• 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 ...

  • In the Big Apple, a crowded mayoral race to save a city 'gone to hell'

    In the Big Apple, a crowded mayoral race to save a city 'gone to hell'

    Jun 21, 2021 10:40 PM EST

    Primary voting is underway for the next mayor of New York City. The winner will be tasked with a long list of challenges: reviving the city's economy, curbing rising rates of violent crime and police reform. Filling the needs of more than 8 million people in America's largest city is not an easy job, but...

  • Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition

    Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition

    May 21, 2021 11:13 PM EST

    It wasn't at all clear that the federal judge who will decide the case was buying everything Cook said on the stand. After the lawyers were done with their questioning, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers asked why Apple can't allow rival stores to offer an in ...

  • The bigger battle at stake in the Apple and Epic Games showdown

    The bigger battle at stake in the Apple and Epic Games showdown

    May 21, 2021 10:40 PM EST

    ... That's right. So, they very much wanted Tim Cook to get up there and make the case that all these rules and restrictions that Apple places on developers are all in the service of the privacy, security and safety of Apple's customer base. Tim Cook said it on ...

  • EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach after Spotify complaint

    EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach after Spotify complaint

    Apr 30, 2021 05:03 PM EST

    ... an EU antitrust complaint against Apple. When it tried to bypass the App Store with its own payment system, Apple kicked out the Fortnite app. Apple's ban on communicating with customers means app makers can't get the same insights into their users that Apple does, such as the ...

  • Apple is first U.S. company to be valued at $2 trillion

    Apple is first U.S. company to be valued at $2 trillion

    Aug 19, 2020 04:35 PM EST

    ... online while stuck at home. Apple recently reported blowout earnings for the April-June quarter, An upcoming four-for-one stock split that will make Apple’s shares more affordable to more investors also sparked a rally after it was announced three weeks ago. Apple has been at the vanguard ...

  • Apple boots popular game Fortnite from app store after developers bypass payment plan

    Apple boots popular game Fortnite from app store after developers bypass payment plan

    Aug 14, 2020 12:42 AM EST

    NEW YORK (AP) — Apple has dropped the hugely popular Fortnite game from its app store after the game's developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple's platform. Apple takes a 30% cut from in-app revenue purchases, which has long been a sore spot with developers. Fortnite ...

  • Apple wins EU court case over $15 billion in claimed taxes

    Apple wins EU court case over $15 billion in claimed taxes

    Jul 15, 2020 01:23 PM EST

    ... hammer blow to the bloc’s attempts to rein in sweetheart tax deals between multinationals and individual member countries when it ruled that technology giant Apple does not have to pay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes to Ireland. The EU Commission had claimed in 2016 that Apple ...

  • France fines Apple $1.2 billion for anti-competitive acts

    France fines Apple $1.2 billion for anti-competitive acts

    Mar 16, 2020 08:15 PM EST

    PARIS (AP) — French regulators fined Apple 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) on Monday for striking deals to keep prices high, in the biggest-ever such sanction by France's Competition Authority. The agency said Apple and top re-sellers agreed to align prices with Apple's own pricing ...