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Apple is investing $1 billion to nearly double its workforce in Texas and is hiring thousands more employees in offices across the U.S., the company announced Thursday. Apple is building on to its Austin, Texas, campus and adding 5,000 new jobs on top of the 6,000 strong workforce already employed. The tech company is also establishing new campuses in San ...

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook told consumers that when companies claim to need users’ data for peak performance, it’s a “bunch of bunk.”

They’ll let you know when you’re idea of freedom needs to be put down.

  by Eric Lieberman Apple recently gave control of certain user data to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator, after moving the information earlier in the year, according to multiple reports. Based off of a social media post published Tuesday by China Telecom, the company has taken charge of Apple’s iCloud system for Chinese users, TechCrunch reports. Before, users in that country had their ...

  by Eric Lieberman Apple revealed Friday that it will start publishing reports on government requests to shut down apps on its software platform. The new policy, announced in its bi-annual transparency report, is potentially in response to intensified criticism Apple receives for sometimes capitulating to foreign officials’ commands. China, for example, has been trying to clamp down on certain technological capabilities that empower people with digital freedoms, ...

  by Eric Lieberman A former intern at Apple reportedly leaked a portion of source code for iOS, the proprietary iPhone operating system. Reports of the stolen data first surfaced earlier this week after the exclusive computing language was found online on GitHub, a web-based hosting service where anyone can post computer code for communal use. But now the culprit ...

After a decade of keeping profits overseas and outsourcing in Asian countries, Apple has suddenly discovered America’s workforce – thanks to President Trump’s domestic policies. The world’s most valuable publicly traded company laid out its plans Wednesday in a statement that was full of big-dollar figures, though it said that much of the money reflected Apple’s current pace of spending. ...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai urged Apple on Thursday to activate FM radio receiver chips in iPhones to assist those during and after natural disasters. “It is time for Apple to step up to the plate and put the safety of the American people first,” Pai said. Apple is the last of the major phone manufacturers to leave the ...

Senior Mobile Editor Chris Velazco gets a hands-on look at the Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular / LTE at Apple Park.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the company is going to focus on developing self–driving car “systems” instead of the car itself. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, he explained this qualifies as a “MOA” effort as in “The Mother Of All AI” projects. The decision to concentrate on software, rather than both hardware and software is a  for ...

Apple released a set of videos to demonstrate how to take a variety of pictures using the iPhone 7 Plus. One video demonstrates how to take a great portrait with Apple’s newest device. The video explains that first, the phone’s camera app should be switched from “photo mode” to “portrait mode. Portrait Mode uses the iPhone 7 Plus’s twin-lens rear ...

Apple is pledging to dump one billion dollars to create an “advanced manufacturing fund” just after being threatened with import restrictions and reporting disappointing iPhone 7 sales. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced earlier this week that the company will put $1 billion into a fund to create U.S. manufacturing jobs later this month. “I’m proud to tell you that we’re ...

iOS 10.2 introduces new features including the TV app (US Only), a new and unified experience for accessing your TV shows and movies across multiple video apps. Emoji have been beautifully redesigned to reveal even more detail and over 100 new emoji have been added including new faces, food, animals, sports, and professions. This update also includes stability improvements and ...

Donald Trump said he would work every day to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States and two major makers have reportedly decided to do so even before the president-elect takes office. First, Trump met with Ford chairman Bill Ford and Mr. Ford reportedly told the president-elect that his company would not be relocating their Kentucky plant to Mexico. ...