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Lawsuit claims Steve Jobs, senior Apple directors hurt company with anti-poaching row

Piling onto Apple's anti-poaching courtroom saga, a new lawsuit seeks damages on behalf of shareholders for financial losses related to alleged misconduct by senior directors, including late cofounder Steve Jobs and current CEO Tim Cook.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 76

Apple's highly secretive Apple University profiled in NYT feature

The brainchild of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, Apple University is widely discussed, but little is known about the internal program meant to foster company culture. A New York Times feature offers a rare peek inside the school's walls.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 23

Apple's Steve Jobs had vision of building an open Wi-Fi utopia

Late Apple CEO Steve Jobs is said to have been unhappy with the high cost and slow speed of mobile data networks, and hoped to solve the problem by convincing consumers and businesses to share their high-speed Internet connections via free and open "guest" Wi-Fi networks.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 71

Tim Cook reportedly seeking new blood for Apple's board of directors

According to a report on Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook is "actively seeking" new directors for the company's board as he relaxes the tech giant's laser focus in favor of support for existing products and new initiatives.

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GM and Philips nearly bought Pixar, but deal's collapse allowed Steve Jobs to invest

Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull reveals in a new book that the now-legendary animation company was nearly sold to General Motors and Philips for its technology, but the deal fell through just before it could be signed.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 29

(RED) explains away Bono's 'criticism' of Apple as 'faux outrage,' thanks company for support

After singer Bono supposedly criticized Apple of overt modesty on Monday, the U2 frontman's (RED) AIDS relief foundation issued an explanation of the comments and thanked the Cupertino company for being its biggest supporter.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 26

Bono criticizes Apple for being 'annoyingly quiet' about raising $75M for fight against AIDS

U2 frontman Bono appeared onstage for an interview this weekend at the Cannes Lions festival with Apple designer Jony Ive, and while the two spoke of their successful history together in raising money for The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Bono did take the opportunity to criticize the company for downplaying its role.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 63

Judge voices concern over settlement in Apple anti-poaching suit, may not approve agreement

During a court hearing on Thursday, a federal judge voiced concern over a proposed settlement reached in a class action lawsuit over alleged anti-poaching agreements involving Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe.

Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 50

Kanye West says Samsung-Jay Z collaboration drove Apple to buy Beats for cultural credibility

In a surprise appearance at the Cannes Lions festival, rapper Kanye West said a collaboration between fellow performer Jay Z and Samsung last year played into Apple's decision to buy Beats and acqui-hire cofounders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre.

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