Tim Cook attends White House as King Charles III visits the U.S.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has paid a visit to the White House as President Donald Trump greets the UK monarch, King Charles III.

Malcolm Owen 1 month ago 25

Advanced Apple Silicon remains tied to Taiwan despite Arizona fab expansion

A walk-through of Apple partners' chip fabrication lines practically demonstrates how the company's push to expand semiconductor manufacturing in Arizona and Texas is mainly aimed at reducing geopolitical risk, and less about bringing back large-scale U.S. factory jobs.

Andrew Orr 3 months ago 2

Apple's U.S. Mac mini assembly plant was planned during the Biden administration

Apple's work on a new Mac mini factory in Houston wasn't a quickly-conceived plan to appease President Donald Trump. The reality is that Apple had a plan ready to do this long before the demands started.

Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen 3 months ago 28

Apple faces more pain as Trump's global import tariff grows from 10% to 15%

Barely 24 hours after responding to his "reciprocal" tariffs being struck down and his retaliation of a 10% global tariff, President Donald Trump has upped the damage by making it 15%.

Malcolm Owen 3 months ago 24

Trump fights back, replaces struck-down reciprocal tariffs with 10% global import tax

Hours after the Supreme Court struck down broad "reciprocal" tariffs as unlawful, President Donald Trump lashed out at justices, and said he will impose a 10% global tariff under a different trade law with more restrictions and a timetable.

Andrew Orr 3 months ago 42

Apple CEO Tim Cook 'heartbroken' after repeated ICE killings in Minneapolis

After increased criticism of his silence, an internal memo from Apple CEO Tim Cook sent to employees says he spoke with the President about the shooting of Alex Pretti and hopes for "deescalation."

Wesley Hilliard 4 months ago 23

TikTok is shaky after US ownership shift, reigniting censorship debate

The transfer of US TikTok's ownership to politically connected billionaires is more-or-less complete. But, the timing of its first major outage — and who is getting hit by it — is drawing attention.

Andrew Orr 4 months ago 8

US investors to close deal on 50% ownership of TikTok January 22

TikTok in the United States is about to see significant change as a new US-based algorithm is introduced in the name of "protecting Americans' data and US National Security."

Wesley Hilliard 5 months ago 2

Apple CEO Tim Cook dines with Trump in Tokyo

Apple CEO Tim Cook attended an event in Tokyo, Japan, as part of President Donald Trump's attempt to encourage Japanese investment in U.S. firms.

Malcolm Owen 7 months ago 33

Apple amongst US tech giants backing Trump's White House ballroom reno

Apple is among the major tech companies donating to fund President Trump's 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom that demolition has already started for, a project the President says will be privately financed.

Amber Neely 7 months ago 45

Apple killing ICE watching apps is the right business decision, but the wrong moral one

Apple's decisions to remove real-time ICE monitoring app ICEblock, and archival video tool Eyes Up may be good for Apple's global finances, but it's an incredibly bad one for a company that hinges its reputation on claims it stands up for the rights of users.

Mike Wuerthele 7 months ago 59

Appeals court shoots down 'reciprocal' tariffs, will still hit iPhone 17 launch

The U.S. Court of Appeals has declared that most of President Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, but they will still affect the launch of the iPhone 17 before an inevitable Supreme Court appeal.

Malcolm Owen 9 months ago 22

Over 150% China tariff rate delayed by 90 days, 30% still in effect for iPhone season

Monday's tariff pause just in time for the iPhone 17 launch means Apple's import tariffs from China will only be ten times more than they were in March, instead of 50 times.

Wesley Hilliard 9 months ago 17

Apple's existing U.S. manufacturing partners main beneficiaries of new $100B investment

Apple will be making another $100 billion investment to enhance the company's manufacturing facilities in the United States, but there are no new companies named, nor any efforts to move full device assembly to the US.

Malcolm Owen 9 months ago 7

Tim Cook will be at the White House for US investment announcement

Apple CEO Tim Cook will be joining President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday afternoon to jointly announce Apple's $100 billion U.S. investment.

Malcolm Owen 9 months ago 21

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