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Laurene Powell Jobs ready to invest more in journalism, says democracy at risk

Saturday, March 2, 2019 11:44 amFriday, April 26, 201971 Comments

Laurene Powell Jobs, billionaire philanthropist and wife of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs…

Apple headlines coalition of companies urging Congress to save ‘Dreamer’ immigrants

Monday, February 11, 2019 10:00 amMonday, February 11, 201920 Comments

More than 100 major companies including Apple are renewing their push for immigration reform…

Apple CEO Cook says DACA shouldn’t have been revoked and that he’s ‘personally offended’ by the situation

Thursday, April 5, 2018 2:02 pmThursday, April 5, 201856 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook reaffirmed his strong support for DACA…

More than 100 business leaders, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, urge U.S. Congress to pass bipartisan legislation dealing with ‘dreamers’

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 3:33 pm113 Comments

More than 100 top business leaders, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook and IBM’s Ginni Rometty…

Tim Cook and Charles Koch: U.S. Congress must act on the ‘dreamers’

Thursday, December 14, 2017 3:33 pmThursday, December 14, 201753 Comments

We have no illusions about how difficult it can be to get things done in Washington…

Laurene Powell Jobs backs ‘Dreamers,’ says ‘hundreds of thousands of young people’s lives are on the line’

Friday, December 8, 2017 1:43 pmFriday, December 8, 201779 Comments

Years of protests and lobbying by immigrants persuaded President Barack Obama in 2012…

Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘encouraged’ by President Trump’s movement on ‘Dreamers’

Thursday, September 21, 2017 1:49 pm28 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he is ‘encouraged’ by President Donald Trump…

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks climate change, immigration, and more with Michael Bloomberg

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 3:48 pmWednesday, September 20, 201744 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke with Michael Bloomberg in a session moderated by Megan Murphy…

After Trump administration sunsets DACA, Apple CEO Cook vows to work with U.S. Congress to protect ‘Dreamers’ in email to employees

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 3:02 pmTuesday, September 5, 2017113 Comments

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, more commonly referred to as DACA, is a controversial Obama-era immigration program…

President Trump ends DACA, but gives Congress 6-month window to deliver solution; Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘stands with’ 250 DACA-protected employees

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 1:25 pmTuesday, September 5, 201764 Comments

The Trump administration on Tuesday formally announced the end of DACA…

Apple CEO Tim Cook signs letter encouraging President Trump to preserve the DACA ‘Dreamers’ program

Friday, September 1, 2017 9:57 amFriday, September 1, 2017249 Comments

In a move organized by FWD.us, the immigration reform group led by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg…

Apple is headed for a clash with President Trump on some crucial issues

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 10:31 am18 Comments

If President-elect Donald Trump stays true to his word, Apple should hope that a big wad of extra cash…

Scholars debunk claims of high-tech workers shortage, question tech industry’s ‘free pass’

Monday, May 19, 2014 4:27 pmThursday, November 10, 201622 Comments

Four prominent scholars on Friday questioned why the high-tech industry gets a free pass…

Tech industry cautiously welcomes U.S. Senate immigration bill

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:37 am16 Comments

Tech industry officials welcomed a bipartisan U.S. Senate immigration bill…

Laurene Powell Jobs urges passage of ‘Dream Act’ immigration reform bill

Friday, April 12, 2013 1:03 pmFriday, April 12, 201388 Comments

Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs…