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Apple Discounts Its Way to Delivering iPhone Sales in China
June 28, 2024

Apple’s iPhone sales in China reportedly rebounded after falling earlier this year. Shipments of foreign-branded phones in the country reached 5.028 million in May, up from 3.603 million a year earlier, Reuters reported Friday (June 28), citing data from the China Academy of Information and...

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Apple’s App Store Under Fire as EU Enforces Digital Markets Act
June 24, 2024

In a groundbreaking move, the European Commission has accused Apple of stifling competition on its App Store, making it the first time EU regulators have used new digital rules against a Big Tech company. The accusations come as part of the EU’s effort to enforce...

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Apple Withholds AI, Other Offerings From EU amid DMA Conflicts
June 21, 2024

Apple will reportedly withhold several new technologies from consumers in the European Union (EU). The company will block the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay Screen Sharing in the EU this year, citing the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as the reason, Bloomberg reported Friday (June 21). “We are concerned that...

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Report: Apple Turns Focus to Lower-Price Headset Amid Slower Sales
June 18, 2024

Apple has reportedly paused its work on its next high-end Vision Pro mixed-reality headset and chosen to focus on a more affordable, less full-featured version. The company originally planned to offer two models of the Vision — as it does with its iPhone — but...

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Report: Apple Aims to Settle EU Investigation Involving Contactless Payments
June 18, 2024

Apple has reportedly made concessions to end a European Union (EU) antitrust investigation into its mobile payments system. The tech giant will give its rivals more access to its contactless technology, thereby avoiding a fine, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (June 18), citing unnamed sources. Without commenting...

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Apple Paying OpenAI With Distribution, Not Cash
June 13, 2024

When will Apple and OpenAI’s new partnership make money for either company? According to a report Wednesday (June 12) from Bloomberg News, not right away.  As covered here, Apple announced earlier this week that it would integrate OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) model ChatGPT into its...

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Apple’s AI Effort Makes It World’s Most Valuable Tech Company
June 12, 2024

The title of “World’s Most Valuable Company” belongs to Apple once again. As of mid-afternoon Wednesday (June 12), the iPhone maker’s market capitalization stood at $3.38 trillion, putting it ahead of Microsoft — $3.29 market cap — for the first time in months. The company’s...

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Apple’s Tap to Cash Lets Users Pay By Touching iPhones
June 11, 2024

Apple’s new iPhone update will include a new way for users to transmit funds. In addition to the various AI announcements the tech giant made at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Monday (June 10), Apple also unveiled some updates to Apple Pay, including a feature...

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Apple Plays It Safe With Apple Intelligence Suite, OpenAI Partnership
June 10, 2024

Apple may have arrived late to the artificial intelligence party. Still, the tech giant is making a grand entrance with “Apple Intelligence,” a new suite of AI features that promise to revolutionize the iPhone, Mac and iPad experience — all while keeping your data under...