• Judge's order to Apple over attacker phone encryption unlocks privacy concerns

    Judge's order to Apple over attacker phone encryption unlocks privacy concerns

    Feb 18, 2016 01:01 AM EST

    BI wants Apple to return to? That's crazy. GWEN IFILL: OK. Well, we're going to have to leave it there for now. Nate Cardozo of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Stewart Baker, former deputy assistant secretary at Department of Homeland Security, thank you both. STEWART BAKER: Thanks. NATE ...

  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls on Apple to obey court order

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls on Apple to obey court order

    Feb 17, 2016 11:00 PM EST

    ... iPhone could have big impact In an open letter published Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook decried the court order, claiming that “the government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers.” Cook acknowledged that Apple provides data if required to ...

  • LIVE BLOG: Will the Apple Watch crack open the market for wearables?

    LIVE BLOG: Will the Apple Watch crack open the market for wearables?

    Mar 09, 2015 04:59 PM EST

    Today, Apple computer releases its first new hardware product since Tim Cook took over as CEO: the highly anticipated Apple Watch. Can the computer giant crack the trendy-but-fringe wearables market, or is the Apple Watch destined to go the same route as Google Glass? In December, Amy Webb ...

  • Dow Jones shuffle: Apple in, AT&T out

    Dow Jones shuffle: Apple in, AT&T out

    Mar 06, 2015 10:30 PM EST

    ... price, helping to make room for Apple. The Dow Jones is intended to be a barometer of the stock market, and before the two splits Apple’s stock price had been seen as too expensive. “As the largest corporation in the world and a leader in technology, Apple is the ...

  • GMO apples that won’t brown get U.S. approval

    GMO apples that won’t brown get U.S. approval

    Feb 13, 2015 10:51 PM EST

    ... said in a statement. He also maintained that the apples’ “nutrition and composition is equivalent to their conventional counterparts.” But many are wary of Arctic apples. The U.S. Apple Association -- which represents the nation’s apple industry -- believes they could harm the fruit’s wholesome, healthy image. Additionally, The ...

  • Apple just had the most profitable quarter of any company in history

    Apple just had the most profitable quarter of any company in history

    Jan 27, 2015 10:34 PM EST

    After a rocky day in the markets, Apple computer began their quarterly earnings call and announced historically high numbers. (Listen live here.) Here are a few highlights: Apple’s earnings were more than $18 billion in the quarter ending in December 2014, which is 1.8 billion more than the ...

  • Apple halts online sales in Russia as ruble plummets

    Apple halts online sales in Russia as ruble plummets

    Dec 16, 2014 09:03 PM EST

    ... against the dollar on Tuesday to a 16-year low Tuesday, Reuters reported, marking a near-20 percent drop this week alone. The move by Apple is the latest action by the company in response to the falling value of Russia's currency. In November, Apple raised the price of ...

  • Google's Chromebook wins over classrooms; ousts Apple's iPad

    Google's Chromebook wins over classrooms; ousts Apple's iPad

    Dec 01, 2014 11:05 PM EST

    Google has ousted Apple as the leading supplier of educational devices to schools, pushing Apple's popular iPad tablet into second place. The Financial Times reported statistics released from market research firm International Data Corporation, revealing that Google shipped 715,000 of their Chromebooks in the third quarter of 2014 ...

  • Apple’s CEO helps open the corporate closet

    Apple’s CEO helps open the corporate closet

    Oct 31, 2014 01:02 AM EST

    ... GWEN IFILL: Celebrities, athletes and politicians have increasingly gone public about their sexual orientation. But the corporate closet has mostly remained closed. Today, Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, opened that door a but more, declaring in an essay for Bloomberg Businessweek he is gay. "While I have never denied ...

  • Will Apple Pay phase out the wallet?

    Will Apple Pay phase out the wallet?

    Oct 21, 2014 12:25 AM EST

    ... something with your phone isn't necessarily a new idea. I have been using mine to pay for cabs for the past year. But, today, Apple launches its mobile payment platform called Apple Pay. And here to help us understand how the arrival of Apple into this arena changes the ...