Apple announced today on its Investor Relations website that it will be reporting its third fiscal quarter earnings (which corresponds with the second calendar quarter) on Thursday, July 30.
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Ex-Apple board member Bob Iger abruptly steps down as Disney CEO, replaced by Bob Chapek
Disney's chief executive Bob Iger earlier today abruptly stepped down from his CEO role after running The Walt Disney Company for nearly fifteen years.
Apple doubles its donation to help battle the coronavirus outbreak
Tim Cook revealed in a company-wide memo to troops Monday that the company had doubled its donations to help fight the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus globally.
Another sign that Apple News+ performs poorly as its head of business Liz Schimel gets fired
It hasn't even been a year since the $10 per month Apple News+ service launched in the US, UK, Australia and Canada and already its head of business Liz Schimel is out. Schimel was president of international business at magazine publisher Conde Nast prior to joining Apple in 2018. At Apple, Schimel oversaw relationships with advertisers and news publishers.
Cook says Buffet’s sizable holding in Apple means it isn’t really a normal tech company
Following after Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting, investor Warren Buffett sat down with CNBC's Becky Quick to discuss Apple, one of his biggest holdings, with CEO Tim Cook commenting that the fund's sizable holding in his company shows that the iPhone producer isn't really a traditional technology company anymore.
Eric Schmidt, who provided adult supervision to Google’s young founders, is leaving Alphabet’s board
After over 18 years on Google's (and parent Alphabet's) board of directors, Eric Schmidt will be leaving the position in June, the company told investors yesterday.
Lionsgate’s former executive Danielle DePalma to oversee Apple’s film and TV series marketing
Apple has hired Danielle DePalma, studio Lionsgate's former Executive Vice President of Worldwide Digital Marketing & Research, as its Senior Film and TV Series Marketing executive tasked with pushing the company's upcoming Apple TV+ video-streaming service.
Apple’s newly appointed retail boss Deirdre O’Brien joins Instagram to detail her world tour of company stores
Deirdre O’Brien, who was promoted to Apple's Senior Vice President of Retail + People after the departure of ex retail head Angela Ahrendts, is touring Apple Stores around the world to familiarize herself with Apple's retail efforts, documenting her experiences on Instagram.
Apple hires Jaunt’s founder Arthur van Hoff for its AR/VR team
Apple is rumored to be building an augmented reality headset that should release sometime next year, and now it has been revealed that the tech giant recently hired Arthur van Hoff, one of the co-founders of Disney-backed Jaunt VR, for its growing augmented reality team.
Google’s AI expert Ian Goodfellow joins Apple as a director of machine learning
Google's artificial intelligence expert Ian Goodfellow has joined Apple's Special Projects Group as a director of machine learning.
Star chip designer Gerard Williams III departs Apple after a nine-year stint
Gerard Williams III, Apple's senior director in platform architecture, left the iPhone maker in February after spending nine years with the Cupertino technology company.
Apple reportedly buys Italian workflow automation platform Stamplay
Apple has reportedly acquired Stamplay, an Italian developer platform co-founded by Giuliano Iacobelli and Nicola Mattina, for a reported five million euros, or about $5.7 million US dollars.