Silicon Valley tech giants are joining the rest of the business world in pulling their products and services from Russia. Companies like Apple…
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Apple got tough on Russia, but what about China?
Apple and multiple other U.S. companies have or are in the process of severing ties with Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, but the same…
Wedbush: Apple and Big Tech halting sales in Russia is a rounding error
In a note to clients on Thursday, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives writes that Apple’s move this week to ban the sales of its products in Russia …
Read: Apple CEO Tim Cook’s email to staff about halting sales in Russia
After Apple’s announcement that it will stop sales in Russia due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, CEO Tim Cook sent the following email…
Ukraine asks Apple to kill App Store in Russia
A Ukrainian government official has called on Apple and Google to block access to the App Store and the derivate Google Play store in Russia …
Largest Apple Premium Reseller in Russia closes stores
Russia’s largest premium reseller of Apple products has closed its stores due to sanctions and rampant inflation. Apple itself stopped…
Apple halts all product sales in Russia
Apple said on Tuesday it has halted all product sales in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine …
Ukraine urges Apple to halt product sales, shut down App Store in Russia
Ukraine’s vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, is urging Apple to halt all product sales and shut down its App Store in Russia which…
Apple Pay no longer available in Russia after sanctions
Clients of some Russian banks under western sanctions will no longer be able to use their cards abroad or with the Apple Pay or Google’s…
Why Apple and other megacaps rallied after Russia invaded Ukraine
As Russia launched a war against Ukraine, the Nasdaq Composite — down more than 3% at Thursday’s open — mounted a furious comeback…
Stock market sells off, big tech tumbles after Russia attacks Ukraine
Stocks tumbled Thursday as some of the biggest U.S. tech stocks weren’t spared as the markets reacted to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …
Apple begins legal action against Russian antitrust regulator in App Store dispute
Apple has started legal proceedings against Russia’s anti-monopoly regulator in a dispute concerning alternative payment options o…
Apple and Google pull Alexei Navalny app in Russia; opposition activists accuse Big Tech of caving to censorship
Opposition activists in Russia accused Apple and Google of caving in to Kremlin pressure on Friday after they removed an anti-government…
Russia threatens to fine Apple, Google for not blocking Alexey Navalny content
Russia is upping pressure by threatening to fine Apple for failing to block access to content related to opposition leader Alexey Navalny …
Mobile users in Russia struggle to make Apple App Store downloads before election
Some mobile users in Russia were unable to download updates from Apple’s App Store on Monday and Apple reported an outage, as the…
Russia may treat Apple App Store hosting of Navalny app as meddling – regulator
Russia may treat Apple’s refusal to remove Russian opposition leader, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny’s app from…
Russia demands Apple, Google ban Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s app
Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has demanded that Apple and Alphabet’s Google ban Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s app…
Russia’s Mir card payment system connects to Apple Pay
Russia’s card payment system “Mir” is now connected to Apple Pay, Russia’s National Card Payment System (NSPK) said on Tuesday…
Show your love of country with new Apple Watch International Collection bands and faces
Apple is launching the International Collection bands for Apple Watch, featuring 22 limited-edition Sport Loop bands with colorful designs…
Lawmakers in Russia vote to force Apple, other U.S. tech firms to open local offices
Russia lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday that would oblige Apple and other U.S. tech firms to open offices in Russia by January 2022…
Russia fines Apple $12 million for alleged App Store market abuse
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said it had fined Apple 906.3 million roubles (US$12 million) for alleged abuse of its dominance…
Sophisticated cyberattack on U.S. government much worse than first feared
The scale of a sophisticated cyberattack on the U.S. government that was unearthed this week is much bigger than first believed…
U.S. government agencies hit in massive SolarWinds attack by suspected Russian hackers
U.S. government agencies were attacked as part of a global campaign that exploited a flaw in the software updates from SolarWinds Corp…
Apple met with Ukraine’s foreign minister at Davos
In the first public meeting after Apple’s controversial decision to display Crimea as Russian territory on its apps, an Apple executive met with Ukraine …
Apple faces harsh regulatory environment in Russia in 2020
Under a piece of legislation that comes into effect July 1, all computers and mobile devices sold in Russia will have to have preinstalled Russian software…
Apple threatens to pull out of Russia market over new law forcing installation of Russian software
Russian President Vladimir Putin [has] signed new legislation requiring all computers, smartphones, and smart TVs sold in Russia…
Apple calls new Russian smartphone sales legislation ‘equivalent to jailbreaking’
Russian President Vladimir Putin today signed new legislation requiring all smartphones, computers, and smart TVs sold in the country to come pre-installed with certain Russian software…
Apple to take ‘deeper look’ at how the company’s apps handle disputed borders
Ukraine criticised the tech giant for showing Crimea as part of Russia’s territory on its Maps and Weather apps…
Ukraine denounces Apple for calling Crimea part of Russia in apps
Ukraine said on Wednesday Apple did not “give a damn” about its pain, after the U.S. tech giant began referring to the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula as part of Russia…
Apple changes Crimea designation in Maps and Weather to meet Russian demands
Apple has complied with Russian demands to show Crimea as part of Russian territory on Apple’s Maps and Weather apps…
Russia bans sale of gadgets without Russian-made software
Russia has passed a law banning the sale of certain devices that are not pre-installed with Russian software…
iPhone user sues Apple after claiming device turned him gay
An iPhone user is suing Apple after claiming an app on his phone turned him gay…
Apple comes under antitrust pressure in Russia
Apple recently removed several parental control apps from the App Store, and they did it for a simple reason: those apps put users’ privacy and security at risk…
Apple EEC filings reveal new iPad models
Earlier this month, we came across new EEC filings that revealed five new iPad model numbers running iPad OS 13…
Kaspersky Lab files antitrust complaint against Apple’s App Store in Russia
On March 19, Kaspersky Lab filed a complaint against Apple Inc. with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia…
Apple details user data it’s storing in Russia
Apple Inc. detailed the user data it’s storing in Russia to comply with a local law…
Russia is strong-arming Apple; Moscow is demanding control over users’ personal data
The Russian security services could soon have access to the personal data of thousands…
Apple blocks its gay pride watch face in Russia
Apple first introduced its pride Apple Watch face during the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference…
Russians buy Apple shares as sanctions push investment overseas
Russian politicians may be warning that U.S. sanctions will backfire and undermine the dollar, but to the middle classes…
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…
Russia wants Apple to ban secure, encrypted messaging app Telegram from App Store
Russia’s state telecommunications regulator wants Apple and Google to remove the Telegram messenger app…
