Latest Apple Headlines

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Apple to Halt US Sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 Smartwatches Over Patent Dispute

Dec 19 2023 // Apple said on Monday it would pause sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the United States from this week, as it deals with a patent dispute over the technology that enables the blood oxygen feature on the...

Apple-Backed Study Finds Rise in Data Breaches as iPhone Maker Defends Encryption

Dec 12 2023 // In the first nine months of 2023, U.S. data breaches increased by 20% compared to the full year 2022, according to a new study that was commissioned by Apple.The iPhone maker paid for the study, which was conducted by...

US Labor Board Files Complaint Against Mozilla for Refusing to Hire Apple Activist

Nov 27 2023 // When Cher Scarlett began speaking up about labor issues at Apple Inc., she knew she was at risk of losing her software engineering job, but was confident she could find another.Yet two years after her departure from the...

Mass London Lawsuit Against Apple Over iPhone Batteries Can Proceed, Tribunal Rules

Nov 2 2023 // Apple Inc. on Wednesday lost a bid to block a mass London lawsuit worth up to $2 billion which accuses the tech giant of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones.The lawsuit was brought by British consumer...

Apple Supplier Pegatron to Halt Assembly at India Plant for Second Day After Fire

Sep 26 2023 // Apple supplier Pegatron has told its factory workers not to report for work on Tuesday, halting the assembly of iPhones for a second straight day at its south India factory where a fire broke out on Sunday, three sources...

Spyware Hacking of Egyptian Oppo Leader Prompts Updates from Apple

Sep 25 2023 // BOSTON (AP) — A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware after announcing a presidential bid, security researchers reported Friday. They said Egyptian authorities were likely behind the...

Apple to Update iPhone 12 Software in France to Settle Radiation Row

Sep 15 2023 // Apple said on Friday it would issue a software update for iPhone 12 users in France to settle a row with regulators that ordered the suspension of the phone’s sale due to breaches of radiation exposure limits.The...

Apple Says iPhone 12 Meets Radiation Rules, Disputes Findings From French Watchdog

Sep 14 2023 // Apple defended its iPhone 12 model on Wednesday after a French watchdog ordered a halt to its sales citing breaches of European Union radiation exposure limits.The French move raised the prospect of further bans in Europe....

Apple Faces $1 Billion UK Lawsuit by Apps Developers Over App Store Fees

Jul 25 2023 // Apple on Tuesday found itself the target of a 785-million-pound ($1 billion) class action lawsuit brought by more than 1,500 apps developers in the UK over its App Store fees.Apple’s services business, which includes...

Northeast Vineyards, Apple Orchards Still Hurting From May Frost Damage

Jun 15 2023 // Vineyards and apple orchards across the Northeast are still gauging damage from a late-season frost in May that wiped out a third to most of the crop for some growers who say it’s the worst frost damage they have...

Driver Charged in Fatal Apple Store Crash Pleads Not Guilty

Apr 26 2023 // The driver of an SUV that crashed into a Massachusetts Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, was traveling as fast as 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in the seconds before the...

Murder Charge, Civil Suits Filed in Case of Driver Who Crashed Into Apple Store

Mar 31 2023 // A Massachusetts man whose SUV crashed through the glass storefront of an Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, has been charged with murder, prosecutors said.Bradley Rein, 53, was...

Apple Supplier Foxlink ‘Working Hard’ to Resume Production After India Fire

Mar 1 2023 // Taiwanese Apple Inc. supplier Foxlink said on Wednesday it is working hard to resume production following a fire at a plant in southern India that halted operations at the maker of iPhone charging cables, sending its stock...

Apple Sued By Women Who Say AirTag Lets Stalkers Track Victims

Dec 6 2022 // Apple Inc. has been sued by two women who said its AirTag devices have made it easier for their former partners and other stalkers to track down victims.In a proposed class action filed on Monday in San Francisco federal...

Lawyer Calls Fatal Car Crash Into Apple Store ‘100% Preventable’ in Announcing Suit

Nov 30 2022 // The recent crash into an Apple storefront in Massachusetts that killed one person and injured 19 was “100% preventable,” according to the attorney for two of those injured in the accident.Boston attorney...

China Orders Fresh Lockdown in Industrial Park Around Major Apple iPhone Plant

Nov 3 2022 // China ordered an industrial park that houses an iPhone factory belonging to Foxconn 2317.TW to enter a seven-day lockdown on Wednesday, in a move set to intensify pressure on the Apple supplier as it scrambles to quell...

Fast Company Shuts Website After Hack Sends ‘Obscene’ Apple News Notifications

Sep 28 2022 // U.S. business and media publication Fast Company said it shut down its website on Tuesday evening after the site was hacked and sent “obscene and racist” notifications to Apple users via the iPhone...

Biz Moves: PCF Acquires Apple Insurance in Florida

Aug 30 2022 // PCF Insurance Services (PCF), a brokerage headquartered in Lehi, Utah, has acquired Florida-based insurance broker Apple Insurance and Financial Services. Apple Insurance is an individual health and Medicare insurance...

Apple Sued Over Antitrust Violations Involving Apple Pay

Jul 20 2022 // Apple Inc. was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet.According to a...

Maryland Apple Store Workers Vote to Unionize. Now What?

Jun 22 2022 // The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize — a first for the technology giant — is a significant step in a lengthy process that labor experts say is heavily stacked against workers in favor of...