Apple

U.S. 09/14/21, 04:34

Apple urges users to update their devices after terrifying spyware was detected by a cyber-surveillance company on Monday, Sept. 13.  According to Reuters, Internet security watchdog group Citizen Lab was the first to identify the flaw, which allows hackers to access devices through the iMessage service even if the user does ...

U.S. 08/20/21, 00:23

A global coalition of more than 90 civil rights and policy organizations is pressing Apple to drop its plans to monitor consumer images as a measure to counter child abuse material. The tech giant earlier this month announced that it would add a function to the iPhone that would scan photographs ...

U.S. 08/07/21, 17:29

Some companies saw the new technology introduced by the tech giant as a threat to user privacy. On Thursday, August 5, Apple unveiled a new advance for combating Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The technology was said to help counter predators who could exploit communication tools to recruit and exploit children.  Before ...

U.S. 08/06/21, 16:56

Apple will begin scanning U.S. phones for child sexual abuse images, a move that could raise concerns about security and privacy. The tech giant plans to roll out software that will scan Americans' iPhones to detect child sexual abuse images and report them to law enforcement in a way it says ...

D.C. 06/12/21, 01:33

A group of congressional lawmakers is aiming at tech giants with their antitrust concerns. They proposed five anti-trust bills which could force big tech to overhaul or even break up the sector's increasingly dominant business empires. The package bills introduced by a bipartisan group in Congress on Friday, June 11, primarily ...

World 06/08/21, 17:21

Apple's new feature, designed to give users more privacy when surfing the web, will not be available in China, one of the iPhone maker's most important markets, due to the regime's claims that it intends to continue imposing its strict controls on its citizens' internet usage. Apple recently announced the launch ...

U.S. 04/20/21, 16:47

In a letter on Monday, Apple wrote that since Parler had agreed to modify its content, the free speech app will be returned to the iOS market for download. In the letter sent to members of Congress, including Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), senior Apple director for ...

U.S. 12/03/20, 18:11

Several American companies have been the focus of strong criticism, on the one hand using a emotional speeches in defense of racial equality and at the same time exerting pressure on Congress not to pass the bill that would ban the import of products made with forced Uyghur labor in ...

Opinion 10/25/20, 23:07

Opinion Political authors said a Democrat who wants to be the next president knowingly misled voters about whether he misused his vice presidential position for personal interest. Peter Schweizer and Seamus Bruner have accused Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden of lying that he was not involved in the business of his son ...

Europe 10/22/20, 02:56

A federal law enforcement agency has obtained a court order to confiscate a personal computer that belongs to the son of the Democratic Party's nominee for president. The FBI subpoenaed Hunter Biden's laptop and hard drive in December 2019 to investigate allegations the man was involved in illegal money laundering activity. According ...

U.S. 08/14/20, 16:21

On Thursday, the giants Apple and hours later Google eliminated one of the most popular video games in the world at this time, Fortnite, from their stores, according to various media outlets such as Fox News. They argued that Epic Games, the game's manufacturer, had violated the payment guidelines established ...

U.S. 07/03/20, 14:01

The CEOs of Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple have pledged to testify before the House Judiciary Committee, which is continuing its inquiry into allegations that these large companies dominate the online advertising market, Fox News confirmed. The move has the support of both the Republicans and Democrats, in addition to British ...

U.S. 08/18/19, 06:16

President Donald Trump announced Friday night, Aug. 17, that he was having dinner with Apple CEO Tim Cook, noting that Apple "will be spending vast sums of money in the U.S. Great!"                                     ...

U.S. 07/27/19, 10:05

President Donald Trump has been emphatic: There will be no exemption from duty for Apple components manufactured in China.  In a tweet, the president made it clear that his priority is to bring production to the United States, a campaign promise he is planning to keep.  "Apple will not be given Tariff ...

U.S. 06/04/19, 08:14

Apple on Monday, June 3, announced upcoming changes to its phone and computer software intended to highlight its increasing emphasis on digital services and to further position it as a fierce guardian of personal privacy. Julie Ask a technology analyst at Forrester Research, said, "There's a lot more transparency of ...

Business 03/11/19, 10:26

President Donald Trump says he didn't slip up when he referred to Apple CEO Tim Cook as "Tim Apple" at a White House meeting. Trump tweeted Monday: "I quickly referred to Tim + Apple as Tim/Apple as an easy way to save time & words. The Fake News was disparagingly all ...

Asia & Pacific 03/01/19, 19:59

Iranian state media, tech executives and rights activists all have reported that Apple began revoking enterprise certificates from Iranian app developers Tuesday

Business 01/30/19, 10:19

Stocks opened broadly higher on upbeat results from key U.S. companies as Wall Street awaits the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest action on interest rates and the opening of trade talks between the U.S. and China. Apple gained ground after investors brushed off a slide in iPhone sales. Boeing soared as it ...

Business 01/24/19, 16:17

Apple is reducing the size of its workforce assigned to driverless car technology as the company reorganizes amid weakening sales of iPhones, its biggest moneymaker. The company acknowledged the cutbacks in a Thursday statement, without specifying the number of jobs affected. CNBC reported that more than 200 employees were dismissed from ...

Business 01/04/19, 04:04

Talks to begin in Beijing next week on resolving some differences