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Apple, Amazon and Google all offer gloomy outlooks in quarterly results | Business News
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Three of Silicon Valley’s largest companies posted disappointing financial results on Thursday, compounding concerns about a slowdown in the tech sector. Recession fears have hit both corporate and consumer spending globally, leading to the likes of Apple, Alphabet and Amazon all signalling a tough recovery from the highs of 2021. Alphabet, the parent company of […]
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Apple boss Tim Cook asks for 40% pay cut after investor backlash | Business News
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Apple chief executive Tim Cook is to take a pay cut of more than 40% after shareholders turned on the size of his awards last year. The company said he requested the move after fewer than two-thirds of Apple investors supported his pay package at the tech firm’s annual meeting in 2022. Regulatory filings on […]
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Apple ‘set to allow rival app stores on iPhone’ to meet EU law | Science & Tech News
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Apple is set to allow rival app stores on to the iPhone and iPad in the EU, according to a report. Bloomberg says the company could make the move as soon as late next year to comply with a new competition law from the bloc, which has already forced the tech giant to reluctantly adopt […]
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Apple given deadline for swapping iPhone lightning port for USB-C | Science & Tech News
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Apple has been given an official deadline to swap the lightning charging port on new iPhones to USB-C. The company has reluctantly confirmed it will comply with the EU directive, which will require all smartphones, tablets, cameras, and other small devices to adopt the same standard. While the bloc said the move would reduce e-waste […]
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Apple sued as women claim AirTag device allowed ex-boyfriends to track them down | Science & Tech News
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Two women are suing Apple after they claimed AirTag devices made it easier for their ex-partners to track them down. Apple said it had made the devices “stalkerproof” – but a proposed class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco alleges this is not the case. Starting at £24, AirTags are small discs – about 3cm […]
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Elon Musk hits out at Apple – and claims tech giant threatened to block Twitter from App Store | Science & Tech News
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New Twitter owner Elon Musk has hit out at Apple – claiming it has threatened to block his social network from its app store without explanation. The world’s richest man, who took the company private last month for $44bn (£36.7bn), also said the iPhone maker has “mostly stopped advertising” on his platform. Musk wrote in […]
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Chinese officials crack down on protests at Apple iPhone factory in Zhengzhou | World News
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People have been beaten and detained after protests by staff working at a huge factory making iPhones in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou. Footage posted online shows hundreds of workers involved in demonstrations with some smashing surveillance cameras and windows. Video shows police in masks, along with other officials in white hazmat suits, swinging […]
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iPhone will feature USB-C charging port, says Apple executive | Science & Tech News
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The iPhone will move to a USB-C connector in compliance with new EU requirements for small electronics. Apple executive Greg Joswiak announced the company has “no choice” but to follow the EU decree as it does all local laws worldwide. The European Parliament voted in favour of new rules earlier this month, which require all […]
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Apple reveals new iPads and updated Apple TV | Science & Tech News
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Apple has announced two new iPads, finally ditching the ubiquitous home button from its standard model and bringing a powerful new chip to the Pro. The 10th generation of the basic tablet joins the Air and mini versions in boasting an all-screen design, as was first introduced with the iPhone X back in 2017. It […]
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Phone chargers to be standardised across Europe from 2024 – forcing Apple to change to USB-C | Science & Tech News
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Get ready for the bold new future with one charging wire On an ordinary working day, I lug around a laptop, an iPhone, an Android phone, some bike lights and a pair of earbuds. As a result, I also carry six separate chargers, usually in the form of a complex knot at the bottom of […]