Beats Studio, the high-end consumer audio company founded by rap producer Dr. Dre and later acquired by Apple, is launching a special “Year of the Tiger” edition of their Beats Studio Buds to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. Founded …
Apple’s chief engineer for radar systems, Eric Rogers, left for Joby Aviation, a company working on electric aerial ridesharing. Alex Clarabut, an engineering manager for the battery team, and Stephen Spiteri, a hardware engineering manager, both joined Archer Aviation, a …
Apple’s success in China is allegedly down to an agreement with the country’s government to help develop its economy, with a report claiming CEO Tim Cook personally lobbied officials to get the best deal for the company. Apple considers China …
Apple is suing NSO Group, an Israeli firm that sells software to government agencies and law enforcement that enables them to hack iPhones. Amnesty International said earlier this year it discovered recent-model iPhones belonging to journalists and human rights lawyers …
Google parent company Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) briefly hit a market capitalization of $2 trillion on Monday, less than two years after hitting the $1 trillion mark in January 2020. Its stock price retreated back below $2 trillion shortly after topping …
Google worked with Facebook to undermine Apple’s attempts to offer its users great privacy protections, 12 state attorneys general alleged in an update to an antitrust lawsuit against the search engine. “The companies have been working together to improve Facebook’s …
Apple has censored a Quran app and a Bible app in China, the company confirmed to the BBC. Apple said Chinese officials had flagged the apps as breaking laws on illegal religious texts. Apple’s human rights policy says the company …
Apple shares bounced back Thursday, but losses since its record highs remain sharp. The stock has fallen 9% since that September peak, shedding roughly $229 billion in market cap. That’s equivalent to the market cap of 94% of the S&P …
WATCH: Student stealing notes using Apple’s iOS 15 live text OCR feature. pic.twitter.com/MeQ1kVn6oZ — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 14, 2021
As smartphones get more sophisticated and people spend more time online, online privacy is a more and more significant issue by the day. That’s one reason why, for instance, both Apple and Google are working on revamping their privacy options, …
by Chris Black Russia is not based. Putin is not your friend, nor the saviour of the white race. Navalny’s supporters say companies deleted tactical voting app from stores after pressure from Kremlin https://t.co/xiVQuQNeGM — Deborah A. Skousen (@SilverbearHeart) September …
Following a 2019 BBC report that revealed how human traffickers were using Facebook to sell victims, Apple reportedly threatened to kick the social media giant off of its App Store, a new Wall Street Journal report reveals. A Facebook investigation …
The Big Apple is Awake!!🍎 pic.twitter.com/eT5z0XxQ4E — CJ JOHNSON (@RealCJJohnson1) September 14, 2021 Protest against mandatory vaccines and vaccine passes is underway in New York City. pic.twitter.com/zZr9dtSbun — Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) September 13, 2021
Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Friday handed down a decision in a closely watched trial between Apple and Epic Games. Rogers issued an injunction that said Apple will no longer be allowed to prohibit developers from providing links or …
Millions of people have lost their unemployment benefits. The U.S. consumer is maxed out. They need more stimulus in order to continue this economy. And of course, stocks need their artificial boost as well. The U.S. consumer is maxed out. …
The South Korean parliament approved a bill on Tuesday that will ban major app store operators — like Google and Apple — from requiring developers to only use their payment systems to process the sale of digital products and services. …
Google seems to have no problem doling out cash to ensure it remains the search engine of choice. Documents have shown the company offers financial incentives to smartphone manufacturers to keep its app store front and center, and it pays …
PRIVACY: We built a system like Apple’s to flag child sexual abuse material — and concluded the tech was dangerous. Knowledgeable observers argued a system like ours was far from feasible. After many false starts, we built a working prototype. But …
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Apple has removed Fakespot, a well-known app for detecting fake product reviews, from its App Store after Amazon complained the app provided misleading information and potential security risks. Apple did not immediately offer a reason for removing Fakespot. Fakespot CEO …
Indian govt has reportedly withdrawn a letter written to Apple regarding compliance with the country’s new IT rules. The IT ministry has reportedly refused to consider Apple’s iMessage service as a ‘significant social media intermediary’. Experts say that If iMessage …
https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/05/app-tracking-transparency-in-china-protected/ With App Tracking Transparency, developers need to get user permission to access IDFA. Only 4% of Americans choose to do so, and the global opt-in rate is only 12%. Chinese tech giants had hoped to avoid this by switching …
Hong Kong media company Next Digital said on Friday that it will not cease operations, contrary to a human resources email on Wednesday that said the company would shut down this week. Next Digital is the owner of Apple Daily, the top-selling …
In what seems to be a comically strict response to leakers, Apple is making its employees wear police-grade body cameras to avoid leaks. Front Page Tech first reported the story, and it comes just days after Apple warned credible leaker Kang against leaking unreleased …
via freebeacon: The Chinese government’s recent crackdown on journalists in Hong Kong has been met with silence from major U.S. corporations with extensive ties to the Communist regime. Apple, Google, Nike, and the National Basketball Association did not return requests for comment on …
iPhone users who have installed Apple’s latest software update, iOS 14.6, are complaining that it’s draining their batteries — sometimes killing a full charge in mere hours. Many owners of older iPhone models complained about the update’s destructive impact on …
by ncrowley I was looking at Vanguard Information Technology (VGT) holdings this afternoon, and was shocked to find that although there are 331 companies in this ETF, 36% of the entire fund consists of just two companies: Apple and Microsoft. …
