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Apple accuses OpenAI of destroying evidence in trade secrets lawsuit

Apple alleged OpenAI is destroying key evidence and said former engineer Chang Liu downloaded a confidential circuit schematic and used it in his work at the AI company

The product guys

It gave up work on creating an Apple-branded electric vehicle - a decade-long effort called Project Titan - in 2024, even though it poured cash into the project and recruited aggressively

Tim Cook's last day at Apple: How he took the company beyond the iPhone

Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO after nearly 15 years, leaving John Ternus to lead the company into its next chapter

Apple's new CEO may bet big on Siri-powered smart glasses by 2027: Report

Apple is reportedly preparing its first AI-powered smart glasses for next year, with Siri, cameras and Visual Intelligence expected to be central to the device

Apple, Samsung dominate global top 10 smartphone sales in Q2: Counterpoint

Apple and Samsung took five spots each among the world's 10 best-selling smartphones in Q2 2026, as premiumisation, financing and rising component costs reshape the global market

Apple's 'surprise and shine' event on Sept 9: iPhone 18 Pro, Ultra expected

Apple will host its "Surprise and shine" event on September 9, with the iPhone 18 Pro series and its first foldable iPhone expected alongside new Apple Watch models and AirPods

Apple refreshes Mac mini with new M6 chip: Check India price, offers

Apple has refreshed the Mac mini after two years with the M6 chip, its first product to use the new 2nm silicon, promising faster performance, graphics and on-device AI

Apple Mac Studio with M5 Max, Ultra launched in India: Price, specs, offers

Apple has launched the new Mac Studio with M5 Max and the new M5 Ultra, bringing higher CPU and graphics performance, faster storage and up to 512GB of unified memory

Apple tests foldable iPhone with iPad-like app layouts, TouchID: Report

Apple is reportedly testing its first foldable iPhone ahead of its expected September launch, while a new Mac mini is also in the works as the company prepares a wider product refresh

Apple set to launch its new Mac mini, first upgrade in nearly two years

The upgrade follows a surge in demand for the current Mac mini, which has become a popular tool for running artificial intelligence applications locally

Apple cuts jobs in Siri, Vision Pro immersive video, and gaming teams

Apple is also laying off employees in its Intelligent Systems Experience, a team within its software engineering organisation responsible for some of the AI features on its devices

ChatGPT can now access iMessage, SMS, RCS on Apple Silicon Macs: What's new

ChatGPT's Apple Messages plugin can read, search, analyse and send iMessage, SMS and RCS conversations on Apple Silicon Macs

ChatGPT can now control iMessage, raising potential Apple privacy concerns

The new feature, available for ChatGPT on the Mac, allows the OpenAI system to take actions such as reading, writing and sending text messages

iPhone 18 Pro series: Apple could raise prices, but would it hurt demand?

Apple could face nearly $300 higher BoM costs on the top iPhone 18 Pro Max, but tiered pricing, financing, services and its premium positioning could let it limit the price increase on entry-level

Apple sets 5% commission for apps outside App Store in European Union

The company last year changed App Store rules and fees in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers ‌

Apple's anti-AI position suddenly becomes stock market baggage

Since closing at a record high on July 28, Apple shares have fallen 10% following the iPhone maker's disappointing earnings.

US tax court strikes down digital ad tax, orders refunds to Apple, Google

A Maryland state tax court has struck down the state's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising and ordered state officials to repay the tax money already collected from big tech firms. The Maryland Tax Court said the tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act as well as the First Amendment and the commerce and due process clauses of the US Constitution. The legal fight has been watched by other states that are considering taxes for online advertisements. Maryland estimated the tax, approved in 2021, could raise about USD 250 million a year to help pay for a sweeping K-12 education measure. In Friday's decision, the tax court ordered the state to repay the tax money already collected by Apple, Google and Peacock TV. The law taxed revenue that large companies make on digital advertisements shown in Maryland. Companies making more than USD 100 million in global annual gross revenues were taxed at a 2.5 per cent rate. The rate increased for companies with larger revenues,

Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support

The AI model was developed in partnership with Alibaba Group and trained with the Chinese tech giant's support

Apple taps American Airlines veteran Nate Gatten as govt affairs head

Gatten will become Apple's vice president of government affairs as the iPhone maker navigates tariffs and a closer relationship with the Trump administration

Jennifer Bailey to retire after leading Apple Pay Services since launch

Bailey, who has been vice president of Apple Pay since its launch in 2014, is exiting in October