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Apple’s AirTag Factory on Batam Island: A $1 Billion Investment Approved by Indonesia
January 8, 2025 – According to Indonesian media reports, Rosal Roeslani, the Indonesian Minister of Investment and Downstream Industries, has given his approval for Apple’s plan to invest approximately $1 billion in the construction of an AirTag factory on Batam Island. Following a meeting with Nick Amman, Apple’s Vice President of Global Policy, in Jakarta,…
Apple Offers Refurbished iPhone 15 Series in Europe with 15% Discount
January 8, 2025 – Apple has begun selling officially refurbished iPhone 15 series phones in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain this week, marking the first time since the launch of the series in 2023 that Apple is offering these devices at a discounted price. Currently, the refurbished iPhone 15 models are being offered with a…
Apple Addresses Inaccuracies in Apple Intelligence News Summaries, Promises Updates to Reduce Confusion
January 7, 2025 – Apple’s “AI”, Apple Intelligence, has recently garnered attention again due to generating inaccurate news summaries. In December 2024, the BBC reported that Apple Intelligence had misrepresented news content by producing summaries that were not aligned with the facts. Last Friday, the system erroneously published a false notification about a darts player…
Apple Asserts: Siri Data Never Sold, Emphasizes Privacy Protection
January 7, 2025 – Following its agreement to a $95 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit regarding Siri’s “eavesdropping” allegations, Apple released a statement emphasizing that the collected Siri data has never been utilized for advertising purposes or sold to third-party companies. In its official declaration, Apple stated: Since Siri’s inception, one of its core…
Apple Chip Evolution: 19x Transistor Increase, 2.6x Wafer Cost Surge from A7 to A18 Pro
January 6, 2025 – Apple’s A-series smartphone processors have undergone remarkable technological evolution in recent years. Starting from the A7 chip, which utilized a 28-nanometer process in 2013, to the cutting-edge A18 Pro chip with a 3-nanometer process in 2024, Apple has achieved significant progress in core count, transistor density, and functional features. However, this…
Kevan Parekh Takes Over as Apple CFO, Earning $1 Million Annually
January 4, 2025 – Apple Inc. has officially announced that Kevan Parekh will succeed Luca Maestri as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 1, 2025. Maestri, who had served as Apple’s CFO since 2014, oversaw significant growth in the company’s financial performance. Following his transition from the CFO role, he will continue to…
Protecting the Little Ones: Apple Introduces Warning Labels on AirTag in Line with U.S. Safety Law
January 3, 2025 – Following an agreement with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Apple has announced that it will be adding warning labels to the packaging of its AirTag devices. This measure, aimed at protecting children from the potential dangers of ingesting button batteries, comes as a response to the upcoming “Reese’s Law,”…
Apple Reaches 95MillionSettlementinSiriPrivacyClassAction,CompensatingUpto20 Per Device
January 3, 2025 – Apple Inc. has agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that its Siri voice assistant invaded users’ privacy, Reuters reported today. The tech giant submitted a preliminary settlement agreement to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday, pending approval…
India Set to Release 142-Page Antitrust Report, Demanding Apple Open App Store Payment System
January 3, 2025 – The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is poised to unveil the findings of its antitrust investigation into Apple’s App Store, encapsulated in a comprehensive 142-page report. The tech giant has already been apprised of the inquiry’s outcomes. The CCI asserts that Apple’s mandate for developers to utilize its in-app payment system…
USB-C Takes Over Europe: Apple Joins the Standard, Simplifying Charging
December 31, 2024 – The European Commission has announced a new regulation effective immediately, mandating that all new mobile devices sold within the European Union must be equipped with a USB-C charging port. This measure aims to standardize charging methods, reduce electronic waste, and enhance consumer convenience. The new rule encompasses a wide range of…