As part of Apple's ongoing efforts to improve app discovery, the company has hired former venture capitalist Josh Elman for a related role on the App Store.
Apple's new App Store program that cuts in-app purchase commission rates to 15% will apply to the overwhelming majority of all iPhone, iPad, and Mac app developers, data shows.
Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have signed up to a new "Tech for Good Call," a French initiative that includes principles about taxation. Amazon has declined to collaborate, however, and Apple is reportedly still in discussions.
The UK government's Environmental Audit Committee says Apple makes it "nearly impossible" to repair devices such as the iPhone, and not "playing their part" in recycling.
Supply chain sources suggest Apple's plans to make its own mmWave 5G modem for the next iPhone, are sufficiently advanced that it may also use them in a 2021 iPad Pro.
The HomePod mini is perhaps the Siri smart speaker that Apple should have done sooner, but it's certainly the one you should buy now, even with some limitations.
French authorities have reportedly begun demanding tax payments amounting to many millions of dollars from US technology firms, as part of its digital tax plans.
A grand jury has issued two indictments charging Apple's head of global security and several other individuals with bribery to obtain concealed weapon permits.
Apple has given developers more time to comply with a new App Store guideline requiring that virtual live event transactions be made through in-app purchases.
As ever, Apple offers no discounts on its devices for Black Friday, but it has announced a range of gift cards worth up to $150 that will be included free with certain purchases.
Two former Apple executives, including one that oversaw the company's self-driving car project, have joined a smart home startup focused on robotic home furnishings.
Apple said it remains committed to implementing anti-tracking features in iOS 14 and criticized Facebook's data collection strategies in a letter to privacy groups, and Facebook was quick to fire back.
Apple and Verizon on Thursday announced a new "fleet swap" program that will allow enterprise customers to swap existing devices with 5G-compatible iPhone models.
