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Rumor: Disney is considering fully buying out Epic Games and taking ownership of Fortnite

Fortnite is already absolutely awash with Disney IP, and the House of Mouse has already thrown $1.5B at Epic Games to help put together a “huge Disney universe” in the shooter. So it’s probably not too surprising to learn that Disney is interested in buying Epic Games whole hog. That comes from tech reporter Alex Heath, who […]
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Apple’s executive reshuffling isn’t over

Apple is preparing to shuffle executive positions ahead of former COO Jeff Williams’ retirement this year, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman

Among other changes, Eddy Cue, Apple’s head of services, will reportedly oversee the health and fitness teams that may soon launch a rumored Health Plus subscription.

Williams previously led Apple’s health initiatives and passed the role of COO to Sabih Khan, the iPhonemaker’s former vice president of operations, in July. The company is splitting up Williams’ other responsibilities before his departure at the end of this year, with Apple software head Craig Federighi taking over watchOS, and hardware leader John Ternus overseeing Apple Watch hardware engineering, according to Bloomberg.

Bloomberg also reports that Johnny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technologies, is “evaluating his future at the tech giant” just months after his team launched the company’s first in-house modem.

Apple is shuffling other positions as well. Bloomberg reports that Apple fitness chief Jay Blahnik will report to health VP Sumbul Desai amid an internal investigation into conduct. Both Blahnik and Desai previously reported to Williams. In August, The New York Times reported that a former employee sued Blahnik, accusing him of creating a toxic work environment.

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