of user data provided to content organizations.