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Apple iPhone Duo smartphones at an Apple Store in New York on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 27, 2026
Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo draws early complaints of screen cracking
Some customers say the foldable display cracked after just hours or days of use.
For Apple, the new home ecosystem and devices will mark a formal reboot of HomeKit, a platform it launched in 2014.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2026
Apple’s smart home push includes doorbell, lock and thermostat codeveloped with LG
The arrangement allows Apple to expand its ecosystem without shouldering the full cost and complexity of producing and supporting such accessories.
Apple CEO John Ternus holds the iPhone Duo smartphone during a product unveiling event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 10, 2026
Apple debuts foldable iPhone Duo in biggest-ever device revamp
The device will improve on rivals’ foldable models, the company’s newly appointed CEO John Ternus said.
An OpenAI tool that could upload Apple customer data to that company’s network is likely to spark questions on privacy.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 21, 2026
ChatGPT can now control iMessage, potentially raising Apple privacy concerns
An OpenAI tool that could upload Apple customer data to that company’s network is likely to spark questions.
OpenAI is looking to break new ground with its upcoming device, which is slated for release in 2027.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2026
OpenAI’s new device will be hockey puck-size and cost over $300
The device will be positioned as an artificial intelligence-first computer that can help users get things done, people familiar with the matter said.
OpenAI is developing a new smart speaker that will turn its presence on a computer screen to a physical manifestation of its ChatGPT.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2026
OpenAI’s first device will be movable, screenless speaker built as AI companion
The device represents a critical next step for OpenAI, which is poised for an initial public offering in the coming months.
Tim Cook in Beijing in 2024
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Apple’s Tim Cook takes on crucial new role: global ambassador
Cook will tread a thin line between Washington and Beijing as the world’s two largest economies vie for supremacy.
Cables connected to the rear of a wireless router. Consumers and businesses connect wired internet lines to routers to create Wi-Fi networks for computers, phones, TVs, cameras and other internet-enabled products.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 24, 2026
FCC bans wireless-router imports, citing threat to national security
While the commission said companies could apply for exemptions, the move could dramatically shake up the market for routers, which are primarily made overseas.
Tech and social media giant Meta has enticed artificial intelligence talent from other companies, including Apple, with staggering pay increases.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 3, 2025
Apple’s lead AI researcher for robotics heads to Meta as part of latest exits
The Apple Foundation Models team, which the company launched last year as part of its bid to catch up in AI, has lost roughly 10 members in recent weeks.
An Apple store in New York
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 14, 2025
Apple plots expansion into AI robots, home security and smart displays
A tabletop robot that serves as a virtual companion, targeted for 2027, is the centerpiece of the AI strategy.
Apple executives John Giannandrea (left) and Craig Federighi. Shares of the company declined as much as 1.5% to $210.82, reaching a session low in New York trading.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 30, 2025
Apple loses fourth AI researcher in a month to Meta’s Superintelligence team
Meta previously lured away the leader of the Apple foundation models group, Ruoming Pang, with a compensation package valued at more than $200 million.
A man talks on a phone in front of an Apple Store in Shanghai. For the first time ever, Apple is closing a retail store in China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2025
Apple to shutter a retail store in China for the first time ever
The company said it will shut one of two stores in the city of Dalian on Aug. 9, citing a changing landscape at the shopping complex where it is located.
Meta hired Ruoming Pang, who ran Apple’s AI models team, with a pay package in the hundreds of millions over a several-year period, according to sources.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 10, 2025
Meta poached Apple’s Pang with pay package of over $200 million
Apple didn’t try to match Meta’s offer to engineer Ruoming Pang as it far exceeded pay at the company for leaders other than CEO Tim Cook.
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been recruiting top artificial intelligence engineers for the company’s new superintelligence division.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2025
Apple loses top AI models executive to Meta’s hiring spree
The departure of Ruoming Pang marks another setback in the iPhone maker’s struggling efforts in the emerging space.
Apple Intelligence would rely more heavily on outside technology under a plan being considered by the company.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 1, 2025
Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal
A switch to Anthropic’s Claude or OpenAI’s ChatGPT models for Siri would be an acknowledgment that Apple is struggling to compete in generative AI.
Samsung and Perplexity are in talks regarding preloading Perplexity’s app and assistant on upcoming Samsung devices.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 2, 2025
Samsung nears wide-ranging deal with Perplexity for AI features
Samsung is planning to announce the Perplexity integrations as early as this year, sources said.
Jony Ive, left, is collaborating with OpenAI’s Sam Altman as part of a nearly $6.5 billion deal.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 22, 2025
OpenAI to buy AI startup from Apple veteran Jony Ive in $6.5 billion deal
The purchase — the largest in OpenAI’s history — will provide the company with a dedicated unit for developing AI-powered devices.
Customers try the Apple Vision Pro headset inside an Apple Store in San Francisco, California, on April 30.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 15, 2025
Apple readies feature that lets Vision Pro users scroll with their eyes
The capability is being tested as part of an upcoming version of the headset’s operating system.
People walk through an Apple Store in Hong Kong on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2025
Apple was on brink of crisis before tariff concession from Trump
Donald Trump’s 125% tariffs on goods produced in China threatened to upend its supply chain as seriously as the COVID-19 snarls did five years ago.
U.S. President Donald Trump wants Apple to begin building iPhones in the United States. But Apple is unlikely to move production to the country in the foreseeable future for a variety of reasons.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Apr 12, 2025
Why Trump’s dream of made-in-the-USA iPhones isn’t going to happen
Apple is unlikely to move production to the U.S. in the foreseeable future for a variety of reasons, including a shortage of facilities and labor.

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