With the net neutrality debate raging at the FCC, it’s easy to forgot that…
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President Trump vows to send Americans back to the moon
The policy directive marks the official reversal of the Obama administration’s plan to visit an asteroid…
Silicon Valley’s new D.C. partner: Charles Koch
The tech industry has found a surprising new ally in its effort to shape public policy in Washington…
Laurene Powell Jobs backs ‘Dreamers,’ says ‘hundreds of thousands of young people’s lives are on the line’
Years of protests and lobbying by immigrants persuaded President Barack Obama in 2012…
U.S. employment jumps more than expected in November, boosts U.S. stocks
A stronger-than-expected pickup in U.S. hiring boosted stocks Friday…
Apple shares offer a value that goes beyond iPhone
Apple Inc. shares have gained 45% in 2017 and sit just below all-time highs…
Apple could be biggest beneficiary of Republican tax reform plans, saving at least $47 billion
Apple will see as much as $47 billion slashed from its expected tax liability if Republicans push through their current tax plan, a figure that exceeds the annual profits of any other US company…
U.S. FCC rejects calls to delay vote to repeal so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules
The vote will proceed as scheduled on December 14…
Dow soars 203 points higher to record as Wall Street cheers U.S. Senate passage of major tax bill
U.S. stocks traded sharply higher on Monday as investor sentiment was boosted the Senate…
Dow and S&P 500 hit all-time highs as chance of passing U.S. tax reform bill increases
Tax reform was one of President Trump’s main talking points during his campaign last year…
U.S. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says Silicon Valley is a threat to the internet
A top US regulator, defending an effort to roll back so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules, said Tuesday that…
U.S. third-quarter GDP revised to three-year high of 3.3%
The U.S. economy’s growth rate last quarter was revised upward to the fastest in three years on stronger investment…
Dear Aunt Sadie, please step back from the so-called ‘net neutrality’ ledge
In the 25 years I’ve been toiling in the mines of tech policy, I’ve developed what I call the Aunt Sadie test…
U.S. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai: Killing Obama-era rules for so-called ‘net neutrality’ will set the internet free
Over the coming years, we’re going to see an explosion in the kinds of connectivity and the depth of that connectivity…
U.S. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai: How the FCC can save the open internet
I’m proposing today that my colleagues at the Federal Communications Commission repeal President Obama’s heavy-handed internet regulations…
U.S. FCC plans total repeal of Obama-era rules for so-called ‘net neutrality’
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai will reveal plans to his fellow commissioners on Tuesday…
Apple’s Lisa Jackson on making a completely green iPhone and tackling child labour concerns in supply chain
As tech companies come under pressure over the questionable ethics involved in their supply chains…
Goldman Sachs sees U.S. unemployment rate hitting lowest level since the late-1960s
The U.S. economy is heading into 2018 with strong momentum that’s likely to boost wages…
Texas Rangers serve Apple a warrant for Texas mass murderer’s iPhone SE
Texas Rangers investigating the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs have served a search warrant…
U.S. FCC plans December vote to kill so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules
The U.S. FCC is planning a vote to kill the Obama-era rules and may decide to vacate the regulations altogether…
Apple says it reached out to FBI to assist with Texas mass murderer’s iPhone
Apple says it ‘immediately’ offered to help the FBI in the wake of Sunday’s Texas church massacre…
FBI may have lost critical time unlocking Texas mass murderer’s Apple iPhone
For about 48 hours after a deadly rampage at a Texas church, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies did not ask Apple…
FBI unable to access Texas mass murder’s locked phone
The gunman who killed 26 people at a small town Texas church was able to buy weapons because the Air Force did not submit his criminal history to the FBI as required by military rules…
Oracle joins Apple in support of President Trump’s tax repatriation plan
Oracle’s co-chief executive Mark Hurd has pledged support to any tax change that allows the company…
‘Paradise Papers’ leak reveals how the rich use tax havens, from Apple Inc. to Bono to Queen Elizabeth
“The ‘Paradise Papers’ leak has put a spotlight on how the rich use offshore tax havens…
Apple to tap debt market with six-part bond deal that could raise $7 billion
Apple Inc. is once again tapping the corporate bond market with a six-part deal that could raise $7 billion…
Apple CEO Cook tweets condolences for victims of mass murder in First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas
The Texas church shooter who shot dead 26 people and injured 24 others was an ‘outcast’ who ‘preached his atheism’ online…
New website launched to ‘draft’ Apple CEO Tim Cook for 2020 U.S. presidential run
A new ‘Draft Tim Cook 2020’ website was launched on Friday…
Apple CEO Tim Cook: U.S. tax reform should have been done years ago
Tax reform is sorely needed and should have been done years ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook says…
American consumer confidence soars to highest level since December 2000
American consumer confidence increased to its highest level in almost 17 years…
Tim Cook and Angela Ahrendts talk iPhone X, President Trump, America, and the future of the Apple Store
At the debut of Apple’s massive new Chicago store, Apple CEO Tim Cook and head of retail Angela Ahrendts…
U.S. judge orders new trial to decide how much Samsung owes Apple for copying iPhone
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California issued an order late on Sunday…
Apple has recovered millions in gold from old iPhones
Apple recovered 2,204 pounds of gold, valued at…
Apple among US tech firms to blame Chinese regulations for breaching intellectual property rights
Repeating a complaint likely to top the agenda during U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Beijing…
Woz calls Steve Jobs ‘Trumpish,’ says we shouldn’t worry about robots taking over
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s wide-ranging discussion Tuesday night at Carnegie Music Hall…
Trump administration backs Apple, says Supreme Court should deny Samsung’s most recent cert petition
A few months after the Supreme Court of the United States requested the Trump Administration’s perspective…
Trump administration looks to kill the Social Security number
The administration of President Donald Trump is exploring ways to replace the Social Security number…
President Trump’s tax plan aims new foreign tax at Apple, other multinationals
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans proposed a little-noticed, brand-new tax that may hit companies like Apple Inc…
Apple CEO Tim Cook offers his condolences to the victims and families of the Las Vegas mass shooting
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered his condolences to the victims and families of the Las Vegas mass shooting…
President Trump’s tax cuts could be YUGE for Apple
Tax cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and the Republicans could be huge…
GOP tax plan calls for cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are proposing a tax plan that they say will be simple and fair…
T-Mobile and Sprint merger expected within weeks, then it’s up to the Trump administration
T-Mobile and Sprint are entering due diligence in a stock-for-stock deal that is expected…
