
In a segment from this Sunday’s 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Friday’s edition of CBS This Morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook reiterated his stance in favor of unbreakable encrypted communication for consumers, dismissing concerns that terrorists and criminals can use such systems to evade law enforcement.
by John Hayward18 Dec 2015, 9:05 AM PST0

The excuses have started again. Despite the atrocities in Paris, tech companies continue to stubbornly insist that they have no business helping the government catch terrorists. Governments have upped the pressure on Silicon Valley recently, pointing to tech companies’ support
by Milo Yiannopoulos23 Nov 2015, 5:26 AM PST0

Big tech companies are safeguarding billions of dollars in offshore tax havens, according to a new study. Apple alone, the biggest offender, is stashing $181B in revenue with an estimated tax burden of $59.2B. In other words, Apple’s taxes could pay for nearly the entirety of President Obama’s plan for free two-year community college (an estimated $60B).
by Ferenstein Wire10 Oct 2015, 9:56 AM PST0

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has lashed out at Apple CEO Tim Cook for his recent claims about “opportunistic” filmmakers behind a pair of new Steve Jobs films.
by Kelli Serio25 Sep 2015, 7:40 PM PST0

Apple Inc. threw a party and shareholders got a headache Wednesday when the company introduced a slew of only slightly better stuff.
by Chriss W. Street10 Sep 2015, 5:47 AM PST0

The new iPad is 12.5 inches and can go for 10 hours. But that’s about the only virile thing about Apple these days, which is sliding into middle-age with some admittedly impressive products but none of the cool factor for which it became globally admired under Steve Jobs.
by Milo Yiannopoulos9 Sep 2015, 1:07 PM PST0

In its last quarter that will be impacted by innovation on Steve Jobs’ watch, Apple booked strong quarterly revenue and earnings yesterday. But the company had to admit that existing Apple customers were slow to upgrade to new iPhone releases and Apple as a status symbol in China may be coming to an end. The stock plunged by -10 percent, or about $80 billion, before recovering somewhat today. But as Breitbart News warned last month, ‘Apple Products: Without Steve Jobs, the Thrill is Gone.’
by Chriss W. Street23 Jul 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

There was a long line of advocates claiming responsibility for same-sex marriage’s victory at the Supreme Court on Friday, but a key driver was the support two years ago from 278 mostly multi-national tech companies that included Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, eBay, Electronic Arts, Intel, Intuit, Oracle, Twitter and Zynga.
by Chriss W. Street27 Jun 2015, 7:05 PM PST0

A day after Apple began the mass purge of applications depicting the Confederate flag, the Nazi Swastika is still featured prominently in some games. The choice to ban a purported symbol of slavery from historical games, but not of mass genocide, reveals how tech companies struggle to apply hate speech guidelines — often with strange inconsistency.
by Ferenstein Wire25 Jun 2015, 4:42 PM PST0

Apple and rock band U2 have together been accused of violating the Russian law against “gay propaganda among minors “by a Russian legislator, Billboard reports.
by Kelli Serio30 Apr 2015, 11:53 AM PST0

As America continues the debate over laws securing religious freedom, several of the nation’s CEO’s are taking sides. Apple’s Tim Cook, for instance, excoriated Indiana over its law. But former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is disgusted at how business leaders like Cook are acting.
by Warner Todd Huston3 Apr 2015, 8:22 PM PST0

Parks and Recreation co-star Nick Offerman joined a growing list of celebrities to boycott Indiana venues over the state’s newly signed religious freedom law this week, when he cancelled an upcoming show with his wife Megan Mullally.
by Kipp Jones1 Apr 2015, 9:30 AM PST0

The Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) “Spring Forward” event was poorly received by most viewers, and the stock sold off. “The Apple Watch” functionality had already been known to the market and the disappointing eighteen-hour battery life was contradicted by the product page
by Chriss W. Street10 Mar 2015, 1:57 PM PST0

Apple unveiled its highly anticipated health-tracking Watch today, along with a breakthrough initiative to vastly increase the research resources of the global medical community. With a new app, ResearchKit, millions of Apple users can now offer crucial data on their daily habits to approved medical researchers.
by Ferenstein Wire9 Mar 2015, 3:36 PM PST0

Great money managers say the secret to success is not the ability to buy good stocks, but the ability to know when to sell them. In a recent post on his blog, Dallas Mavericks owner and serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban said
by Chriss W. Street9 Mar 2015, 4:37 AM PST0

After a series of “extreme” fluctuations in Russia’s currency–the ruble–California-based Apple Inc. has made the decision to halt the online sales of its products there, the iPhone 6 included, as the company reviews a strategy to deal with Russia’s economic crisis.
by Adelle Nazarian24 Dec 2014, 11:44 AM PST0