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Spain hits Apple, Amazon with €194m antitrust fine
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Apple shares drop after iPhone 17 launch

Apple Inc. has shed $56.8 billion in market value since unveiling its new iPhone 17 on September 9, a release that has so far failed to excite Wall Street. Shares of the $3.5 trillion company slipped 1.6 per cent between September 9 and 12. This dip reflects investor scepticism about the tech giant’s latest flagship […]

Apple faces $1.1bn in tariff costs as trade tensions escalates
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Apple hits $9b sales in India as expansion gains pace

Apple Inc. recorded nearly $9 billion in revenue from India in the last fiscal year, its highest ever, highlighting rising demand for its devices in one of the world’s most competitive smartphone markets. Sales grew about 13 per cent in the 12 months through March, up from $8 billion a year earlier, according to a […]

Apple faces $1.1bn in tariff costs as trade tensions escalates
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Apple considers outsourcing Siri’s AI brain to Google

Apple is exploring a potential partnership with Google to power a redesigned Siri voice assistant using the Gemini artificial intelligence model. According to people familiar with the matter, Apple has held preliminary discussions with Alphabet about developing a customized Gemini model to underpin an upgraded version of Siri expected next year. The iPhone maker has […]

Apple to allow users repair iPhones with used parts
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Apple boosts India production as US pressures Russian oil trade

Apple has reportedly ramped up iPhone production in India amid White House pressure on the country over its Russian oil imports. “We have planned to up the tariffs on India,” United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Tuesday. “These are secondary tariffs for buying the sanctioned Russian oil.” Bessent criticized India for “profiteering” […]

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Apple faces new test as Samsung’s foldables gain ground

The rivalry between Apple and Samsung has reignited, with the contest now shifting from apps and camera specs to the screen itself. While the classic flat smartphone once dominated, Samsung’s foldable Galaxy devices are reshaping the market, boosting the company’s share of the U.S. smartphone industry. Fresh data shows a significant shift in the U.S. […]

Apple restores blood oxygen feature to US watches
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Apple restores blood oxygen feature to US watches

Apple will reintroduce its blood oxygen measurement feature to certain Apple Watch models in the United States following government approval, the company said on Thursday. The update, to be delivered via software, will be available for the Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2. The move comes after a lengthy legal […]

Apple faces $1.1bn in tariff costs as trade tensions escalates
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Apple rejects Elon Musk’s allegation of AI app bias

Apple on Thursday rejected Elon Musk’s claim that its App Store gives preferential treatment to OpenAI’s ChatGPT over his company’s Grok and other AI competitors. Musk’s accusations of favouritism, coupled with his threat of legal action, led to a tense exchange with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this week. “The App Store is designed to be […]

Australian court rules Apple, Google abused market power
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Australian court rules Apple, Google abused market power

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that Apple and Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct through their control of their respective app stores, delivering a legal win for Fortnite maker Epic Games. Justice Jonathan Beach found the tech giants abused their dominant positions in app distribution to restrict competition. However, he dismissed Epic’s claims that […]

Apple releases sixth iOS 26 beta with ringtones, camera, UI upgrades
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Apple releases sixth iOS 26 beta with ringtones, camera, UI upgrades

Apple on Tuesday rolled out the sixth developer beta of iOS 26, alongside updates for iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS, and other platforms, as the software heads toward its expected September public release. While the latest build brings fewer major changes, it still offers notable updates—including new ringtones, a resolution to the Camera app swipe controversy, […]

Apple testing Siri upgrade to let users control apps by voice
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Apple testing Siri upgrade to let users control apps by voice

Apple is testing a new version of Siri that would allow users to perform actions across multiple apps entirely through voice commands, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The upgrade would build on Apple’s App Intents framework, which enables developers to make parts of their apps accessible via systems like search and Shortcuts. If successful, users could, […]

Apple to pledge $100bn to US manufacturing
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Apple to pledge $100bn to US manufacturing

Apple Inc. is set to unveil a new $100 billion commitment to expand domestic manufacturing in the United States, a White House official said on Wednesday. The move marks a fresh investment aimed at bolstering the country’s industrial capacity, as the Trump administration intensifies its push to bring manufacturing jobs back to American soil. According […]

Apple signals major AI spending shift, open to big acquisitions
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Apple signals major AI spending shift, open to big acquisitions

Apple is preparing to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence, signaling a strategic shift that could include building more data centers or acquiring a major AI player, an uncharacteristic move for the traditionally cautious tech giant. Speaking after the company’s fiscal third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, CEO Tim Cook said Apple is open to mergers […]