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iPhone’s AI Limits in China Fuel 5% Sales Dip
January 13, 2025

Apple’s iPhone sales reportedly dropped 5% late last year amid stronger competition from Chinese rivals. Much of this decline can be attributed to the lack of Apple’s artificial intelligence (AI) features on phones sold in China, the company’s biggest market beyond the U.S., Bloomberg News...

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Apple’s $1 Billion Offer to Indonesia Fails to Remove iPhone Ban
January 08, 2025

Apple’s latest iPhone is reportedly still banned in Indonesia over the country’s content requirements. The tech giant had proposed a $1 billion investment in local manufacturing, although Indonesia’s government said that isn’t enough to meet a regulation requiring 40% of all content in devices to...

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Apple Under Fire for Fake AI-Generated News Summaries
January 07, 2025

Apple is facing mounting criticism over its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven news summary feature that has produced inaccurate and misleading headlines on its latest iPhones. The BBC first flagged the issue in December, when a news alert summary that looked to come from the BBC app...

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Apple Says Siri Data Used Only to Improve Voice Assistant
January 06, 2025

Apple reportedly said Monday (Jan. 6) that data collected by its voice assistant, Siri, is used only to improve the product and has never been used for marketing or sold to others. The company said this after agreeing last week to pay $95 million to...

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Report: Next iPhone Part of Larger Wave of Apple Product Launches 
January 05, 2025

Apple reportedly could release 20-plus products this year, even as services continue to lead growth. The new products include a new MacBook Air that could arrive sometime this month, along with the latest version of the iPhone, Seeking Alpha reported Sunday (Jan. 5). “The most...

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Apple’s AI Investments Bring It to Edge of $4 Trillion Valuation
December 23, 2024

Is Apple on the verge of becoming a $4 trillion company? As Reuters reported Monday (Dec. 23), the company has pulled in front of Nvidia and Microsoft in the race for this historic valuation. Apple’s shares have climbed 16% since earlier last month, adding around...

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Report: Apple Developing Face ID-Powered Smart Doorbell Camera
December 22, 2024

Apple is reportedly developing a doorbell camera as it continues to bolster its smart-home offerings. The smart doorbell camera would use Face ID to unlock users’ doors, Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman wrote in his Power On newsletter Sunday (Dec. 22). This camera could be released...

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Apple Faces New EU Call to Open iPhone to Competitors
December 19, 2024

Apple is facing new pressure in Europe to let competitors access its iPhone operating system. The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday (Dec. 18) published a pair of documents covering how the tech giant needs to meet interoperability requirements of the Europe Union’s (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA). The EC’s guidelines for Apple...

Report: Apple Stops Development of iPhone Hardware Subscription Program
December 18, 2024

Apple has reportedly stopped its development of an iPhone hardware subscription program. The company had planned to launch the program in 2022, delayed it until 2023, and has now scrapped it, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Dec. 18), citing unnamed sources. Apple did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request...