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Intel and AMD Ask for Government Incentives While Apple Supplier TSMC Expands...
A group of U.S. chip companies, including Intel, Qualcomm, Micron, and AMD, have today sent a letter to President Joe Biden to request "funding for incentives," while Apple supplier... Read more
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U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Questions Apple on Accuracy of...
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce this week sent a letter to Apple... Read more
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Bloomberg Story Breaks Down Apple's Unrivaled Success Under Tim Cook's...
Bloomberg has published an in-depth piece by journalists Austin Carr and Mark Gurman about the rise of Apple under Tim Cook's leadership, covering several attributes of the CEO that... Read more
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Apple Temporarily Closes All California Stores as Virus Cases Rise [Updated]
Apple is temporarily closing its retail locations in the Los Angeles area due to a rising number of COVID-19 cases in Southern California, reports Bloomberg. Update - Dec. 19: Apple has... Read more
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Instagram Confirms Bug With iMessage Link Previews, Promises Fix Soon
Instagram has confirmed that a bug is preventing proper Instagram URL previews from appearing in iMessage conversations. In a statement to... Read more
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Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Told Staff Facebook Needs to 'Inflict Pain' on...
Apple and Facebook have been in a very public spat over the course of the last few months as Apple dials up its pro-privacy stance. The two companies have long had tension, but more recently, Facebook...
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France Pushes to Widen EU Regulations on Big Tech Companies
France is pushing for changes to the EU's upcoming regulations on big tech companies, including Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook, that would make it easier for governments to penalize bad behavior...
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Apple Says COVID 'Health Pass' Apps Are Limited to Developers Working With...
Apple today informed developers that "health pass" apps can only be submitted by developers that are working with recognized public health authorities... Read more
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Apple Launches New Nationwide Racial Equity and Justice Initiative Projects
Apple today announced a set of new projects as part of its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI) to help... Read more
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Facebook Blocks All News Sharing on Its Platforms in Australia
Facebook has followed through on its threat to ban users from sharing news on its platform in Australia, in response to proposed media laws in the country that the company claims "fundamentally...
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Ban US Transactions With WeChat Pay and 7...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps, including WeChat Pay and AliPay (via... Read more
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Build Apple Car in the UK, British Members of Parliament Urge
Members of Parliament (MPs) are calling for the British government to make a bid for Apple to build its long-rumored electric vehicle in the United Kingdom, according to... Read more
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iPhone Production in India Reportedly Impacted By Tensions Along Chinese Border
Apple's iPhone production in India is starting to feel the impact of geopolitical tensions between India and China, due to limitations in the issuances of entrance visas, the South... Read more
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Apple Shifting More iPhone and iPad Production to India and Vietnam
In an effort to diversify its supply chain and manufacture more products outside of China, Apple this year plans to ramp up production of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices in India and Vietnam,...
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Tim Cook Implies That Facebook's Business Model of Maximizing Engagement...
Apple CEO Tim Cook today spoke at the virtual Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection conference, condemning the business model of companies like Facebook and emphasizing Apple's commitment to...
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Apple Shares New 'Hometown' Shot on iPhone Video
Apple today shared a new "Hometown" shot on iPhone video, which was made in honor of Black History Month. The video features the hometowns of visionary Black photographers including Lawrence Agyei,...
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Supreme Court to Determine if Patent Appeal Board Used by Apple is...
The U.S. Supreme Court will today hear arguments about whether the systems used by technology companies, including Apple and Google, to invalidate patents and see off litigation are unconstitutional...
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Apple Reopens All 270 Retail Stores in the United States
All 270 Apple retail stores in the United States have been reopened as of today, marking the first time that Apple has had all locations operational since stores began closing in March 2020... Read more
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Privacy is 'One of the Top Issues of the Century'
Apple CEO Tim Cook this morning spoke at the virtual Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection conference where he discussed Facebook's business model and Apple's... Read more
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EU Prepares to Charge Apple in Antitrust Dispute With Spotify
EU regulators are in the process of finalizing a charge sheet against Apple, initiated by an antitrust complaint from Spotify (via... Read more
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Apple TV+ Announces Partnership With Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai
Apple today announced it has reached a multiyear TV+ programming partnership with Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai that will involve inspiring dramas, comedies, documentaries... Read more
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Apple's Personalized Ads System Targeted in Privacy Complaint to French Data...
Apple's advertising system for monetizing its apps and services is the target of a new complaint in France that has been brought against it by a lobby group representing startups and venture capital...
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Chinese Tech Companies Reportedly Testing New Tool to Circumvent Apple's App...
Apple plans to begin enforcing its App Tracking Transparency changes following the release of iOS 14.5, and all apps that access an iPhone's ad identifier or IDFA will need to ask a user's permission...
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Apple Partners With Redford Center for Annual Youth Environmental Filmmaking...
Apple is partnering with the Redford Center for the second annual Redford Center Stories Challenge, a youth filmmaking challenge that seeks to amplify the voices of students and educators in the...
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Apple Celebrates Black History Month With Limited-Edition Watch, Featured...
Apple today announced that it will be celebrating Black History Month with curated content that highlights and amplifies Black creators, artists, developers, and businesses across the App Store, Apple...
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French Watchdog Investigating Apple's Personalized Advertising Practices...
Apple is to be investigated by France's data-protection watchdog following allegations that the company's personalized advertising feature violates European Union data protection and e-privacy rules...
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Huawei to Negotiate Royalties From Apple and Samsung for 5G Technology
Huawei will begin negotiating for royalties from Apple and Samsung for access to its portfolio of patents on 5G technology (via Bloomberg)... Read more
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Apple Agrees to Offer Government-Approved Pre-Installed Apps for Devices in...
Apple has reportedly agreed to show users a prompt when first setting up a device in Russia to pre-install government-approved apps, in compliance with a new law from the Ministry of Digital Affairs,...
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Encrypted Messaging App Signal Stops Working in China
Encrypted messaging app Signal appears to have been banned in China, reports TechCrunch. While the app... Read more
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French Regulator to Probe Apple's Upcoming Anti-Tracking Feature [Updated]
Apple will face a French antitrust probe into its upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature, following a complaint from advertisers in the country that the planned changes are anticompetitive. ......
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Apple Warns Chinese Tech Companies Not to Circumvent App Tracking...
Apple is cracking down on Chinese tech companies that are working on ways to get around upcoming App Tracking Transparency rules, reports Financial Times... Read more
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Tim Cook Attending Chinese Development Conference Later This Month
Apple CEO Tim Cook will be one of the 100-plus high-profile CEOs and executives in attendance at this year's China Development Forum (CDF) being held Saturday, March 20 through Monday, March 22,...
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Apple Store Operations Begin Returning to Normal as Customers Again Able to...
There are signs that Apple's retail store operations are beginning to return to normal as some locations have once again started allowing U.S. customers to try on AirPods. According to... Read more
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Investigation Clears Goldman Sachs of Apple Card Gender Bias
Goldman Sachs has been cleared of gender bias and discriminatory lending decisions related to Apple Card, according to the findings of New York's financial regulator (via... Read more
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MWC Barcelona Conference Planning for 50,000 In-Person Attendees in June
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conferences and events such as WWDC that are typically held in-person were transformed into digital-only events in 2020. Now, a year later, one of the biggest technology...
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VPN App Claims Apple Intentionally Blocking App Store Updates Amid Internet...
ProtonVPN, a popular VPN choice for iOS users, claims that Apple is blocking "important updates" to its iOS app following a United Nations recommendation for the app to be used amid an internet...
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Tim Cook Calls for a 'Durable and Hopeful Future For All' in Wall Street...
Apple CEO Tim Cook has penned an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, calling for more action to be taken against systemic racism and the need to speak up in light of the disproportionate... Read more
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Apple Says iOS Developers Have 'Multiple' Ways of Reaching Users and Are 'Far...
As it faces a barrage of probes and investigations regarding the App Store and the distribution of apps on its devices, Apple has told Australia's consumer watchdog that developers have "multiple"...
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Apple Maps Displays COVID-19 Vaccination Locations in United States
Apple today updated its Maps app to display nearby COVID-19 vaccine providers across the United States to make it easier for people to find an appropriate location to receive the vaccination when...
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Apple Provides Timeline for ProtonVPN App Update, Suggesting App Store...
Earlier this week, popular VPN provider Proton made headlines by linking Apple's rejection of a security update to its ProtonVPN mobile app with the ongoing political upheaval in Myanmar. In response,...
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Apple Maps Displays COVID-19 Guidelines for Airports Worldwide
The Apple Maps app was this week updated with new COVID-19 guidelines for airports, providing iPhone, iPad, and Mac users with a quick look at COVID-19 travel requirements and easy access to each...
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Apple Announces David Attenborough Documentary 'The Year Earth Changed'
Apple has today announced a new original documentary for Apple TV+ titled "The Year the Earth Changed," which takes a look at the effect of national lockdowns over the past year on... Read more
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Arizona Advances Bill That Will Let Developers Skirt Apple's In-App Purchase...
The Arizona House of Representatives today passed HB2005, a state bill that would provide developers with an alternative to Google and Apple's in-app purchase options by allowing developers to use...
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iOS 14.5 Adds New Siri Voices, No Longer Defaults to Female
The sixth beta of iOS 14.5 that was released this morning introduces two new Siri voices that are available in English, plus it adds a new setup selection option that will let people choose their...
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Apple Offers Employees Paid Time Off to Get Vaccinated
To encourage employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Apple is offering paid time off for vaccine appointments and paid sick leave for those who experience side effects, reports... Read more
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Arizona Bill That Would Let Developers Avoid Apple's In-App Purchase Rules...
Arizona's proposed state bill "HB2005", that would provide developers with an alternative to Google and Apple's in-app purchase options by allowing developers to use their own payment solutions within...
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Judge in Upcoming Epic v. Apple Trial to Limit In-Person Attendees
Apple and Epic Games lawyers are continuing to plan for their upcoming May 3 bench trial, and in a preparatory conference held today, the judge overseeing the case said that attendance will be limited...
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iPhone Setup Process in Russia Now Includes List of Suggested Russian...
A few weeks after Apple agreed to allow Russia to show iPhone users in the country suggested apps created by Russian developers, Russian users are seeing the list of app suggestions when setting up a...
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Airline Body IATA to Launch COVID-19 Travel Passport App in April
The International Air Transport Association, or IATA, announced today that it plans to launch a digital travel passport for COVID-19 test results and vaccination certificates on Apple's App Store...
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All 20 Apple Stores in France to Close Again Under Third Lockdown
Apple is once again closing all of its retail locations in France due to the ongoing health crisis, the first time since last year where all 20 locations have been closed, MacGeneration reports......
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