• Apple files lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets

    Apple files lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets

    Jul 10, 2026 11:25 PM EDT

    ... confidential hardware-related files on an Apple-issued device he kept after departing. It also alleges Tan directed job candidates who were still working for Apple to bring “Actual parts” from Apple to their interviews at OpenAI. Apple said in the lawsuit that it reached out to OpenAI in February ...

  • Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming memory chip shortage fueled by AI

    Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming memory chip shortage fueled by AI

    Jun 26, 2026 11:50 PM EDT

    Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom. The Cupertino, California-based company called the demand spike an “unprecedented challenge” for the consumer electronics industry. “The rapid expansion of AI data centers has created ...

  • Apple unveils new AI features with privacy focus at last developers conference with CEO Tim Cook

    Apple unveils new AI features with privacy focus at last developers conference with CEO Tim Cook

    Jun 08, 2026 07:29 PM EDT

    ... candidate to succeed Cook. WATCH: Apple prepares for new era after Tim Cook The transition to a new CEO comes at a pivotal time for Apple. Artificial intelligence has unleashed the most upheaval within the industry since Jobs unveiled the first iPhone in 2007. Apple has gotten off to a ...

  • Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million

    Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million

    May 06, 2026 10:42 PM EDT

    LONDON (AP) — Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial intelligence capabilities. Apple trumpeted new AI features for its virtual ...

  • Apple prepares for new era after Tim Cook

    Apple prepares for new era after Tim Cook

    Apr 21, 2026 10:25 PM EDT

    ... makes sense it's also going to be its future, then Ternus is a natural choice. William Brangham: As you have been describing, we know Apple for the products they make, but so many tech companies are now moving into A.I. Apple has been slow to do that. Why ...

  • Apple's new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight after flying under the radar for years

    Apple's new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight after flying under the radar for years

    Apr 21, 2026 03:43 PM EDT

    The change also arrives at a pivotal time for the Cupertino, California, company. While Cook led Apple through an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity, Apple has fallen behind in the AI race. Apple has stumbled in its efforts to deliver new features built on AI, as was promised nearly two ...

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, ending nearly 15-year reign leading the iPhone maker

    Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, ending nearly 15-year reign leading the iPhone maker

    Apr 20, 2026 09:13 PM EDT

    ... Reed Hastings after they ended their highly successful tenures as CEO. “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be the CEO of Apple and to have been trusted to lead such an extraordinary company," Cook said in a statement. “I love Apple with all of my being ...

  • Man who sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with apple cider vinegar charged with assault

    Man who sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with apple cider vinegar charged with assault

    Jan 29, 2026 09:42 PM EDT

    The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis, according to court papers made public Thursday. Anthony Kazmierczak faces a charge of forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and intimidating Omar, according to a complaint filed in federal court.

  • Anne Applebaum on what's next for U.S. and allies after Trump's Greenland demands

    Anne Applebaum on what's next for U.S. and allies after Trump's Greenland demands

    Jan 21, 2026 11:45 PM EDT

    ... us into a different country. We see ourselves differently and others see us differently now as well.Amna Nawaz: That is journalist and historian Anne Applebaum, host of "The Atlantic"'s "Autocracy in America" podcast. Anne, thank you. It's always good to speak with you. Anne Applebaum: Thank you.

  • Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging they are stifling AI competition

    Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging they are stifling AI competition

    Aug 25, 2025 07:37 PM EDT

    ... and Perplexity have periodically reached the top spot in the Apple app store's AI rankings in at least some parts of the world since Apple announced its deal with ChatGPT. The lawsuit doesn't mention the potential threat that ChatGPT could also pose to Apple and the iPhone's ...