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The UK government is set to encourage tech giants Apple and Google to implement nudity detection algorithms in their device operating systems, aiming to protect users from viewing explicit content.

Apple is refusing comply with the Indian government’s mandate to preload smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app called Sanchar Saathi, citing concerns over potential surveillance and privacy issues.

Americans are holding onto their smartphones and other devices longer than ever, but researchers claim this trend comes with a hidden cost to the economy.

Apple’s board and senior executives are ramping up preparations for CEO Tim Cook’s potential departure, with hardware engineering chief John Ternus emerging as the leading candidate to succeed him. Cook, famously nicknamed “Tim Apple” by President Donald Trump, could step down as early as next year.

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) told Breitbart News in an interview that Apple and Google have done a lot to monetize their predominance in the app store marketplace, yet they have still not moved to safeguard consumers or protect kids online.

In the UK’s largest ever police operation targeting phone thefts, 18 suspects have been arrested and over 2,000 stolen mobile devices recovered, with police believing the gang could be responsible for exporting up to half of all phones stolen in London. The massive bust was made possible by one iPhone owner stubbornly tracking their device with the “Find My iPhone” app.

Apple has taken down several apps that alert users to the presence of nearby ICE agents after facing legal threats from the Trump administration.

Welcome to the inaugural Friday Wrap, our weekly survey of the economy, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and the bureaucrats who pretend they can read the future by staring at spreadsheets.

A tech association funded by major Silicon Valley companies is launching a new project aimed at strengthening the strained relationship between Silicon Valley and the Democratic party in preparation for the 2026 midterm elections and beyond.

Although Google is being considered a major winner this week following a federal district court judge’s antitrust ruling that analysts are calling a “slap on the wrist,” Apple has emerged from the trial as another big winner. Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google can continue its lucrative search deals, used to lock it in as the default search engines for devices, including a $20 billion annual payment to Apple. 

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, accusing the two companies of engaging in an “anticompetitive scheme” to hinder the growth of rival AI companies.

With the 27th season’s third episode, “South Park” is once again wallowing in its obsession over President Donald Trump’s penis. The show also excoriated Trump’s immigration policies and ridiculed his crackdown on D.C. crime, roasted ChatGPT, and trolled the tech bros.

The United Kingdom (UK) agreed Tuesday to drop its demand that Apple provide Americans’ encrypted data. President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, confirmed the backdown.

Elon Musk has lashed out against Apple, alleging that the tech giant is engaging in anticompetitive practices by favoring OpenAI’s apps in the iPhone App Store rankings over his own AI offering, Grok. The tech tycoon promised to file an antitrust lawsuit against the iPhone giant over Grok’s rankings in the App Store.

President Donald Trump announced a plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on all computer chips imported to the United States, with exemptions for companies that commit to building facilities on U.S. soil.

WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the tech giant is investing $600 billion in America over the next four years, up $100 billion from Apple’s initial investment announcement. 

President Donald Trump announces that Apple will invest $100 billion in investments in America on Wednesday, August 6.

Apple posted impressive third-quarter earnings on Thursday, with revenue growing 10 percent year-over-year, marking the company’s largest quarterly revenue growth since December 2021.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in an internal memo last week warned that Apple’s latest update for mobile devices may rob the Republican Party in $500 million in lost revenue and depress get-out-the-vote efforts, which some say amounts to “big tech censorship.”

Apple rolled out a website and iPhone app in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, taking its first steps toward major retail operations in the Kingdom. Tuesday also marked the first time Apple has offered service and support in Arabic.

Tech giant Apple is backing President Donald Trump in a push for rare earth minerals, and is expected to announce a $500 million investment in the only rare earth mine currently operating in the United States.

Apple has appealed a €500 million ($580 million) fine imposed by the European Union, labeling the penalty as “unprecedented” and the required changes to its App Store as “unlawful.”

Privacy-focused software provider Proton has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging the iPhone maker engages in anticompetitive practices and charges excessive fees in its App Store.

A Trump hating app developer has created “ICEBlock,” which he hopes will serve as an “early warning system” by alerting users to nearby sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area.

President Donald Trump has announced that he has a group of “very wealthy people” prepared to purchase the popular video-sharing app TikTok, pending approval from the Chinese government. The identities of the potential buyers has not been disclosed.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and a group of bipartisan lawmakers this week introduced legislation that would prevent big tech from operating as “unaccountable gatekeepers” for the mobile app economy.

Security researchers have uncovered potentially the largest data breach in history, comprising an astounding 16 billion login credentials, which include Apple accounts.

Apple’s advanced security measures are turning stolen iPhones into expensive paperweights for looters in Los Angeles.

A London couple took matters into their own hands when police were slow to respond to the theft of their Jaguar, using an Apple AirTag to track down and recover the stolen vehicle themselves.

President Donald Trump slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday morning for their handling of the Los Angeles riots and the wildfires earlier this year that wreaked destruction in Los Angeles County.

Apple has lost its request to pause a court order requiring it to allow App Store developers to direct users to purchase in-app items on the web without paying the notorious “Apple tax.” The tech giant is on a losing streak in court related to its stranglehold over app developers including Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite.

A new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has found that increased social media use among pre-teens is associated with a massive 35 percent rise in symptoms of depression.

Apple shares are reeling from an eight-day selloff, the longest in over three years, as President Donald Trump’s iPhone tariff threat looms over the tech giant’s future profitability.

Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) as part of the tech giant’s efforts to stop the governor from passing legislation in the state that would require app stores to verify the ages of its users.

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a tariff of at least 25 percent on Apple iPhones not manufactured in the United States.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has unveiled to employees the company’s ambitious plans to develop and ship 100 million AI “companion devices,” created in collaboration with former Apple designer Jony Ive. OpenAI acquired Ive’s company “io” to build AI devices Altman hopes will soon be in every home.