European Union (EU) antitrust regulators are reportedly preparing to approve Apple’s tap-and-go mobile payments system proposals as early as May. The tech company had proposed to open the system to rivals after being accused by the European Commission (EC) of thwarting competition. After getting feedback from Apple’s rivals and customers, and having the company make some modifications to its proposals, […]
'Donald Trump is a bully,' Jill Biden said. 'He is dangerous to the LGBTQ community, to our families, to our country and we cannot let him win'. First lady was speaking to volunteers at Human Rights Campaign. :
Apple today began selling certified refurbished Apple Watch Ultra 2 models in the U.S. for the first time since the device was released in September. As of writing, refurbished Ultra 2 models with the Blue, Orange, or White Ocean Band are available for $679, compared to $799 brand new. Like new Ultra 2 models sold directly by Apple in the U.S. currently, we expect that the Blood Oxygen app is deactivated on the refurbished models, due to a legal battle with medical technology company...
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The UK cannot afford to drag its feet and become an international outlier, warn unions.
Ryan Garcia surprised Devin Haney -- and the boxing world. What now for him, and where does Haney go from here?
After the Soviet Union collapsed, Russian President Vladimir Putin nominally resigned from the KGB with the rank of lieutenant colonel. But he never really left the KGB.
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. If you’re a longtime subscriber to this newsletter, you know that I talk about China’s tech policies all the time. To me, it’s always a challenge to understand and explain the government’s…
Apple now produces as much as 14% of its iPhones in India, indicating the company's accelerating efforts to diversify beyond China (via Bloomberg). The figure accounts for $14 billion of assembled iPhones in the country, or about 1 in 7 of the company's flagship devices, a doubling of production compared to the last fiscal year. Models assembled in India include the iPhone 12 through to the latest iPhone 15, excluding premium Pro and Pro Max models. Apple has been setting up iPhone...
Alsu Kurmasheva, an American reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has been held in Russia for six months for her journalism. Why hasn’t the U.S. Department of State designated her as wrongfully detained? Deník N/Ludvík Hradilek, courtesy of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Six months ago today, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist and American citizen Alsu Kurmasheva was detained in Russia. Like Wall Street Journal reporter...
It hasn’t been on the market long but Amazon has already reduced the price of the iMac M3 by quite a bit. The top tier version of the Apple iMac M3, which includes 512GB storage, an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU can now be picked up for only £1654.97 which is a drastic reduction on the original £1799 asking price. It’s the type of deal that you’ll never see at the Apple Store and if you’re looking to get a proper all-in-one desktop that’ll have you covered well into the future then this is...
What are the best Apple deals? This April, find sales on many Apple products at Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, Target, B & H and more.