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AFFI demands 100% duty on import of apples to 'save local farmers'

Apple Farmers' Federation of India (AFFI) on Sunday demanded 100 per cent duty on import of apples "to save the local farmers". Talking to reporters after a national convention of apple farmers in Kulgam district, CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami said the government should stop corporatisation of the apple industry and impose a 100 per cent import duty to save local farmers. Tarigami said the convention passed a resolution in which it was demanded that a 50 per cent of the retail price is paid as minimum procurement price. Besides calling for a complete ban on spurious pesticides and fertilisers, the AFFI convention sought an insurance coverage on those in the public sector. He demanded that farmers be given storage facilities at subsidised rates directly "as the government is giving 50 per cent subsidy to corporate companies to build Controlled Atmosphere Stores (CAS) to run at commercial rent". AFFI National Coordinator Rakesh Singha hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for signing

Apple updates the Store app to make it more personalised with For You tab

Apple Store app overhaul also includes replacement of 'Shop' tab with 'Products' and 'Sessions' tab with 'Go Further,' and a replacement of navigation bar

Apple denies using YouTube videos for training Apple Intelligence: Report

Many big technology companies including Apple, Nvidia and Amazon-backed Anthropic have been reportedly using subtitles of YouTube videos to train their AI models

Apple backs $50 million fund to support Bay Area affordable housing

The Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund is part of Apple's 2019 pledge to contribute $2.5 billion towards affordable housing across California, the iPhone maker said on Wednesday

Tech wrap Jul 17: Samsung Galaxy M35, WhatsApp Favorites filter, Meta, more

Samsung Galaxy M35 5G launched. WhatsApp gets a 'Favorites' filter for chats, calls. Meta launches verified plans for businesses on Facebook, Instagram in India. Google ends Notes experiment

Apple files patent to label public Wi-Fi in iOS based on anonymised data

Reportedly, Apple would use anonymised crowd-sourced data to map Wi-Fi access points and offer feedback to the iOS users about how secure a nearby public network is

Apple to release these iOS 18 features on eligible iPhones by next year

iOS 18 is out in public beta and stable general release is slated to commence from later this year, but the initial release will not bring all the features that Apple announced at WWDC

Taboola signs advertising agreement with Apple, shares surge by 11%

The agreement strengthens Taboola's portfolio of reselling contracts with one of the world's most well-known brands and gives Apple an opportunity to expand its advertising business

iOS 18 could let you recover corrupt, accidentally deleted media files

Reportedly, iOS 18 will scan for damaged media files on the iPhone's internal storage and show them under a new "Recovered" album in the Photos app

Tech wrap Jul 15: iQOO Z9 Lite, Marshall Major V, Amkette Evofox Deck, more

iQOO Z9 Lite is a fresh entrant in budget 5G smartphones segment in India. Marshall launches Major V on-ear type headphones. Amkette introduces EvoFox Deck gamepad for smartphones

Not smartphones, Indian consumers may pay more for AI features in laptops

While smartphone brands are struggling to find consumers for their new rollouts with AI features, experts indicate that AI-backed laptops have a wider use case and, hence, may open up the market

Apple releases iOS 18 public beta: What is new, eligible iPhones, and more

iOS 18 public beta offers early preview of upcoming apps, features, and technologies. However, it is not a general release and could have bugs and inconsistencies in the system

Apple introduces HomePod mini in midnight colour: Price, features, more

Priced at Rs 10,990, the HomePod mini in midnight is available for pre-order, with sale set to commence from July 17

Apple rings in 35% growth in India sales to clock Rs 67,000 crore

Apple aims to increase this share to 23-25 per cent by the end of FY26, leveraging its three vendors - Tata Electronics, Pegatron, and Foxconn

Apple hits record high after Morgan Stanley calls stock 'top pick'

Apple's shares, which have jumped nearly 20 per cent this year, rose to $236.30, giving the company a market value of $3.62 trillion, the highest in the world

Apple allows PC OS emulator on iPhone, iPad: What are these, how these work

Reportedly, Apple initially rejected App Store submissions of UTM-SE and other PC OS emulators citing that the company only allows retro-gaming console emulators on iPhones

CCI antitrust probe finds Apple abused position in apps market: Report

The Indian investigation report comes as Apple faces increased antitrust scrutiny in other regions

iPhone 16 series: Apple to bring back camera parity in Pro models this year

Moreover, Apple is anticipated to equip all four models in the iPhone 16 series with the same chip. Pro models, however, could get more graphic processing power than the standard and Plus models

Apple to open its tap-and-go payment tech to mobile wallet providers in EU

Apple will now allow developers to access its near field communication (NFC) technology to pre-build payment apps for rival mobile wallet providers

Is your iPhone compromised by 'mercenary spyware attack'? What Apple said

Apple notes that these sophisticated attackers invest "exceptional resources" to selectively target a small group of people