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Will Apple buy Snap?
From the windows of the new Snap offices on Ocean Park Boulevard, Snap employees now see…
Why the EU Is holding up Apple’s Shazam acquisition
Austria wants the Commission to take over the case, as do France, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Sweden…
Jimmy Iovine denies rumor that he’s leaving Apple in August
Jimmy Iovine shot down rumors that he plans to exit Apple in August…
As Spotify crosses 70 million paid subscribers, distant #2 Apple Music’s Jimmy Iovine reportedly to bow out
It’s now been over three years since Apple closed its $3 billion acquisition of Beats…
Apple Music chief Jimmy Iovine may leave the company in August; departure timed to his shares fully vesting
Look for Jimmy Iovine to leave Apple Music in August…
Apple acquires buddybuild; Android app development to be discontinued
Apple has acquired Vancouver-based…
Why Apple bought Shazam
Shazam was one of the first companies to develop a consumer application for sound recognition technology…
Apple’s $400 million purchase of Shazam: Good news or bad news for startups?
Apple’s US$400 million acquisition of Shazam is without a doubt big news for Europe’s striving startup scene…
Shazam! Apple’s Siri gets better
Apple has long had partnered with Shazam to power Siri’s song identification service…
Why is Apple buying Shazam?
There are several reasons the deal may have appealed…
Apple said to acquire music recognition service Shazam
As Spotify continues to inch towards a public listing, Apple is making a move…
Apple buys podcast search startup Pop Up Archive
Apple’s played a central role in podcast since its earliest days…
How Apple’s acquisition of Beats launched a sneak attack on the future of sound
When Apple announced it was acquiring Beats in 2014, lots of critics scoffed…
Apple’s latest acquisition could enable better low-light photos on iPhones
Apple has quietly acquired Invisage Technologies, a firm that works on enhancing imaging…
Apple acquires InVisage Technologies, makers of ‘QuantumFilm’
InVisage Technologies develops solutions to improve imaging capabilities on space-constrained devices…
Apple acquires PowerbyProxi wireless charging firm
Apple announced on Wednesday that it had bought PowerbyProxi for an undisclosed sum…
Apple acquires computer vision startup Regaind
Apple has acquired a small French startup called Regaind…
Loup Ventures’ Gene Munster: Apple should buy Tesla
Gene Munster, managing partner at Loup Ventures, makes the case that Apple Inc…
Mira Prism turns your iPhone into an augmented reality headset for $99
When I first put on the Mira Prism augmented reality headset…
Tim Bajarin: Apple’s augmented reality smart glasses are still a few years out
One of the things Apple does well is to use a platform approach…
Apple acquires German eye-tracking firm SensoMotoric Instruments
SensoMotoric Instruments, founded in 1991, has developed a range of eye tracking hardware and software for several fields of use…
Apple should buy Disney
Apple could buy every single team in the four major professional sports leagues in the US…
Apple strengthening Siri’s backbone ahead of next-gen intelligent devices and services
Apple once led the pack with its intelligent assistant Siri, but in just a few years, Amazon, Microsoft and Google have chipped away at its lead…
Apple acquires dark data startup ‘Lattice Data’ for $200 million
Apple has acquired Lattice Data, a Menlo Park company that was spun out of a Stanford research…
It’s time for Apple to buy one or more of these tech giants or something
As Apple’s stock climbed to its fifth record in March on Tuesday…
What Apple’s acquisition of Workflow means for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch automation
Workflow is an automation app for iOS in the same vein as Automator on the Mac…
Apple’s Workflow acquisition is a powerful tool for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
Apple has finalized a deal to acquire Workflow today — a tool that lets you hook together apps and functions within apps…
Apple acquires Workflow and its amazing app
Apple has acquired a company named Workflow…
Why Apple should buy Netflix or something
Netflix is fueling a surge of revenue growth for Apple’s App Store, according to data released…
Apple acquires Israeli facial recognition firm RealFace
Apple Inc. has acquired Israel’s Realface, a cybertechnology startup whose facial recognition technology…
Apple’s arrogance said to contribute to struggles to make big deals
“We are always looking at acquisitions,” Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook told analysts last month…
LG Innotek and Apple developing 3D camera for next-gen iPhone
LG Innotek united forces with Apple to develop a smartphone camera module which enables…
How would Apple even pay for a massive acquisition like Time Warner or Netflix?
As telecommunications giants continue scooping up content plays in an effort to take over more of the value chain…
Apple approached Time Warner about possible merger before AT&T talks
Apple Inc. a few months ago approached Time Warner about pursuing a combination…
Bernstein: Apple buying Netflix would be a waste of $50 billion
Bernstein’s Toni Sacconaghi today reiterates an Outperform rating on Apple, in a client note…
It’s not McLaren Racing, but McLaren Applied Technologies, that’s the apple of Apple’s eye
McLaren Applied Technologies (MAT) took the knowledge and practices of the racing industry and started to apply them…
Apple-target McLaren is a tech company disguised as a carmaker
On the face of it, U.K. supercar maker McLaren would seem an odd partner for Apple Inc…
Supercar-maker McLaren says not in discussion with Apple ‘in respect of any potential investment’
McLaren damped down a report on Wednesday that Apple Inc had made an approach for the British…
Apple in talks to acquire electric vehicle-maker Lit Motors
Apple has already hired several former Lit Motors engineers…
Apple in talks to acquire British supercar maker McLaren
Apple has approached McLaren Technology Group, the British supercar engineer and Formula One team owner…
Apple special event predictions: Apple Iris Engine, Smart Button and more
The following is all based on months of legal research. I’ve been working up to this for a good while…
