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Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup
Read full article: Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineupApple has charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks the company’s latest attempt to latch on a technology trend and transform it into a cultural phenomenon.
Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
Read full article: Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empiresThe U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone.
Early Apple computer that helped launch $3T company sells at auction for $223,000
Read full article: Early Apple computer that helped launch $3T company sells at auction for $223,000One of the first personal computers built by Apple and signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak has sold at auction for more than $223,000.
First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K — about 380 times its original price
Read full article: First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K — about 380 times its original priceA first-generation iPhone has sold at auction for $190,373, roughly 380 times its original price of $499 when it went for sale in 2007.
Apple is close to becoming the first public company valued at $3 trillion
Read full article: Apple is close to becoming the first public company valued at $3 trillionApple is near to becoming the first publicly traded company to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value, marking another milestone for a technology juggernaut that has reshaped society with a line-up of products that churn out eye-popping profits.
Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality
Read full article: Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual realityApple has unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination.
'BlackBerry' film hails the must-have gadget that the iPhone turned into a forgotten relic
Read full article: 'BlackBerry' film hails the must-have gadget that the iPhone turned into a forgotten relicAlmost everyone knows the backstory of the iPhone, a breakthrough that continues to reshape culture 16 years after late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the device to the world.
Elon Musk's mysterious ways on display in Tesla tweet trial
Read full article: Elon Musk's mysterious ways on display in Tesla tweet trialElon Musk’s enigmatic personality and unconventional tactics are emerging as key exhibits in a trial revolving around one of his most polarizing pursuits — tweeting.
Holmes' former partner gets nearly 13 years in Theranos case
Read full article: Holmes' former partner gets nearly 13 years in Theranos caseA judge has sentenced former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani to nearly 13 years in prison for his role in the company’s blood-testing hoax — a sentence slightly longer than that given to the CEO, who was his lover and accomplice in one of Silicon Valley’s biggest scandals.
Elizabeth Holmes faces judgment day for her Theranos crimes
Read full article: Elizabeth Holmes faces judgment day for her Theranos crimesA federal judge on Friday will decide whether disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes should serve a lengthy prison sentence for duping investors and endangering patients while peddling a bogus blood-testing technology.
Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years for Theranos scam
Read full article: Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years for Theranos scamDisgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley ambition that veered into deceit.
Issey Miyake, known for bold sculpted designs, dies at 84
Read full article: Issey Miyake, known for bold sculpted designs, dies at 84Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces as well as Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ black turtlenecks, has died.
Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords
Read full article: Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, GiffordsThe White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate.
Apple's new budget iPhone will be faster and more expensive
Read full article: Apple's new budget iPhone will be faster and more expensiveApple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its budget-priced iPhone that’s capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks, an upgrade that has been available on the company’s upscale models for more than a year.
Elizabeth Holmes jurors hear different takes on her downfall
Read full article: Elizabeth Holmes jurors hear different takes on her downfallJurors in the case of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Thursday heard starkly different interpretations of her motives and actions as her long-running criminal trial nears the finish line.
Elizabeth Holmes accuses ex-lover, business partner of abuse
Read full article: Elizabeth Holmes accuses ex-lover, business partner of abuseDisgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes on Monday cast herself as the abused puppet of her former lover and business partner Sunny Balwani during tearful testimony aimed at refuting accusations she lied about a flawed blood-testing technology that hailed as a major breakthrough.
Reporter recalls pivotal story in Elizabeth Holmes' stardom
Read full article: Reporter recalls pivotal story in Elizabeth Holmes' stardomA Fortune Magazine reporter whose story helped turn Elizabeth Holmes into a Silicon Valley sensation came to court Thursday to explain why he felt like he became a pawn in her attempts to hype a blood-testing technology she promised would revolutionize health care.
Fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes prepares to go on trial
Read full article: Fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes prepares to go on trialA jury is being assembled to decide the fate of Elizabeth Holmes, a former Silicon Valley star facing felony charges of duping her elite financial backers and a high-powered board of directors into believing she had invented a revolutionary blood-testing technology that could detect hundreds of diseases with a finger prick.
Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition
Read full article: Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competitionApple CEO Tim Cook described the company’s ironclad control over its mobile app store as the best way to serve and protect iPhone users, but faced tough questions about competition issues from a judge while testifying Friday about allegations that he oversees an illegal monopoly.
Is Epic Games' showdown with Apple turning into a mismatch?
Read full article: Is Epic Games' showdown with Apple turning into a mismatch?If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple’s iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the second week of a trial threatening Apple’s $2 trillion empire.
Apple's app store chief fends off attacks in antitrust trial
Read full article: Apple's app store chief fends off attacks in antitrust trialApple’s top app store executive faced a barrage of documents lobbed by an Epic Games lawyer aiming to prove allegations that the iPhone maker has been gouging app makers as part of a scheme hatched by Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs.
Apple's 'walled garden' faces Epic attack in app store trial
Read full article: Apple's 'walled garden' faces Epic attack in app store trialApple’s lucrative app store was alternately portrayed as a price-gouging monopoly and a hub of world-changing innovation during the preamble to a trial that may reshape the technological landscape.
Apple's app store goes on trial in threat to 'walled garden'
Read full article: Apple's app store goes on trial in threat to 'walled garden'On Monday, Apple faces a trial that could upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more than 1.6 billion iPhones, iPads, and other devices.
Tailgating tradition takes on new form as opera goes virtual
Read full article: Tailgating tradition takes on new form as opera goes virtualFILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, the Santa Fe Opera awaits its summer season in Santa Fe, N.M. Instead of tailgating outside the Santa Fe Opera, he and his wife celebrated their anniversary and the opera's opening night on their balcony in downtown Denver. We are celebrating all that is still possible and still beautiful here at the Santa Fe Opera, Graham told those watching from their living rooms and patios. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg also has been a regular visitor to performances in Santa Fe. Batty attended his first Santa Fe opera in 1985 while visiting as a student from the United Kingdom.
Global pandemic: Through the eyes of the world's children
Read full article: Global pandemic: Through the eyes of the world's children(AP Photo/Denis Farrell)CHICAGO These are children of the global pandemic. This is life under lockdown, through the eyes of children. Like many children under lockdown, she misses her friends and her teachers and especially misses playing her favorite game, netball. Thats life during the coronavirus pandemic for Tresor Ndizihiwe, a 12-year-old boy who lives in Rwanda, one of seven brothers and sisters. By comparison, the coronavirus pandemic seems manageable, the 10-year-old says.
Jony Ive's departure marks the end of an era for Apple
Read full article: Jony Ive's departure marks the end of an era for AppleWhen Jony Ive first met Steve Jobs, Ive expected to be fired. Against that backdrop, Jobs paid a visit to Apple's design studio, where Ive was only recently put in charge. Apple announced Thursday that Ive is leaving Apple after nearly 30 years with the company. With Ive's departure and Jobs' passing, Apple's two key tastemakers are no longer working at Apple. "He was the soul of Apple's industrial design," Tim Bajarin, a longtime Apple analyst, told CNN Business.