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Republican lawmakers press Apple and FBI over spyware from Israeli NSO Group
Two Republican lawmakers are pressing Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation about Pegasus spyware made by the NSO Group …
Can Apple beat NSO Group, the world’s most notorious spyware company?
Numerous reporters, human rights defenders, and high-ranking officials across the world are increasingly becoming the NGO Group’s …
U.S. State Department iPhones hacked with Israeli NSO Group spyware
Apple iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed…
Apple begins alerting customers who may have been targeted by NSO Group
After Apple filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple…
Apple sues NSO Group over state-sponsored surveillance and targeting of Apple users
Apple today filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple…
NSO Group says it can scrape data from Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft cloud services
The Israeli company whose spyware hacked WhatsApp has told buyers its technology can surreptitiously scrape all of an individual’s data…
NSO Group employee allegedly stole company’s powerful iPhone spyware for personal profit
NSO Group sells some of the most potent, off-the-shelf malware for remotely breaking into smartphones…
Apple joins Khronos Group dynamic media consortium
Apple Computer is one of the latest industry heavyweights to become a member of the Khronos Group…
Apple drops term ‘state-sponsored’ attacks from its threat notification policy
Apple has warned its users in India and 91 other countries that they were possible victims of a “mercenary spyware attack,” ditching the…
Apple to revamp its TV app in December in step consolidate video services
Apple is working to redesign its TV app in a step toward consolidating the company’s video offerings later this year…
Apple reportedly brings Chinese Communist Party web censorship to Hong Kong
Users of Apple’s Safari web browser in Hong Kong who recently tried to visit code-sharing website GitLab, received a warning instead…
Apple’s next-gen iPhone to use breakthrough state-of-the-art Sony image sensor
Sony Group will supply Apple with its newest breakthrough state-of-the-art image sensor that’s expected to be featured in Apple’s…
Republican U.S. House likely to investigate Facebook, Google, Big Tech over censorship
Republicans are increasingly likely to secure a majority in the U.S. House of representatives, putting the GOP in control of House…
Republican House leaders meet with Apple CEO to discuss Big Tech censorship, China, privacy
Apple CEO Tim Cook attended a private meeting with several U.S. House Republican leaders on Wednesday to discuss issues surrounding…
Analysis Group economists find third-party apps see global success on Apple’s App Store
Today, economists at Analysis Group published a new report on the proliferation of third-party apps on the App Store, with new insights…
Apple-led Car Connectivity Consortium outlines future of vehicle access with digital key
The Apple-led Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) today announced that its Digital Key Release 3.0 White Paper – “The Future of Vehicle Access”…
Nearly 100 civil rights groups worldwide call on Apple to abandon CSAM iPhone surveillance
Nearly 100 civil rights groups worldwide have signed an open letter objecting to Apple’s plan to institute iPhone surveillance capabilities…
Apple extends list of terms censored in China to Hong Kong and Taiwan
The researchers found that part of Apple’s mainland China political censorship bleeds into both Hong Kong and Taiwan. Much of this censorship…
Apple target of $50 million ransomware hack of assembler Quanta
Quanta, one of Apple’s primary assemblers, was hit with a ransomware attack from a Russian operator claiming to have stolen blueprints…
Dozens of media staffers’ iPhones hacked with NSO ‘zero-click’ spyware
In July and August 2020, government operatives used NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to hack 36 personal iPhones belonging to journalists…
After Twitter labels, censors, and suspends, Parler hits No.1 on Apple’s App Store
After a surge in sign-ups after Twitter censored and suspended conservative meme-makers to heads of state, the free speech social media platform Parler …
Apple-backed tech group’s lawsuit says President Trump’s social media order is unconstitutional
An advocacy group backed by Apple filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his executive order that would remove or change…
Randall Stephenson to retire as AT&T CEO
After serving 13 years as AT&T’s Chairman and CEO, Randall Stephenson, 60, will retire as CEO but will serve as Executive Chairman…
British PM Boris Johnson to meet with major tech companies to discuss ways to control coronavirus outbreak
British PM Boris Johnson has summoned major tech companies to discuss ways of improving communication with the public over a coronavirus outbreak…
Johnson & Johnson and Apple launch ‘Heartline Study’ to see if Apple Watch can help reduce the risk of stroke
The Heartline Study is designed to explore if iPhone and Apple Watch can improve health outcomes, including reducing the risk of stroke…
U.S. Republican congress members admonish Apple for censoring songs in China that reference Tiananmen massacre, democracy
Members of Congress are criticizing Apple for censoring its music to comply with the Chinese government…
Infowars’ Alex Jones blasts Apple, Google, others; warns on internet censorship
In a video posted via Twitter, Infowars’ Alex Jones responds to the removal of links to his podcasts by Apple…
Piper Jaffray: Buy Apple-supplier Lumentum because demand for its 3D sensors will surge
Piper Jaffray believes Lumentum shares will rise, predicting Apple will include its 3D sensor components…
Pew Research survey: Majority of Americans believe social media platforms censor political views
In the midst of an ongoing debate over the power of digital technology companies and the way they do business,…
Batterygate: Dozens of iPhone throttling lawsuits filed against Apple look set for consolidation
A Canadian law firm has filed another class action lawsuit against Apple for secretly throttling performance on iPhones…
Toshiba signs deal to sell chip unit to Bain Capital-led, Apple-backed group for $18 billion
Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it had signed an $18 billion deal to sell its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital…
Bain Capital-Apple group to buy Toshiba chip business for $18 billion
After a messy, months-long bidding process, Toshiba has picked a consortium led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital…
Apple rejects Qualcomm’s allegation of throttling iPhones, says ‘study’ is ‘methodologically unsound’
Apple made one filing one day in advance — a motion to dismiss Qualcomm’s unfair competition counterclaim…
Apple has at least five different groups working on wireless charging technology
Apple’s new iPhone is expected to include new features such as wireless charging…
Apple Inc. fights shareholders group demand for more diversity
Silicon Valley has a long way to go on diversity, but most tech companies would argue…
Apple joins Wireless Power Consortium
Apple joined the Wireless Power Consortium, the company confirmed Monday…
Gloom falls over beleaguered Samsung as phone group faces lost bonuses and jobs
As beleaguered Samsung took the unprecedented step of killing off an entire generation of its smartphone after persistent problems with battery fires and explosions…
China replaces top internet regulator and censor with deputy
China has replaced its internet regulator, Lu Wei, the hard-liner responsible for leading the government’s efforts…