Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY

Facebook and Google tried to do an end run around Apple with private apps. That didn’t work out so well. Apple showed this week who had the power.

Local TV is free and so is the CBS Sports app, which is available on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon and other streaming players.

Daily Beast reports that brother of Lauren Sanchez is target of Bezos probe. He’s a Trump supporter and associate of Roger Stone.

The series profiles celebrities Sammy Davis, Jr. and Audrey Hepburn as well as unknown heroes who predate the likes of Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks.

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg says having the three services interoperable will be more secure and a better experience for users.

Ditch cable or satellite, and all you’ll need is an antenna, if you want to watch TV, and a good Wi-Fi connection. Plus a few accessories or services.

App paid people to find out their mobile usage habits, the latest privacy outbreak from the social network. Apple dumps app in response

Social network tells TechCrunch it distributed the “Facebook Research” app to learn more about users habits.

Apple saw a $10.1-billion drop in iPhones sales since last year, while sales of iPads, Macs, wearables, iCloud and iTunes increased.