While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been funneling billions into developing his digital metaverse, Apple CEO Tim Cook maintains that the average person still can’t even define what the metaverse is.
Oscar voters are already saying they won’t cast their ballots for Will Smith in Emancipation, with some arguing it is still too soon after the actor infamously slapped Chris Rock onstage during the last Oscars telecast.
Less than a year after he became a Hollywood pariah for slapping Chris Rock live onstage at the Oscars, Will Smith is already mounting his comeback, with Apple Studios setting a December theatrical release date for the slavery drama “Emancipation.”
Tony Blevins, VP of procurement at smartphone giant Apple, has been forced out of the company following controversy over a viral TikTok video featuring the executive joking about his affluent lifestyle.
Apple is scaling back production of its new iPhones after an anticipated increase in demand failed to materialize, according to reports from Bloomberg.
Hackers gained access to business publication Fast Company’s Apple News feed and sent obscene push notifications to iOS devices including iPhones and iPads. The publication suspended its Apple News feed and even shut down its homepage until it is “certain the situation has been resolved.”
Microsoft has marked the 30th anniversary of its substantial presence in China with a pledge to hire over 1,000 more workers in the communist country.
The Chinese mega-city of Chengdu extended its week-long coronavirus lockdown on Thursday, trapping some 16 million of the city’s residents in quarantine indefinitely. Many other Chinese cities remain under lockdown or travel restrictions, making prospects grim for this weekend’s Mid-Autumn Festival, which is usually one of China’s biggest travel, tourism, and shopping holidays.
Apple is reportedly gaining ground in the online advertising space that has been held in a stranglehold duopoly by Facebook and Google as the two ad giants face massive headwinds caused in part by Apple’s iOS ad tracking transparency feature that improves consumer privacy.
According to recent reports, the U.S. Department of Justice is in the early stages of drafting an antitrust lawsuit against Apple.
A former Apple engineer who was accused of stealing computer files with trade secrets about Apple’s car division and was caught attempting to flee the country to Communist China pleaded guilty to the charges in federal court this week.
Apple employees have reportedly begun petitioning against the tech giant’s plans to demand workers return to offices for three days a week starting next month. Apple employees have mounted repeated protests against returning to the office. The employee group “Apple Together” labeled the woke company racist, writing that returning to the office “will make Apple younger, whiter, more male-dominated, more neuro-normative, more able-bodied, in short, it will lead to privileges deciding who can work for Apple, not who’d be the best fit.
Apple is urging users of iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers to update their devices immediately after discovering a security flaw that could allow hackers to take control of devices. The security bug has been “actively exploited” according to the Silicon Valley giant.
China’s summertime energy crisis intensified on Wednesday with news that factories in Sichuan province have been ordered to halt production for at least six days.
Apple will attempt to get its employees to go back into the office after trying for over a year to no avail. This time, the company has set a September 5 deadline for corporate employees to be in the office at least three days a week. Last time the woke giant attempted to get its workers back into the office, it was branded as racist for trying.
Apple’s AirTag tracking devices were recently used to help police arrest a baggage handler who stole luggage from passengers at an airport in Florida.
The Wall Street Journal claims that Apple argued that it deserved a cut of some of Facebook’s ad revenue and attempted to broker a deal with Facebook that didn’t work out. Since then, Apple has introduced its App Tracking Transparency feature which has negatively affected Facebook’s advertising revenue, setting off a privacy war between the Masters of the Universe.
Apple reportedly instructed its suppliers on Friday to ensure all components made in Taiwan are labeled “Taiwan, China” or “Chinese Taipei,” in accordance with speech codes enforced by the tyranny in Beijing.
A recent report states that 15 different women have accused Apple HR of mishandling serious sexual misconduct allegations and more than half claim that the firm retaliated against them for filing the complaints.
Apple is finally dropping its mask mandate for most corporate employees, over two years after the start of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
In the ongoing patent infringement battle between Apple and Ericsson, Apple has responded to a court-ordered iPhone ban in Colombia by claiming that its human rights have been infringed.
Nearly 600 male Hollywood producers showrunners have signed a letter to executives at Hollywood studios demanding that abortion “safety protocols” be put in place for pregnant employees in pro-life states.
A Brazilian investigative journalist group on Monday published documents that showed the “four most valuable companies in the world” – namely Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon – purchased gold illegally mined in the Amazon region for use in their electronic products.
Snap, the parent company of social media platform Snapchat, suffered a 36 percent drop in share price in intraday trading on Friday following the release of the company’s poor second-quarter results and the announcement of plans to slow hiring. The Silicon Valley company has lost almost two-thirds of its market value in 2022.
Apple CEO Tim Cook recently met with Chinese Communist Party members and praised China’s “innovative and inspiring” app developers in a cozy interview with Chinese state-owned media.
The California state legislature is considering a bill that would require websites and apps to authenticate the age of every user before allowing them access, a move that lawmakers say is aimed at protecting children, but would in effect end online anonymity in the state.
Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has called on Apple and Google to ban the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok from their app marketplaces, arguing that it is sending sensitive user data on American citizens to Beijing.
A recent Gallup poll has revealed that 58 percent of U.S. adults believe that they use their smartphones “too much.” Every age group in the survey has increased concerns about the time they devote to their phones, whether it is for work, streaming video, or games.
Protonmail founder Andy Yen recently commented on big tech firms like Apple and Google, stating that their business models are “not good for users [and] not good for society.” The focus of Yen’s ire is surveillance capitalism, the business model of Silicon Valley giants like Facebook that turn the private lives of their users into information sold to the highest bidder.
Apple AirTag stalking has become an increasingly worrying issue — here are some of the best tips to avoid being tracked by stalkers and thieves using Apple’s latest gadget to target your family.
Speaking at the Time 100 Summit, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke out about privacy and his stance against surveillance. Despite his supposed concerns about privacy, Apple continues to produce creepy surveillance capitalism technology ranging from AirTags used in stalking to a new smartwatch design featuring a camera.
An agreement has been reached between European Union lawmakers on legislation that will mandate all future smartphones sold in the EU, including Apple iPhones, to be equipped with universal USB-C charging parts by the fall 2024.
Police in Indianapolis, Indiana, have booked 26-year-old Gaylyn J. Morris on murder charges, alleging that she used an Apple AirTag to stalk her boyfriend, then murdered him outside a local bar. Morris allegedly ran over her boyfriend, backed over him, then ran over him for a third time, after stalking him using Apple’s tracking device.
Tech giant Apple has filed a patent for a radical change to its popular smartwatch that reveals the company’s potential plans to install a tiny camera in the device. The ability to take pictures of others without them noticing is a further advancement of surveillance capitalism and the continued erosion of privacy rights.
According to Fortune’s list of the top 10 highest-paid CEOs of the Fortune 500, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk received the highest compensation in 2021 while Apple CEO Tim Cook trailed just behind. Musk’s realized compensation of $23.5 billion in 2021 dwarfs Cook’s otherwise impressive $770.5 million haul.
Tech giant Apple is looking to expand its manufacturing outside China, following longstanding criticism of Silicon Valley companies for their ties to the authoritarian communist regime.
A new report has revealed that iPhones are vulnerable to malware attacks even when they’re turned off.
Apple has reversed course on its plans to return to normal operations and has suspended requirements that employees return to the office this month for at least three days a week. The U-turn comes after woke employees called the mandate to return to the office a racist move designed to make the company “younger, whiter, and male-dominated.”
The creator of the Apple iPod has warned that the newly developing online metaverse runs the risk of damaging human social interactions and creating additional toxicity online. Tony Fadell says “we don’t need more technology between us.”
The largest tech firms in the world have reportedly lost over $1 trillion in value over just three trading days. Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, and Google all lost more than $100 billion in a few days, while Facebook lost $70 billion.
