Apple and Google told by FCC to axe TikTok in app store over privacy concerns June 29, 2022 The US FCC Commissioner has written to Apple and Google calling on the Silicon Valley giants to axe TikTok from app stores for “its pattern of surreptitious data practices.”
‘I am proud of them’: Biden backs Apple workers unionising June 20, 2022 President Joe Biden said he was proud of Maryland workers who voted to join a union at the weekend becoming the latest in a tranche of workers in the US unionising, following the likes of Starbuck and Amazon.
Apple shop workers in Maryland join union in first for tech giant June 19, 2022 Apple employees in Maryland have become the latest in a tranche of workers in the US unionising, following the likes of Starbuck and Amazon. Workers at one Apple store voted to join a union over the weekend, the first retail staff working for the tech titan to unionise in the US. After a ballot of [...]
Apple to face £768m lawsuit over claims iPhone update slowed down devices June 16, 2022 Apple is set to face a £768m class action lawsuit over claims it misled iPhone users into downloading updates that slowed old iPhones down. Campaigner and consumer champion Justin Gutmann has filed a claim to the competition appeals tribunal, seeking around £768m in damages for up to 25m British iPhone owners. The lawsuit comes after [...]
Apple makes biggest sports rights bet so far on 10-year, £2bn Major League Soccer deal June 15, 2022 Apple has agreed to pay $2.5bn (£2.1bn) for the global streaming rights to Major League Soccer for the next 10 years. The deal with the top division of men’s football in the US and Canada represents the tech giant’s biggest investment in sports rights so far. Apple, which bought a package of Major League Baseball [...]
Apple knocks Amazon off the top spot to become world’s most valuable brand June 15, 2022 Tech giant Apple has pushed Amazon off the top spot to be the most valuable global brand, ranking higher than Google. Apple is set to become the first trillion-dollar brand, with a brand value of $947.1bn with plans to enter into the Buy Now Pay Later arena. Google shot up the rankings to second place, [...]
Apple set to rake in over £6bn in music and gaming revenue by 2025 June 13, 2022 Apple's revenue from gaming and music offerings is expected to jump 36 per cent to $8.2bn (£6.7bn) by 2025, according to estimates from JP Morgan.
Watchdog CMA zooms in on mobile ecosystem dominance: ‘Apple and Google hold all the cards’ June 10, 2022 The UK’s competition watchdog said today it is planning to launch an investigation into the “effective duopoly” that Apple and Google hold over the mobile ecosystem. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was consulting on the launch of a market investigation into the power of the two firms following its publication of a [...]
Apple goes solo for buy-now pay-later snubbing Goldman June 9, 2022 Apple has snubbed banking partners Goldman Sachs for its new buy-now pay-later offering, instead opting for its own in-house team to manage the service.
Yes, people do want Apple’s ‘meat and potato upgrades,’ says analyst June 7, 2022 Apple rolled out a slew of features for payments and business collaboration yesterday. An analyst discusses the changes. Watch the full video report.