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Apple’s iPhones held up surprisingly well in China even as the country faced Covid lockdowns
Apple’s smartphone shipments in China jumped sharply in the second quarter, even as the country faced Covid-related lockdowns in major cities, according to a new report. In the second quarter, Apple shipped 9.9 million iPhones in China — up 25% year-on-year, market research firm Canalys said in a report published Friday. UBS analysts also said […]
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Apple’s services slowdown is potential concern for investors focused on profit margins
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on Monday, June 4, 2018. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images For over half a decade, Apple has been touting its services business as a growth engine that will make up for smart […]
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Apple’s earnings will give a peek into the mindset of the high-end consumer
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Monday, June 6, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple reports earnings on Thursday for the quarter ended in June. The third quarter of Apple’s fiscal year is […]
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GM is far behind Tesla in electric vehicle sales. CEO Mary Barra has bet the company that will change
GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra addresses investors Oct. 6, 2021 at the GM Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors DETROIT — In September 2017, General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her top executives visited the automaker’s design dome, considered hallowed ground within the company for its role in […]
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Apple’s new car software could be a trojan horse into the automotive industry
Apple is using the iPhone’s popularity to push itself into the auto industry. Automakers are a little unsure how they feel about this. Apple announced the next generation of its car software CarPlay in June. It takes over the user interface on all interior screens, replacing gas gauges and speed dials with a digital version […]
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Wealthy customers will help Apple resist the effects of inflation
An employee arranges Apple iPhones as customer shop at an Apple store. Mike Segar | Reuters The last time Apple faced an inflationary environment like this, it had been a public company for less than a year and its best-selling product was the Apple II home computer. In May, the annual inflation rate in the […]
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Apple opens up third-party app payments in Korea, will still take 26% cut
Tim Cook at the Apple launch event, March 8, 2022 Apple Apple said on Thursday that developers with iPhone apps distributed exclusively in the South Korean App Store can request to use third-party payment systems instead of Apple’s in-app offering. But doing so will come at a cost. Apple will require apps that take advantage […]
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U.S. FCC commissioner wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores
A leader of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said he has asked Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores over data security concerns. Pictured here is the TikTok download page on an Apple iPhone on August 7, 2020. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — A leader of […]
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Tech leaders react to Roe v. Wade reversal
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and departing Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg were among noteworthy tech executives speaking out publicly on Friday’s Supreme Court ruling which overturned Roe v. Wade. The ruling ends constitutional right to abortion in the U.S., which has stood since 1973. Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon […]
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Tim Cook gives clearest hint yet that Apple’s building a headset
Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for a portrait next to a line of new MacBook Airs as he enters the Steve Jobs Theater during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California on June 6, 2022 . Chris Tuite | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook recently […]
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