On Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States, Apple is paying tribute to the American civil rights movement leader with a full-page tribute on its website. On the company’s home page, a picture of King is shown alongside one of his quotes: “This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a […]
Read MoreAn iPhone production plant in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is being forced into a seven-day “closed loop” lockdown by Chinese authorities, alongside 100 other companies in an attempt to curb COVID-19 infections, Bloomberg reports. The “closed loop” system will mean only employees who live on-site will be able to work, blocking access from […]
Read MoreJournalists, lawyers, and human rights activists around the world have been targeted by authoritarian governments using phone malware made by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, according to multiple media reports. An investigation by 17 media organizations and Amnesty International’s Security Lab uncovered a massive data leak, indicating widespread and continuing abuse of the commercial hacking […]
Read MoreApple TV+ today announced “9/11: Inside the President’s War Room,” a new documentary special that will recount the definitive timeline of the U.S. presidency in the immediate hours after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center towers in New York and The Pentagon. The documentary will debut on Apple TV+ and BBC […]
Read MoreU.K. mobile operator EE plans to charge customers almost $3 (£2) a day to use data roaming within the EU, a result of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, BBC reports. The new charge will go into effect in January 2022, and at first, will only apply to new EE customers or customers […]
Read MoreApple has today announced that it is awarding “innovation grants” worth five million dollars to four historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), as reported by USA Today. Alabama A&M University, Howard University, Morgan State University, and Prairie View A&M University will receive the grants as part of Apple’s wider $100 million Racial Equity and Justice […]
Read MoreApple has published its annual supplier responsibility report, which outlines the progress it and its suppliers are making towards improving the rights of workers, furthering environmental protection goals, the response to the global health crisis, and more. The report contains detailed information ranging from how Apple addresses reports of violations within its supply chain to […]
Read MoreApple Says Tile Trackers Sold Poorly in Apple Stores Earlier last month, Spotify, Tile, and Match (owner of Tinder), testified at an app store antitrust hearing spearheaded by the U.S. Senate. During the hearing, Spotify called Apple’s App Store “an abusive power grab,” while Tile said Apple uses its platform to “unfairly limit competition for […]
Read MoreApple has fired Antonio García Martínez, an ex-Facebook product manager and author of the controversial book “Chaos Monkeys,” following public and internal calls for removal and investigation due to past misogynistic statements, The Verge reports. Apple hired Martínez earlier this week to join its ads team, however, comments that Martínez made in the past sparked […]
Read MoreA ransomware group that last week stole schematics from Apple supplier Quanta Computer and threatened to release the trove of documents has mysteriously removed all references related to the extortion attempt from its dark web blog, MacRumors can confirm. The ransomware group known as REvil claimed last Tuesday that it had accessed the internal computers […]
Read MoreFollowing the removal of the app in January, Apple will now allow the social media app Parler to return to the App Store following changes to how the social media network moderates content, CNN reports. On April 14, in a letter to Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Ken Buck obtained by CNN, Apple said that […]
Read MoreApple today shared a new “Hometown” shot on iPhone video, which was made in honor of Black History Month. The video features the hometowns of visionary Black photographers including Lawrence Agyei, Gabriella Angotti-Jones, Lauren Woods, and Julien James. Director Philip Youmans follows the photographers as they explore their hometowns. Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; Charlotte, […]
Read MoreApple will host a new Apple Watch Activity Challenge in celebration of International Women’s Day in March, according to 9to5Mac. International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8 around the world as a focal point for women’s rights. The Activity Challenge will appear as an alert for Apple Watch users in the days […]
Read MoreNanoleaf has been making wall-mounted HomeKit-connected lights since 2017 with the launch of the triangle-shaped Light Panels, which were followed by 2018’s square-shaped Canvas panels. Nanoleaf in 2020 is launching its next-generation lighting product, the Nanoleaf Shapes, with the first option being new Hexagon Light Panels. As the name suggests, the Hexagon panels are six-sided […]
Read MoreApple and Oprah have established a multi-year multi-project deal, and the latest TV show to come out of that agreement is “The Oprah Conversation,” which is set to premiere on July 30. “The Oprah Conversation,” which is being filmed remotely during the ongoing public health crisis, will feature interviews with the “foremost newsmakers, thought leaders, […]
Read MoreApple’s head of diversity and inclusion Christie Smith is leaving the company, according to a Bloomberg report today. Unlike her predecessor, who reported directly to CEO Tim Cook, Smith reported to Apple’s senior VP of retail and people, Deirdre O’Brien. “Inclusion and diversity are core Apple values and we deeply believe the most diverse teams […]
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