Apple to Be Fined Over $500 Million in EU Music Streaming Probe

Apple is set to be hit with a €500 million ($538 million) fine for allegedly breaking EU law over access to music streaming services, according to a Financial Times report. The focus of the European Commission’s investigation has been Apple’s policy of preventing streaming music apps from informing iPhone and iPad users within the app […]

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Apple Music Spatial Audio Royalties Only Benefit the Biggest Companies, Say Indie Record Labels

Independent record labels have expressed concerns about Apple’s plans to pay more money for songs recorded in Spatial Audio, claiming it will only benefit the biggest companies in the marketplace, reports the Financial Times. Last week, Apple announced royalty incentives to encourage music artists and record labels to publish tracks in Spatial Audio. Apple said […]

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Apple’s Big AI Push Implied By Startup Acquisitions and Job Postings

Apple has been quietly making a series of artificial intelligence related acquisitions and staff hires in a bid to bring on-device AI to its next-generation iPhones, claims a new report by the Financial Times. According to the report, indications suggest Apple has been focusing on “tackling the technological problem of running AI through mobile devices.” […]

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TSMC Demos Next-Gen Chip Technology to Apple Ahead of 2025 Debut

TSMC has already demonstrated prototype 2nm chips to Apple ahead of their expected introduction in 2025, the Financial Times reports. Apple is said to be closely aligned with TSMC in the race to develop and implement 2nm chip technology, which will surpass their current 3nm chips and associated nodes in terms of transistor density, performance, […]

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Jony Ive and OpenAI in Talks to Build ‘the iPhone of Artificial Intelligence’

Former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI’s Sam Altman are in advanced talks with SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son to launch a $1 billion venture to build “the iPhone of artificial intelligence,” according to the Financial Times. The news follows a report on Wednesday that claimed Ive and Altman are in discussions about creating an AI gadget. […]

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Report: Vision Pro Headset’s Complex Design Forcing Apple to Make ‘Drastic’ Production Cuts

Apple has been forced to make “drastic cuts” to production forecasts for its Vision Pro mixed reality headset due to the complexity of its design and difficulties in production, reported the Financial Times on Monday. Apple’s $3,500 headset is set to go on sale early next year, but analysts have suggested the lengthy gap between […]

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Report: Apple CEO Tim Cook Ordered Headset Launch Despite Designers Warning It Wasn’t Ready

Apple CEO Tim Cook sided with operations chief Jeff Williams in pushing to launch a first-generation mixed-reality headset device this year, against the wishes of the company’s design team, the Financial Times reports. The timing of the mixed-reality headset’s launch has apparently been a cause of considerable contention at Apple. The company’s industrial design team […]

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Apple’s Popularity With Gen Z Poses Challenges for Android

Younger Americans prefer Apple over rival companies by significant margins, driving a generational shift toward Apple devices and social pressure, the Financial Times reports. According to the report, younger consumers are concerned about being socially ostracised for not having an iPhone – a phenomenon that is driving young people to buy other Apple products and […]

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Only 50% of iPhone Casings Made in India Meet Apple’s Quality Standards

Apple is facing difficulties scaling up its production operations in India amid poor component yields and slow progress, the Financial Times reports. The company is apparently contending with immense difficulties in ramping up production in the country. At a factory in Hosur run by Apple supplier Tata that manufactures iPhone casings, only one in every […]

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