The fact that Apple doesn't manually verify the validity of developer-provided privacy label information has prompted Washington politicians to pen an open letter to CEO boss Tim Cook.
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Apple suspends Parler from the App Store
Apple, Google and Amazon gave the infamous right-wing microblogging app Parler a boot. Over the weekend, Apple gave Parler's developers a warning to implement moderation within 24 hours or face removal from the App Store.
Apple gives the app Parler 24 hours to add moderation or it will be removed from the App Store
Parler, a social media network, has been informed by Apple that it has a limited time to enact a form of moderation on its platform or face removal from the App Store.
Oracle has reportedly expressed serious interest in acquiring TikTok
Enterprise software maker Oracle, the world’s second-largest software firm by revenue and market capitalization after Microsoft, has reportedly enter the race to acquire the Chinese-owned TikTok short video app following US President Donald Trump's divestment order.
US government wants to purge app stores of untrusted Chinese apps
The United States government is increasing pressure on China and the country's technology companies by preparing to purge "untrusted" Chinese apps from app stores.
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks up on racism in America
Chief executive Tim Cook today published an open letter to all Apple employees and fans around the world focusing on the recent events and a history of racism in the United States.
Apple joins the music industry’s Black Out Tuesday awareness campaign
Apple Music has joined the music industry's Black Out Tuesday awarenesses campaign which was created to support Black Lives Matter, a global human rights movement that originated in the African-American community after George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis police.
Tim Cook addresses George Floyd’s death as some US Apple stores temporarily close
CEO Tim Cook has shared an internal company-wide memo with employees as Apple has temporarily closed many of its stores in the United States because of widespread looting and protests over last week's killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police.
Curated coverage of the 2020 election launches on Apple News
The 59th quadrennial presidential election will be upon us in nine months so the Apple News editorial team on Monday launched special coverage of the 2020 presidential election.
Analyst: Apple cut iPhone component cost by $30-$50 to offset the impact of Trump tariffs
While Apple said Trump’s tariffs would affect product costs and give its global competitor Samsung an edge, analysts believe the company has a few tricks up its sleeve to absorb the effects of the tariffs and avoid passing the tariff cost to customers.
Apple is afraid that Trump tariffs could give its chief global competitor Samsung an edge
Tim Cook made a "good case" at a dinner with President Trump last Friday that its chief global competitor Samsung Electronics could gain an edge because all of Apple's "Designed in California", "Made in China" products like iPhone will get hit with the new US tariffs.
Kuo: Apple will absorb most of the additional costs due to tariffs
Apple has argued that Trump's additional tariffs, effective September 1, could have a wide range of negative impact on its earnings while tilting the playing field in favor of its global competitors, but one analyst is out with a new report predicting that the iPhone maker will absorb most of the additional costs stemming from tariffs.