How Apple learned automation can't match human skill

Apple has spent years and millions of dollars on automating its production lines with technology, and it has always reverted to using skilled human beings instead.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 15

Tim Cook speaks out about racism and injustice

Apple's CEO has issued a statement saying the company is committed to diversity, and to empowering people to "change the world for the better."

William Gallagher 6 years ago 0

Tech investor urges Apple CEO Tim Cook to publicly voice company values amid protests

Billionaire tech investor and Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla this week called on Apple CEO Tim Cook to speak out on the company's values as protests over the killing of George Floyd rage across the U.S.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 21

How Tim Cook's Augmented Reality vision paid off for Apple

Apple pursued AR as a way to sell premium hardware and to attract developers to iOS. Here's why Apple's AR vision uniquely succeeded despite opposition, naysaying, and competitive ideas — and why Google and its Android partners failed to do the same with smartphone VR.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 32

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wants to partner with Apple on new projects

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he is "committed" to find other opportunities to collaborate with Apple beyond the companies' Exposure Notification system.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 26

White House advisory board calling for investment in digital infrastructure

A White House advisory panel, which includes Apple CEO Tim Cook, will call for an "unprecedented investment in digital infrastructure" to bolster the post-coronavirus economic recovery.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 5

Trump threatens to tax companies that manufacture outside the U.S.

In an interview, President Donald Trump called possible taxation on companies like Apple an "incentive" to return manufacturing to the U.S. — but wasn't specific on how the taxes would work.

Amber Neely 6 years ago 0

Apple looking to add audio to Apple News+

Multiple publishers say Apple plans to produce audio versions of Apple News+ stories to run alongside regular articles.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 1

Tim Cook joins celebrities recording commencement speech podcasts

Apple CEO Tim Cook is to be one of dozens of high-profile business people and celebrities contributing podcast recordings for the "Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020" program.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 0

Qualcomm CEO touts improved relationship with Apple after bitter legal dispute

Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf in an interview on Thursday said the chipmaker's relationship with Apple has greatly improved since the two companies ended a bitter legal battle over patent licensing and royalties in 2019.

AppleInsider Staff 6 years ago 35

Dire predictions for Apple's supply chain, retail demand were wrong

The same sources who were wildly wrong about Apple's inability to sell iPhone X were also way off base earlier this year in fantasizing dire impacts COVID-19 would have on Apple's global supply chain, its presence in China, and the effect that retail closures and an economic downturn would have on the demand for Apple's products.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 37

Apple reopening sole Apple Store in Austria

Austria's Apple Store is to be the first in Europe to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown, with shortened hours and heightened security in place from May 5.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 2

Tim Cook references Spanish Flu, Lincoln in Ohio State commencement speech

Apple CEO Tim Cook has delivered a "virtual commencement address" to graduating Ohio State University students, with the video address offering life advice to viewers, as well as urging graduates to build a "better future than the one you thought was certain."

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 4

Apple must expand its COVID tracing technology into large scale testing

In the rough business climate caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple has taken pride in going beyond "competent business as usual" to help. But the company and its trillion-dollar peers should now take the initiative to gather testing data that governments globally are failing to handle. Lives— and their profits— depend on it.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 27

Apple CEO Tim Cook says China demand largely recovered, retail hit record high in Q2

Apple has seen demand in China largely recover from coronavirus-related slumps earlier in the year, Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Thursday.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 5

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