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Apple makes Navalny app available once again in App Store in Russia

Thursday, April 7, 2022 10:34 am2 Comments

Apple has resumed allowing users in Russia to download an app run by supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after criticism that…

Apple and Google pull Alexei Navalny app in Russia; opposition activists accuse Big Tech of caving to censorship

Friday, September 17, 2021 9:13 amFriday, September 17, 202126 Comments

Opposition activists in Russia accused Apple and Google of caving in to Kremlin pressure on Friday after they removed an anti-government…

China will limit kids to 3 hours per week of online gaming

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 1:03 pmTuesday, August 31, 20218 Comments

China is banning kids from gaming online for more than three hours per week. Under 2019 rules, people under 18 years old were allowed…

China orders short video apps to censor all content, including user comments, political satire and sexual moaning

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 9:14 amWednesday, January 9, 201913 Comments

Video app operators are not allowed to ridicule, satirize, oppose, defame the socialist mode, theory, system, and culture with Chinese characteristics, and the country’s major principles and policies…

Apple’s first R&D Center in China will develop hardware, employ 500

Thursday, September 29, 2016 10:29 amThursday, September 29, 20169 Comments

Apple Inc.’s first research center in China will be a $45 million facility located in the capital to develop hardware…

China replaces top internet regulator and censor with deputy

Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:28 amThursday, June 30, 201613 Comments

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

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 10:56 amWednesday, June 29, 20163 Comments

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

Friday, June 3, 2016 5:35 pmWednesday, August 3, 201631 Comments

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

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 9:57 amWednesday, May 25, 20168 Comments

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

Thursday, May 19, 2016 8:55 amThursday, May 19, 20166 Comments

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

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 1:27 pm9 Comments

Chinese authorities are quietly scrutinizing technology products sold in China by Apple…

Apple CEO Cook upbeat on visit to Beijing

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 10:00 amTuesday, May 17, 20163 Comments

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

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 8:55 amTuesday, May 17, 20167 Comments

Apple’s attempt to court China now extends as far as its free music creation app…

Apple celebrates Chinese music with GarageBand update

Monday, May 16, 2016 8:58 pmMonday, May 16, 20162 Comments

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

Monday, May 16, 2016 12:01 pmMonday, May 16, 20163 Comments

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc, is in China again…

Why Apple plunked $1 billion into Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing

Monday, May 16, 2016 10:03 am11 Comments

It kills two or three birds with one stone…

Did Apple just buy a stake in Indian ride-hailing service Ola?

Saturday, May 14, 2016 10:32 am16 Comments

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

Friday, May 13, 2016 2:56 pmFriday, May 13, 20163 Comments

In the 12 hours since Apple’s announced investment in Uber’s main Chinese rival, commentators have struggled…

Tim Cook to visit Beijing with $1 billion in goodwill

Friday, May 13, 2016 2:31 pmFriday, May 13, 201612 Comments

Tim Cook has just made a very public investment in the future of China, betting $1 billion…

Why Apple is really investing $1 billion in Didi, China’s version of Uber

Friday, May 13, 2016 12:01 pmFriday, May 13, 201612 Comments

With sales of iPhones slowing in mainland China and Apple running into trouble with regulators there…

Uber CEO responds to Apple’s $1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing

Friday, May 13, 2016 9:57 amFriday, May 13, 20169 Comments

Uber hasn’t officially responded to the news that Apple hasinvested $1 billion in its Chinese rival…

Does Apple CEO Tim Cook have one more thing up his sleeve?

Friday, May 13, 2016 9:27 amFriday, May 13, 201621 Comments

Apple is in a funk. Whether it’s short-term or the new normal…

Things to know about China’s Didi, Apple’s latest $1 billion investment

Friday, May 13, 2016 9:02 amFriday, May 13, 20164 Comments

Apple Inc. is investing $1 billion in Chinese ride-sharing service Didi Chuxing, which dominates Uber…

Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing

Thursday, May 12, 2016 10:49 pmThursday, May 12, 201619 Comments

Apple Inc. said on Thursday it has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing…

Apple’s battle with China offers a stark reminder of geopolitical risks

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 3:25 pm6 Comments

Technology’s brave new world will increasingly clash with the older realm of borders and governments…

Apple’s Tim Cook to visit China for high-level government meetings later this month

Friday, May 6, 2016 9:58 amFriday, May 6, 20163 Comments

Apple Inc.Chief Executive Tim Cook plans to visit Beijing later this month to meet high-level government officials…

Apple CEO Cook ‘pretty confident’ of soon resuming movie and book sales in China

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 9:57 amTuesday, May 3, 20164 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is ‘pretty confident’ that it will soon be able to again offer…

The New Yorker: What Apple has to fear from China

Saturday, April 30, 2016 3:15 pm21 Comments

No company wants to report that its sales have declined. But when you’re Apple…

Why Carl Icahn is wrong about Apple and China

Friday, April 29, 2016 5:00 pmFriday, April 29, 201616 Comments

Carl Icahn has acknowledged selling off his Apple holdings and has pointed to ‘China’s attitude’ towards Apple as his principal concern…

China could slam door on Apple, says top global risk expert

Monday, April 25, 2016 4:50 pmMonday, April 25, 201630 Comments

Apple may find itself eventually shut out of China, a leading expert on global political risk…

China’s increasing censorship hits Apple, but Apple might punch back

Friday, April 22, 2016 9:34 am28 Comments

Last week, Apple’s iBooks Store and iTunes Movies were shut down in China, just six months after they were started there…

China shutters Apple’s online book and movie services

Friday, April 22, 2016 9:09 amFriday, April 22, 201615 Comments

China has shut down Apple Inc.’s online book and movie services in the country…

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