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H&M erased from Apple Maps and other apps in China
As of Thursday, H&M had been wiped off Apple Maps in China and also removed from China’s leading e-commerce, ride-hailing, daily-deals…
Apple supplier O-Film has lost ‘particular overseas client’
China’s O-Film, an Apple supplier which makes camera modules, told investors that it received a notification from a “particular overseas…
Apple purges thousands of apps from China App Store amid CCP pressure
Apple is purging thousands of videogame apps from the App Store in China as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) clamps down on such content…
China’s O-Film kicked out of Apple’s supply chain over human rights violations
The U.S. Department of Commerce had early in July designated O’Film Group among a list of eleven Chinese companies that it accuses…
Apple quietly publishes human rights policy ahead of shareholder motion deadline
Apple’s board of directors has approved a “human rights” policy and quietly published it ahead of a September 5th deadline for shareholders…
U.S. AG Barr blasts Apple as ‘all too willing’ to cooperate with China
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday said U.S. technology companies including Apple have been “all too willing” to collaborate with China’s CCP…
Apple is ‘assessing’ Hong Kong security law imposed by China
The sweeping new national security law that China imposed on Hong Kong at the end of June is aimed at stamping out opposition to the ruling Communist…
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s continued kowtowing to China is a very bad look
China poses a triple threat to Apple. First, the escalating trade war between the US and China…
Apple condemns British spy agency group’s proposal to destroy message encryption
Apple, Google, Microsoft and WhatsApp have co-signed an open letter urging the UK government…
Chinese Apple iCloud accounts are now based in a state-run cloud
Apple users in China have had their data migrated to a local cloud, run by the Red State’s mobile telecoms provider…
Telegram says Apple has prevented it from updating its messaging app since April
Apple has prevented the Telegram messaging service from updating globally ever since Russia ordered Apple…
Russia wants Apple to pull Telegram off Russian App Store – or else
Apple and Russia are locked in a stand-off over the company’s App Store…
Apple removes apps with CallKit framework from the App Store in China
It’s been nearly a year since Apple began removing all VPN apps from the App Store in China…
UBS: Apple’s iPhone unlikely to recover damaged Chinese marketshare
CEO Tim Cook once envisioned China as Apple’s next big market, set to eclipse even the U.S. in revenue…
Amnesty International accuses Apple of betraying Chinese iCloud users
Amnesty International says Apple Inc is creating the Orwellian future it once envisioned…
China’s internet censors ban use of the letter ‘N’
The Chinese government demonstrated just how much power it has over the opinions of its billion-strong population…
Apple is under fire for moving iCloud data to China; Amnesty International blasts move
Apple’s latest move in China has privacy advocates and human rights groups worried…
Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears
When Apple Inc begins hosting Chinese users’ iCloud accounts in a new Chinese data center…
Apple’s China lesson: Think different, but not too different
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook will co-chair the Chinese government’s showcase global business forum…
Apple in talks for first order from a Chinese chipmaker
Apple is in talks with state-backed Yangtze Memory Technologies to buy NAND flash chips…
Apple aims to block shareholder proposals on climate and human rights concerns
Apple Inc is pushing back on shareholder proposals on climate issue and human rights concerns…
Venezuelan currency madness values a local bank more than Apple Inc.
What does it take to surpass Apple Inc. as the world’s most valuable traded company?
Tim Cook pens profile honoring Didi Chuxing president Jean Liu for TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ list
Last year, Apple made an unusual move…
Apple to spend $507 million to set up two more research centers, boost investment in in China
Apple Inc. has revealed plans to set up two more research centers and boost investment in China…
“1984” in 2017: Apple’s Orwellian move in China
Most people old enough to have watched the 1984 Super Bowl will not remember the two American football teams…
Apple to set up second R&D center in China
Apple Inc. will set up a research and development center in China’s manufacturing metropolis Shenzhen…
Apple’s first R&D Center in China will develop hardware, employ 500
Apple Inc.’s first research center in China will be a $45 million facility located in the capital to develop hardware…
Apple’s funding of Didi Chuxing aided in Uber’s China capitulation
Apple Inc’s $1 billion investment in car-hailing app Didi Chuxing in May helped accelerate Uber’s decision…
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…
Apple to face more scrutiny as China cracks down on apps
More than half a billion Chinese smartphone users face increased monitoring of their mobile app…
Why Apple’s $1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing is so weird
When Apple announced recently that it had invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing…
Apple’s new love affair with India leaves China sweating
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s surprise first trip to India last week may be firmly in the history books, but…
In meeting with Apple CEO Cook, Chinese regulator stresses security
The head of China’s industry and technology regulator stressed Chinese users’ security in a meeting…
China quietly subjects Apple, other U.S. tech products to security reviews
Chinese authorities are quietly scrutinizing technology products sold in China by Apple…
Apple CEO Cook upbeat on visit to Beijing
Mr. Cook’s upbeat tone on Monday reflects a strategy common among Western companies of not speaking publicly about…
Watch Apple CEO Tim Cook make music with Chinese version of GarageBand
Apple’s attempt to court China now extends as far as its free music creation app…
Apple celebrates Chinese music with GarageBand update
Apple today announced an update to GarageBand that celebrates the rich history of Chinese music…
Tim Cook visits Apple Store in Beijing, with Didi Chuxing president Liu Qing
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc, is in China again…
Why Apple plunked $1 billion into Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing
It kills two or three birds with one stone…
Did Apple just buy a stake in Indian ride-hailing service Ola?
Apple Inc may have entered the Chinese taxi-hailing app market by investing $1 billion…
$1 billion Didi investment marks a major turning point for Apple
In the 12 hours since Apple’s announced investment in Uber’s main Chinese rival, commentators have struggled…
