Preview: Apple Q3 Earnings July 30, 2019 | City Talk We’re deep into earnings season and there’s one company that everyone will be watching this week. Apple will announce its Q3 earnings after the market closes today, and there could be a mixed bag. Revenue fell at the tech giant in the first two quarters of this fiscal year, and the firm was hit with [...]
Trump rejects Apple’s request for Mac Pro tariff waiver July 26, 2019 The US will not grant tariff relief to Apple on parts for its Mac Pro computers imported from China, President Donald Trump has said. Read more: Apple splashes out $1bn on Intel’s chip business “Apple will not be given Tariff waivers, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are made in China. Make them in [...]
Apple in ‘advanced talks’ to buy Intel’s smartphone chip business July 23, 2019 Apple is said to be in advanced talks to buy Intel’s smartphone-modem chip business in a deal worth at least $1bn (£804m). Read more: Apple boss Tim Cook brands reports he fell out with Jony Ive ‘absurd’ The tech giant is discussing the purchase with the chipmaker and a deal could be reached in the [...]
Israeli security firm NSO denies Whatsapp spyware can hack data from Google Cloud, iCloud and Facebook July 19, 2019 Israeli cyber security company NSO has denied telling customers that its Whatsapp-hacking spyware is capable of hacking people’s data from the servers of Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft. NSO’s smartphone malware, named Pegasus, has been used by governments for a number of years to spy on specific individuals and how they use their smartphones, [...]
Apple loses $10bn as iPhone designer Sir Jony Ive steps down June 28, 2019 The British designer behind the iPhone, iPod and iMac is set to leave Apple after nearly three decades, wiping roughly $10bn (£7.9bn) off the company’s value. Chief design officer Sir Jony Ive, who played a key role in turning Apple into the world’s most valuable company, will step down later this year to start an [...]
Sir Jony Ive: Six iconic Apple designs that changed tech forever June 28, 2019 The tech world has been shaken by the news that Sir Jony Ive, the veteran British designer behind a string of iconic Apple products, is stepping down after nearly three decades. As chief design officer, Ive played a vital role in transforming Apple from an ailing tech firm into the world’s most valuable company. Alongside [...]
Amazon overtakes Apple and Google as world’s most valuable brand June 11, 2019 Amazon has surged past tech rivals Apple and Google to be crowned the world’s most valuable brand. The e-commerce giant jumped in brand value by 52 per cent over the last year to reach $315.5bn (£405.9bn), according to the latest figures from WPP and Kantar. Read more: Amazon to deliver packages by drone ‘within months’ [...]
Apple asks developers to put its new sign-in button above Facebook and Google’s June 5, 2019 Apple is set to ask developers to put its new “Sign in with Apple” button above those of rival services Google and Facebook on iOS apps. Apple unveiled its new login button at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. Many users sign in to apps using their Facebook or Google accounts because it saves them [...]
Swansong: Is Apple about to kill iTunes at WWDC 2019? June 3, 2019 If reports are true, iTunes could be about to play its last ever track at Apple’s WWDC 2019 event tonight. The beloved music player has been going strong for 15 years since its introduction in 2004. Read more: Apple takes on Netflix with TV streaming service But Apple CEO Tim Cook wants to boil it [...]
Notifications to EU Commission about unlawful tax breaks rocket in state aid crackdown May 30, 2019 The number of notifications to the EU Commission about potentially unlawful tax breaks has rocketed as countries take a tougher stance on state aid. In the last five years the Commission was notified about 385 potentially unlawful tax breaks, compared to just 80 between 2007 and 2013. Over the 12 months to 31 March the [...]