• Meta, Microsoft slam Apple over app store policy

    The four companies filed a rare joint amicus brief in a California court in charge of applying a ruling that Apple must allow companies to link to alternative payment options outside the app store for iPhone users. That ruling was stemmed from a 2020 lawsuit by video gaming giant Epic...
  • Nvidia unveils ‘superchips’

    The company also announced other AI developments.
  • Foxconn net profit jumps 33%

    Its net profit for October-December rose to US$1.6bn.
  • US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passes TikTok ban bill

    The measure requires TikTok's parent company ByteDance to sell the app within 180 days or see it barred from the Apple and Google app stores in the US. The lawmakers voted 352 in favor of the proposed law and 65 against, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity in politically...
  • European Union slaps $1.9bn fine on Apple over violation of rules

    Brussels, Belgium - The EU on Monday hit Apple with a more than 1.8-billion-euro fine ($1.9 billion) for violating the bloc's laws by preventing European users from accessing information about alternative, cheaper music streaming services. The iPhone maker immediately vowed to appeal the first ever antitrust fine slapped on Apple by...
  • Apple’s changes contradicts European rules, 34 firms complain

    Brussels, Belgium - Changes Apple is making to its services in the European Union "make a mockery" of new antitrust rules in the bloc, 34 digital organizations complained to the European Commission this week. They include app makers Epic Games and Spotify. "We are very concerned that Apple’s proposed scheme for...
  • Apple drops electric car plans

    It had dedicated nearly 2,000 workers for the program.
  • Manufacturers pack smartphones with AI tools to boost sales

    Barcelona, Spain - Smartphone makers are packing their latest devices with flashy new artificial intelligence tools such as real-time voice translation and advanced photo editing in efforts to reignite consumer demand. The trend was on display at the telecom industry's biggest annual show, the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC) which got...
  • Chip giant TSMC shifts to Japan

    The company produces half the world's chips.
  • Google AI research hub in Paris to host 300 experts

    The new hub part of a trend for big tech firms to base teams in European centers.
  • EU excuses Apple and Microsoft products from tougher tech curbs

    Brussels, Belgium - Apple's iMessage and Microsoft's Bing search engine got a reprieve from tougher EU rules curbing how tech titans do business, the European Commission said on Tuesday. From next month, the world's biggest digital firms, identified as "gatekeepers" by the EU, must comply with strict do's and don'ts under...
  • Most markets advance after tech titans fuel Wall Street surge

    Shares in Amazon, Apple and Facebook owner Meta all climbed during Thursday's session. All three companies were due to report results after the market closed
  • Apple logs US$119.6bn in sales

    But its sales in China dropped during October to December.
  • Pegasus used in Jordan to spy on key figures, says report

    Paris, France - Hackers have used the notorious Pegasus spyware to break into the phones of dozens of journalists and activists in Jordan over the past four years, according to the findings of an investigation released Thursday. The Access Now NGO highlighted 35 cases of hacking that date back to 2019,...
  • Global stock markets swing ahead of Fed’s latest rate decision

    "Markets are eagerly anticipating today's meeting from the Federal Reserve with traders looking for signs over whether a March rate cut is plausible," said Joshua Mahony, chief market analyst at Scope Markets.
  • Microsoft revenue surges

    The company said sales leaped to $62 billion in Q3.
  • Apple to make changes to App Store in Europe

    iPhone users can download alternative app stores.
  • Mac computers could reach new glory due to AI

    SAN FRANCISCO, US - Forty years after igniting a PC revolution, Apple's Mac is stronger than ever and could reach new glory due to AI computing -- or be left behind. Apple launched the Macintosh in 1984 with a history-making television ad pitching the machine as an anti-establishment blow against a...
  • Fit at 40: the revolutionary Apple Mac in numbers

    Paris, France - Forty years ago Steve Jobs revolutionised personal computing by launching the Apple Macintosh, the first PC with a user-friendly mouse and graphical interface that helped the machines enter the everyday lives of people for the first time. Jobs, playing the showman inventor to perfection in a black suit...
  • Samsung’s AI pivot

    Part of the company's bid to reclaim smartphone throne.
  • Apple loosens grip on iPhone apps

    Apple will permit developers to include buttons or links in apps.
  • Chinese experts decode Apple’s encrypted AirDrop messaging

    Beijing, China - Chinese state-backed experts have found a way to identify people who use Apple's encrypted AirDrop messaging service, according to the Beijing municipal government. AirDrop allows users to send content to Apple devices in close proximity without an internet connection, encoded so they cannot be viewed by other people....
  • EU examines Microsoft large investment in OpenAI

    Brussels, Belgium - The EU, racing to regulate the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, said on Tuesday it has started a preliminary study of Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI to see if it could be a disguised merger. The early-level examination is "checking whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI might...
  • CES gadget fest a showcase for AI-infused lifestyle

    The annual Consumer Electronics Show gathering boasts more than 3,500 exhibitors and is expecting some 130,000 visitors. Companies big and small hosted previews for the press through Monday, with AI an oft repeated mantra as they pitched products promising better lives.
  • Apple’s Vision Pro headset available in US on February 2

    WASHINGTON, US - Apple on Monday said it will release its highly anticipated Vision Pro mixed reality headset in the United States on February 2, in its first major release since the Apple Watch in 2015. Announced in June, the Vision Pro will cost a hefty $3,499 before tax, more than...
  • Asia stocks track global losses as traders step back after rally

    Hong Kong, China - Asian markets fell Wednesday in line with a sell-off across most of the world as traders took their cash off the table after a blockbuster end to 2023, with eyes now on the release this week of Federal Reserve minutes and US jobs data. Equities surged in...
  • India targets leading journalists with Pegasus spyware: Amnesty

    "Our latest findings show that increasingly, journalists in India face the threat of unlawful surveillance simply for doing their jobs, alongside other tools of repression including imprisonment under draconian laws, smear campaigns, harassment, and intimidation," said Donncha O Cearbhaill, Head of Amnesty International's Security Lab.
  • Apple to appeal US watch ban

    The company contends that the ITC finding was in error.
  • US bans import of Apple Watch due to patent clash

    A US import ban on certain Apple smartwatch models came into effect, after the Biden administration opted not to veto a ruling on patent infringements. The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) decided in October to ban Apple Watch models over a patented technology for detecting blood-oxygen levels.
  • EU seeks critical details from Apple and Google on digital safety

    Brussels, Belgium - The EU demanded on Thursday that Apple and Google provide more details on how they identified risks concerning their respective software hubs, the App Store and Google Play. The request for information is the first step in a process begun under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), but...
  • Foxconn to invest $1.54bn more in India

    The firm announced in May to purchase land for $37 million in India.
  • Meals to woof down at Italy’s first dog restaurant

    Thirsty pups can opt for a green apple and watermelon juice, or go wild and have a pear, strawberry or banana one instead.
  • Meta, TikTok challenge incoming EU digital market law

    Brussels, Belgium - Tech giants Meta and TikTok are contesting the scope of an EU law that from March will set new rules on competition in the digital marketplace. The European Commission has designated 22 big online companies as "core platform services" to be subject to additional scrutiny and obligations under...
  • Apple to allow applications to be downloaded outside app store

    Washington, United States - The American company Apple intends to provide the possibility of downloading applications from outside its official App Store in line with the new laws established by the European Union (EU), and will begin during the first half of 2024. The company's customers will not have to...
  • Foxconn reports 11% rise in profit

    Foxconn is China's largest private-sector employer.
  • Apple sales lose ground

    The tech giant said it made a profit of $23 billion.
  • Apple Watch models face US import ban in patent clash

    Apple has been steadily ramping up fitness and health features with each generation of Apple Watch, which market trackers say dominates the smartwatch category. "Our teams work tirelessly to create products and services that empower users with industry-leading health, wellness and safety features," Apple said in response to an AFP...
  • Meta technology chief defends tech titan’s AI strategy

    The company launched AI-infused chatbots with personalities at the gathering, along with tools for creating images or written content using spoken prompts. It has been seen as lagging rivals like Microsoft and Google, which have pushed out generative AI products and invested heavily in the technology seen as a force...
  • Apple to update iPhone 12 in France over radiation 

    Both the firm and France's digital minister Jean-Noel Barrot insisted on Friday there was no danger to public health from the radiation. On Tuesday, Barrot gave Apple two weeks to issue an update to its phone, which was coming to the end of its career as a front-line Apple product.
  • China denies ban on use of iPhone in government agencies

    Beijing, China--China on Wednesday denied there was any ban on officials purchasing or using foreign phones, including iPhones, after reports said Beijing was prohibiting civil servants from using Apple handsets. "China has not issued any laws, regulations, and policy documents prohibiting the purchase and use of foreign brand smartphones, including iPhone,"...
  • US govt face Google in landmark antitrust lawsuit

    Washington, US - A landmark case pitting the US government against Google over the dominance of the company's world-dominating search engine began in a Washington courtroom on Tuesday. "This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google will ever face meaningful competition in search," said Justice Department lawyer...
  • $8.7 billion lawsuit in UK accuses Google of stifling competition

    It accuses Google of breaching competition law by shutting out mobile search competition and using its market dominance to increase the prices paid by advertisers for their prominence on the Google search page.
  • Tech titans prepare for EU’s tougher market restraints

    Brussels is working through a dense legislative agenda to build tougher regulation of big tech, arguing it needs to protect European users online and to encourage competition. The announcement is a milestone in the application of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which will force the largest firms to change their...
  • Equities extend gains on US jobs data, China rate cut hopes

    The mood was brightened by a report that China's biggest state-backed banks would slash rates on mortgages and deposits as part of a drive to support the country's beleaguered property sector. Wall Street enjoyed one of its best days in months thanks to a surge in big names -- including...
  • Facebook and Instagram users in Europe to have greater viewing control

    One of the changes announced by Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, includes giving European users of Facebook and Instagram the option to view different types of content not based on profiling, a requirement under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).
  • Amazon, Apple beat earnings forecasts

    Apple views AI as integral to its growth.
  • US equities up as major firms set to unveil economic reports

    New York, US - Wall Street stocks edged higher early Monday ahead of major economic reports and earnings releases later in the week, including from Apple and Amazon. After a strong first half of 2023, US equities have continued to trend higher in July behind hopes that the Federal Reserve will...
  • Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction

    Twitter continues to dominate its space as a platform for online comment and news, and Musk "would have to completely destroy it" to drive away its audience for good. Threads was quickly billed as a potential death knell for Twitter, but weeks later, Threads has since seen a "material decline...
  • Twitter rival Threads signs up 100 million users in five days

    Threads went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries late on Wednesday, though it is not available in Europe because parent company Meta is unsure how to navigate the European Union's data privacy legislation. Twitter, Threads rival, is thought to have around 200 million regular users but...
  • Meet EU ‘gatekeeper’ definition, say seven tech giants

    BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -  Seven tech giants, including Amazon and Apple, have informed the European Union they meet the threshold to come under landmark new rules to curb their market dominance, Brussels said on Tuesday. The firms - Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, TikTok owner ByteDance, Facebook umbrella Meta, Microsoft and Samsung...