• Apple Music announces top music, listener data for 2022

    Apple Music announces top music, listener data for 2022

    Nov 29, 2022 06:02 PM EST

    ... Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny its Artist of the Year, thanks in large part to his latest album, “Un Verano Sin Ti,” which became Apple Music’s most streamed album of 2022 and its biggest Latin album of all time. Apple Music had a big 2022 itself, hitting a ...

  • 2nd Apple store in U.S. unionizes after vote by workers in Oklahoma City

    2nd Apple store in U.S. unionizes after vote by workers in Oklahoma City

    Oct 15, 2022 07:02 PM EST

    NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at an Apple store in Oklahoma City voted to unionize, marking the second unionized Apple store in the U.S. in a matter of months, according to the federal labor board. The vote on Friday signaled another win for the labor movement, which has been gaining ...

  • Apple discloses security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs

    Apple discloses security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs

    Aug 19, 2022 01:41 PM EST

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices. Apple released two security reports about the issue on Wednesday, although they didn’t receive wide attention outside of tech publications. Apple’s explanation of ...

  • Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store

    Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store

    Jun 19, 2022 01:35 PM EST

    TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, a union said, joining a growing push across U.S. retail, service and tech industries to organize for greater workplace protections. The Apple retail workers in Towson, Maryland, voted ...

  • Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over human trafficking

    Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over human trafficking

    Oct 25, 2021 02:51 PM EST

    Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Mideast.

  • Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision

    Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decision

    Sep 10, 2021 06:45 PM EST

    ... for many apps to prod their users to pay for digital transactions in ways that avoid triggering Apple's fees. Now Gonzalez Rogers is ordering Apple to go even further by allowing links and buttons for non-Apple payment options directly within apps, something Apple has steadfastly resisted. Apple also ...

  • Apple delays plan to scan iPhones for child sex abuse images

    Apple delays plan to scan iPhones for child sex abuse images

    Sep 03, 2021 03:16 PM EST

    ... we have decided to take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features,” Apple said in an update posted at the top of a company webpage detailing the device-scanning plans. Apple had said in its initial announcement ...

  • Christina Applegate reveals she has multiple sclerosis

    Christina Applegate reveals she has multiple sclerosis

    Aug 10, 2021 02:08 PM EST

    Emmy Award-winner Christina Applegate has announced that she has multiple sclerosis, describing her diagnosis as a “tough road.” The 49-year-old actor known for her roles in “Married... with Children” and “Dead to Me,” said in a tweet late Monday that she was diagnosed “a few months ago ...

  • Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse

    Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse

    Aug 05, 2021 07:59 PM EST

    Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens. Apple said its messaging app will use on-device machine learning ...

  • Apple Daily to close, last pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper

    Apple Daily to close, last pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper

    Jun 23, 2021 01:09 PM EST

    ... something they had published. On Wednesday, police also arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of foreign collusion to endanger national security, according to Apple Daily, which cited unidentified sources. The paper said the man writes editorials for it under the pseudonym Li Ping. Apple Daily has in recent ...