LONDON, May 1 — Apple must pay a United States patent holder US$502 million (RM2.16 billion) for the use of 4G patents in devices including iPhones and iPads, London's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, in the latest stage of a long-running legal battle.

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 — The European Commission on Wednesday scrapped draft rules regulating technology patents, artificial intelligence (AI), and consumer privacy on messaging apps, saying it did not expect them to receive the green light from European Union (EU) lawmakers and countries.