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CCPA issues notice to Apple over iPhone performance issues after iOS update

The Consumer Protection Authority has issued a notice to Apple over consumer complaints regarding performance issues on iPhones after the release of the iOS 18+ update, seeking an explanation

Setback for Apple: iPhone sales in China plunge 18% in December qtr

The company's flagship handsets, China's top sellers a year earlier, relinquished the top spot to Huawei Technologies Co., Counterpoint Research found

Apple, Google remove TikTok from US app stores as nationwide ban kicks in

Their moves followed TikTok's decision to proactively suspend its services to US-based users a few hours earlier when it took its platform offline

Apple pulls error-prone AI-generated news feature in beta iPhone software

Apple is suspending an error-prone feature that used artificial intelligence to deliver bogus news alerts to some iPhone owners. The decision was disclosed Thursday as part of a test version for the next software release, iOS 18.3. The beta version is only available to a relatively small group of iPhone users and developers, but the same features are usually released in an update available to all users several weeks after the testing begins. In the beta update, Apple said it is disabling the AI-generated feature for news and entertainment while it tries to fix the issue causing the technology to fabricate information a problem often described as hallucinations within the industry. Similar software updates for Apple's iPad and Mac computers are also in a testing phase. Even if it is just temporary, the suspension represents a blow to Apple's efforts to bring AI to the iPhone and its other products. The push began in earnest last September with the debut of the iPhone 16, which is ..

Apple Q4 iPhone shipments in China drop 25% as Huawei closes in: Canalys

US tech giant shipped 13.1 million units in China during the period, narrowly maintaining its market lead with a 17 per cent share, according to Canalys data released on Thursday

Apple may replace Goldman with Barclays, Synchrony for credit card deal

Negotiations between Apple and Barclays have been ongoing for several months, but it may still take months to strike a deal

Dell unveils Apple-like rebrand in an attempt to make PCs cool again

Dell and peers HP Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd. have been trying new strategies to encourage upgrades

Apple's next ultra smartwatch will be able to send texts via satellite

The technology will let smartwatch users send off-the-grid text messages via Globalstar Inc.'s fleet of satellites when they don't have a cellular or Wi-Fi connection

Apple accused of silencing workers, illegally monitoring personal devices

Apple imposes confidentiality policies that prohibit employees from discussing working conditions, including with the media, and engaging in legally-protected whistleblowing, lawsuit alleges

Indonesia to assess $100 mn Apple investment proposal to end iPhone 16 ban

Southeast Asia's largest nation confirmed that it had received Apple's latest investment offer, which entails building a manufacturing plant to produce accessories and components

Apple urges federal judge for early dismissal in US antitrust lawsuit

Apple contends that its iPhone business is constrained by Samsung Electronics Co and Alphabet Inc's Google but that is an argument the company can make at trial, Justice Dept attorney Lasken said

Byju's US units wrongly stripped of education app, says federal judge

Dorsey ordered Apple to return ownership of the apps to the US units. A lawyer for an Indian firm that had been wrongly given ownership of the apps unsuccessfully tried to persuade Dorsey

Apple strengthens India presence with research and development subsidiary

At present, Apple's research and development bases are located in the US, China, Germany and Israel. Apple is also planning to launch four new stores in India

Apple to face first fine under EU's Digital Markets Act for Big Tech

Watchdogs are readying the penalty after the iPhone maker failed to allow app developers to steer users to cheaper deals and offers outside of the App Store

Nvidia rides AI wave to surpass Apple, becomes world's largest company

Microsoft Corp., which Nvidia passed last month, has a market cap of $3.06 trillion. Nvidia has soared more than 850 per cent since the end of 2022

Apple explores push into smart glasses with internal study of products

For years, Apple had sought to make a lighter-weight augmented reality version of the device- something that could be worn all day and potentially replace the iPhone

Apple to update MacBook Pro with OLED display, 2nm M6 chips in 2026: Report

The MacBook Pro's 2025 model with a new M5 chip will likely be "just another chip upgrade," with a "total redesign" planned for 2026, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman

Apple's investors disappointed after tepid forecast amid China weakness

Homegrown Chinese brands such as Vivo have gained ground in the country, and restrictions on the use of foreign technology at Chinese government offices spread over the past year

Apple's iMac refresh brings M4 chip, more RAM, nano-textured display option

The iMac 24-inch with M4 supports Apple Intelligence with macOS Sequoia 15.1, which is now rolling out alongside iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 for iPhone and iPad

Apple's chief people officer Carol Surface to exit after less than 2 years

When Surface joined Apple, she took over the people role from Deirdre O'Brien, who had been managing that team in addition to the company's retail stores