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Jony Ive’s famed Apple industrial design team is now almost entirely dissolved
The Apple design group that was led by Jony Ive — one that designed Macs, iPods, iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and more — is now…
Apple buys itself some time as it scrambles to catch up in AI
Apple’s board of directors on Thursday announced the authorization of an additional program to buyback up to $110 billion of the company’s…
Google paid $20 billion to Apple in 2022 to be Safari’s default search engine
Google paid $20 billion to Apple in 2022 to be Safari’s default search engine newly unsealed court documents in the U.S. DOJ’s antitrust suit…
Apple reportedly renews talks with OpenAI for generative AI features
As Apple scrambles to catch up to rivals in generative AI, the company has renewed talks with OpenAI regarding artificial intelligence…
Apple TV+ debuts trailer for critically acclaimed comedy ‘Trying’ season four, premieres May 22nd
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for season four of its heartwarming, critically acclaimed comedy series “Trying,” starring BAFTA Award…
Apple accused of scrapping usable devices
Even if the iPhones looked good enough for resale, Apple’s contract with its recycler GEEP explicitly required that every product it sent be…
Google copies Apple yet again with Find My Device network for Android
Google this week revealed its Find My Device network for Android devices, copying Apple’s Find My network which is used to locate Apple…
Tesla settles case over Apple engineer’s fatal ‘Autopilot’ crash
Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a 2018 car crash that killed an Apple engineer after his Model X, operating on Autopilot…
EU regulators assess Apple’s plan to comply with music streaming order
The European Commission said on Monday that EU antitrust regulators are checking if an Apple proposal would comply with their order to…
Key analyst says Apple making personal robots would be a ‘horror show’
Apple is reportedly exploring the development of personal robots. Such a push into home robotics would be a “horror show.,” according to…
Tesla enlists Apple to prove driver in deadly crash was playing a game on his iPhone
Tesla is relying on technical support from Apple as it seeks to prove that a Model X driver who worked for Apple was playing a video game…
Apple to axe more than 600 employees in California
Apple intends to axe more than 600 employees in California, weeks after pulling the plug its ill-fated electric car and smartwatch display…
Loop Capital slashes Apple price target to $170 on weak iPhone sales
Citing reduced iPhone orders amid demand weakness, especially in China, a Wall Street analyst on Monday slashed its Apple price target…
Stock market’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ is really now the Fab Four as Apple, Alphabet, and Tesla sputter
Even as the stock market is heads higher, the “Magnificent Seven” trade is beginning to fizzle, with Apple, Alphabet, and Tesla sputtering…
How Apple devices powered by Google’s Gemini AI might work
A Siri that actually works reliably. AI image editing. Smart “snapshots” of your day Experts forecast how Apple might use Google’s Gemini …
Global smartphone shipments to see rebound in 2024; steady iPhone demand to drive Apple’s growth – Counterpoint
Global smartphone shipments in 2024 are expected to record a modest rebound of 3% YoY to reach 1.2 billion units, according to…
Tim Cook’s outdated China playbook may bite Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent all-smiles charm offensive in China is the latest in a long parade of Western business leaders in recent…
Can Apple and AI make Baidu cool again?
China’s search leader Baidu has long been viewed as an also-ran, but an Apple deal for AI alongside shifting political and technological…
Baidu reportedly set to become Apple’s generative AI model provider in China
Chinese state media reported Baidu was set to become Apple’s local generative AI model provider for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and other devices…
Apple CEO Cook to dine with Xi Jinping in China this week
CEOs of 100 or so multinational giants such as Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has plans to dine with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping…
EU opens non-compliance investigations against Apple, others under Digital Markets Act
Monday, the EU’s European Commission has opened non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) into Apple’s rules…
Jim Cramer throws cold water on DOJ’s lawsuit against Apple, calls it a ‘buying opportunity’
CNBC’s Jim Cramer threw cold water on the U.S. DOJ’s antitrust case against Apple, calling this action a buying opportunity for AAPL stock…
U.S. Justice Department poised to sue Apple for antitrust violations
The U.S. Justice Department is poised to sue Apple as soon as Thursday, accusing the company of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals…
Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match file legal petition protesting Apple’s App Store policies
Meta Platforms, Microsoft, X, Match filed a legal petition protesting Apple’s App Store policies, complaining about how Apple is…
Apple’s scramble to catch up in AI could crimp profit margins – Gene Munster
Apple’s frenzied scramble to catch up to other tech firms in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) likely will pressure its profits…
Apple CEO Cook visits Shanghai with iPhone sales under pressure in China
On a visit to China that comes amid a drop in iPhone sales, Apple CEO Tim Cook touted China’s importance in the firm’s supply chain…
Any Apple – Google generative AI tie-up likely to draw regulatory scrutiny
Apple, which was caught flat-footed in AI, especially generative AI, is in talks to license Google’s Gemini large language model (LLM)…
Apple looks to license Google Gemini for iPhone, generative AI tools
Apple is in talks to build Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence engine into iPhone, iPad, and other platforms, people familiar with the…
Apple expands ‘Restore Fund’ new nature-based ‘carbon removal’ projects with TSMC and Murata
On Wednesday Apple welcomed TSMC and Murata Manufacturing as new investors in the Restore Fund a project dedicated to “carbon removal” from…
Epic Games accuses Apple of violating App Store injunction, seeks contempt order in U.S.
Epic Games, which makes the video game “Fortnite,” on Wednesday urged a federal judge to hold Apple in contempt for allegedly violating…
U.S. appeals court dismisses child labor case against Apple, other tech companies
A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to hold Apple and four other major technology companies liable over their alleged support…
Apple iPhone takes 51.9% share of Japan’s smartphone market
According to International Data Corporation ’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, in 2023Q4, Japan’s shipments of mobile…
Apple can shrug off the EU’s $2 billion fine
The EU’s $2 billion (1.84 billion euro) fine, revealed on Monday, is nearly four times higher than observers expected. Still, the $2.7T…
Apple’s iPhone sales in China fell 24% YoY in the first six weeks of 2024 – Counterpoint
Apple’s iPhone sales in China fell 24% year-on-year in the first six weeks of 2024, according to research firm Counterpoint, as the…
Apple to pay $14.4 million to settle ‘Batterygate’ lawsuit in Canada
A Canadian court in British Columbia has given its approval for a settlement to end a class-action lawsuit over alleged iPhone throttling;
Apple on EU’s $2 billion fine: ‘Spotify pays Apple nothing’
Apple on Monday released a statement, “The App Store, Spotify, and Europe’s thriving digital music market,” which addresses the…
EU hits Apple with $2 billion antitrust fine
Apple was hit with a 1.84-billion-euro ($2 billion) EU antitrust fine on Monday, its first ever, for its App Store rules preventing Spotify…
Apple to disclose AI plans later this year, CEO Cook tells shareholders
Apple CEO Tim Cook said during the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday that the company plans to disclose more…
Apple met with U.S. Department of Justice in final bid to avoid antitrust suit
Apple representatives met with the U.S. Department of Justice last week in a final bid to persuade the agency not to file an antitrust suit…
Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple when pitching default search deal
Microsoft, the world’s most valuable company, offered to sell Bing to Apple in 2018, or form a joint venture related to the search engine…
Today is the 69th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ birth
Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955. Today would have been his 69th birthday, had the co-founder of Apple Inc. had not succumbed to…
