Apple and eight other leading tech companies, including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Samsung, are battling proposed class-action lawsuits in Chicago federal court. Plaintiffs — journalists, podcasters, and audiobook narrators — allege the firms violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by using thousands of hours of recorded hum…

Apple beat on earnings with revenue record of $109.42B, up 16% YoY, iPhone revenue up 22% YoY, and EPS of $2.02 beating expectations of $1.89 by 6.88%.

Following the release of the latest earnings reports from the leading Big Tech companies, we decided to take stock of the situation and understand what is really changing across their businesses and, above all, how their investments in artificial intelligence are evolving.

Security researcher Nils Rollshausen, in a recent talk, shared very interesting research that was done by a group of academic researchers about security, privacy, and the ways Apple Watch operates: how it syncs, how it identifies nearby devices, authenticates, and syncs.

Our fellow Magician, Scott Knaster, just posted the story of how he found his way to General Magic — and it starts, fittingly, with an anonymous rumor on an experimental Apple messaging system called Rumor Monger. Scott points out that Rumor Monger “predicted some of the bad behavior that most of the world would have to wait decades to see… when social …

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Multinationals operating in China are increasingly adopting highly tailored, localized strategies to survive and thrive. Whether navigating supply chain shortages in the tech sector or battling fierce competition in the fast-food arena, the playbook is changing. This is playing out now with two major Western names.

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Anyone who has used technology for years, if not decades, is familiar with a “crossing the Rubicon” moment: a tectonic tech shift that changes everything. The phrase “crossing the Rubicon” means “passing the point of no return” and comes from Julius Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon River in 49 BC with h…

Apple has finally been forced to give in: after trying for years to defend the status quo, it has announced substantial changes to its corporate policies. The changes, a direct consequence of the rules introduced by the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), will overhaul the way the App Store is managed and monetized—a revolution that radically re…

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According to the Irish Times (see link below) Ireland’s new €53m government jet was intentionally bought without its Israeli-made landing system required for fog so it will now likely be unable to land in the fog.

As John Ternus prepares to step in as Apple’s CEO in just two weeks, investors are eyeing a potential shift in the company’s spending priorities.

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