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Apple, other big tech firms get to belatedly weigh in on U.S. House antitrust bills
Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon will receive a belated chance to provide feedback on U.S. House antitrust bills that, if passed…
Apple letter to U.S. House Judiciary Committee says proposed legislation would ‘harm consumer privacy, device security, and innovation’
Ahead of another House Judiciary Committee hearing on antitrust legislation, Apple has published its full letter explaining how the proposed…
Apple says third-party app stores would subject users to scammers
Apple said that requiring apps to be downloaded from the App Store protects consumers against scammers, keeps their privacy secure…
Democrat David Cicilline wants to ban Apple from preinstalling apps on iPhones
Apple would be prohibited from preinstalling its own apps on Apple devices under “antitrust reform” legislation introduced last week…
U.S. Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of patent tribunal used by Apple
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday said they will rule on constitutionality of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tribunal used by Apple…
Apple lobbies White House for lower taxes to boost U.S. chip production
Apple has been lobbying the U.S. government on tax breaks to support domestic chip production. The company lobbied the White House…
Apple CEO Tim Cook praises narrow Supreme Court decision on DACA
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said President Trump’s 2017 move to cancel his predecessor Barack Obama’s DACA order failed to follow administrative…
U.S. lawmakers propose $22.8 billion to spur construction of chip factories in America
U.S. lawmakers want to provide more than $22.8 billion in incentives for semiconductor manufacturers, aiming to spur the construction of chip factories …
Apple accused of competition abuse in EU over item tracking tech
In a move that could ratchet up Apple’s regulatory woes in Europe. Apple has been accused by smaller rival Tile of abusing its power to unfairly favor…
Some Americans spend $1,200 stimulus checks on non-essentials including electronics
There’s evidence that some Americans are spending their $1,200 stimulus checks on non-essentials including electronics, video games, sporting goods…
Entrepreneur to Congress: Apple’s App Store appeals process would make ‘Kafka blush’
Basecamp founder David Heinemeier Hansson said that Apple’s system of appeals is so difficult to navigate that it would make Kafka blush…
Tile will testify against Apple in U.S. Congressional antitrust hearing today
Tile will testify against Apple, as one of four companies testifying at the latest hearing of the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee on Friday…
U.S. Senators threaten Apple and Facebook with mandated encryption backdoors
U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless…
Apple tells U.S. Congress they’ve lost money on repair services since 2009
Apple has told the U.S. House Judiciary Committee that the company loses more money than it makes when repairing devices…
Meet Jeffrey Miller, President Trump ally and Apple’s newest lobbyist
Apple is poised to spend millions to bolster efforts by lobbyist Jeff Miller, a long-time ally of President Trump and a prominent Republican fundraiser…
U.S. Congress asks Spotify to detail alleged Apple antitrust abuses
U.S. lawmakers have requested information from Apple critic Spotify as part of an antitrust probe…
Apple’s Tim Cook files brief with U.S. Supreme Court to support DACA
On Wednesday, Apple filed a friend of the court brief with the Supreme Court in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy…
Apple CEO Cook discusses protection of customers’ private data: ‘You are not our product’
Apple CEO Tim Cook is worried about the protection of personal data…
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Technology needs government regulation
Apple CEO Tim Cook has called for more government regulation on the technology industry…
Laurene Powell Jobs ready to invest more in journalism, says democracy at risk
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
More than 100 major companies including Apple are renewing their push for immigration reform…
Maybe only Apple can correct Facebook’s penchant for trampling users’ privacy
Tim Cook, who has called privacy a ‘fundamental human right’ and taken Facebook and Google to task…
Apple CEO Tim Cook says new U.S. privacy regulations are ‘inevitable’
I think the Congress and the administration at some point will pass something…
California strikes deal with FCC to delay state’s ‘net neutrality’ law
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai cast the delay as a victory for the Commission…
Apple to Australia: This is no time to weaken encryption; access only for ‘good guys’ is a false premise
Apple has filed its formal opposition to a new bill currently being proposed by the Australian government…
Apple urges Australian government not to destroy encryption with ‘backdoors’
Apple has submitted its formal response to a draft bill undergoing debate by the Australian government…
Internet provider groups sue over California ‘net neutrality’ rules
Four industry groups representing major internet providers and cable companies filed suit…
Apple, other tech giants denounce proposed Australian law seeking encryption ‘backdoor’
Four global tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon – will oppose an Australian law…
Trump administration sues California over ‘net neutrality’ law
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai described California’s law as illegal and bad for consumers…
Prompted by U.S. tax cuts, Apple and others dump bonds and create $300 billion market hole
As U.S. tax cuts prompt Apple Inc. and other tech companies to bring home their overseas cash hoards…
U.S. broadband investment is up after end of FCC’s so-called ‘Net Neutrality’ rules
Despite many studies showing that consumers would be worse off under command-and-control internet regulations, the Obama administration…
Apple’s mobile privacy letter to U.S. Congress omits an awful lot of context
Apple’s official letter of response to the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce…
More proof that iPhone backdoors are a stupid idea: Massive cache of law enforcement personnel data leaks
A data breach at a federally funded active shooter training center has exposed the personal data of thousands of US law enforcement officials…
U.S. Supreme Court rules states can require online retailers to collect sales tax
Online shopping will soon become more expensive after the U.S. Supreme court ruled Thursday that states…
Applying the Trump Doctrine to net neutrality
President Trump’s approach to trade qualifies as a master class in political negotiation…
Apple highlights user privacy as Facebook exec steps down
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook takes every opportunity to highlight his company’s commitment to privacy…
FCC’s repeal of so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules now official
The Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality rules is now official…
Verizon shows 5G going the distance
Verizon may not have to put a 5G cell site every four blocks to provide high-speed coverage to homes…
U.S. Senate democrats stage a phony vote on so-called ‘net neutrality’
One extreme part of the anti-Trump ‘resistance’ is outrage, including death threats…
Bipartisan ‘Secure Data Act’ would make it illegal for U.S. government to demand backdoors
A new bill introduced in Congress gets encryption right…
Apple’s corporate debt holdings drop for first time since 2013
A whale in the corporate bond market is going on a diet…
