Things are cooking for Apple CEO Tim Cook. Emerging from a slow fiscal quarter due to slowing tech product demand and a sluggish economy, Apple is continuing to push for cost-cutting measures. The latest: eliminating jobs across its development and preservation teams, the corporate retail division that oversees the maintenance and construction of Apple stores….
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has launched its “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) service in the United States, a move that threatens to disrupt the fintech sector dominated by firms like Affirm Holdings (AFRM.O) and Swedish payments company Klarna. As reported on Reuters, the service, Apple Pay Later, will allow users to split purchases into four payments…
Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook gave a show of support for China as a market and manufacturing base during a visit to Beijing Saturday, even as trade and tech sector tensions escalate between the United States and the world’s second-largest economy. As reported on CNN, Apple and China had “grown together” over the past three…
Apple CEO Tim Cook recommended the company cut his pay this year after shareholders rebelled. As reported by CNN, the world’s largest tech company said it would reduce Cook’s target pay package to $49 million, 40% lower than his target pay for 2022 and about half Cook’s $99.4 million total compensation that he was granted…
Apple has been sued by two women who allege their previous romantic partners used the company’s AigTag devices to track their whereabouts, potentially putting their safety at risk. As reported by CNN, the proposed class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday on behalf of one woman from Texas and…
Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek renewed his attack on Apple (AAPL.O) on Wednesday in a series of tweets alleging the iPhone maker “gives itself every advantage while at the same time stifling innovation and hurting consumers”. As reported by Reuters, Ek tagged a number of sympathetic business leaders in his 21-tweet thread, including Musk, Microsoft president…
Apple Music has redesigned its Replay feature, which allows users to see their music stats for the year. “New in 2022 is a year-end experience complete with expanded listening insights and new functionality, including a completely personalized highlight reel,” Apple stated. “Users can discover their top songs, top albums, top artists, top genres and more.”…
Elon Musk has said Apple has halted most of its advertising on Twitter and accused the company of threatening to remove the platform from its app store. As reported by the BBC, the feud comes as many companies have halted spending on Twitter amid concerns about Mr Musk’s content moderation plans for the site. Apple…
Apple reportedly wants to put an end to “Hey.” The company is said to be training its voice assistant Siri to pick up on commands without needing the first half of the prompt phrase “Hey Siri.” As reported by CNN Business, the trigger phrase is used to launch Siri on various products, including the iPhone,…
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and the world’s richest man, has said that his electric vehicle company could become more valuable than the world’s two largest companies — Apple and Saudi Aramco. As reported by Business Insider Africa, the combined market capitalization of tech giant Apple and Saudi Arabian state energy giant Aramco is…
