Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
The U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on Googleโs dominant search and Appleโs trendsetting iPhone.
Early Apple computer that helped launch $3T company sells at auction for $223,000
One of the first personal computers built by Apple and signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak has sold at auction for more than $223,000.
First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K โ about 380 times its original price
A first-generation iPhone has sold at auction for $190,373, roughly 380 times its original price of $499 when it went for sale in 2007.
Apple is now the first public company to be valued at $3 trillion
Apple is now the first publicly traded company to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value, marking another milestone for a technology juggernaut that has reshaped society with a line-up of products that churn out eye-popping profits.
Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality
Apple has unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetterโs ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the publicโs imagination.
'BlackBerry' film hails the must-have gadget that the iPhone turned into a forgotten relic
Almost everyone knows the backstory of the iPhone, a breakthrough that continues to reshape culture 16 years after late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the device to the world.
Elon Musk's mysterious ways on display in Tesla tweet trial
Elon Muskโs enigmatic personality and unconventional tactics are emerging as key exhibits in a trial revolving around one of his most polarizing pursuits โ tweeting.
Elizabeth Holmes faces judgment day for her Theranos crimes
A federal judge on Friday will decide whether disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes should serve a lengthy prison sentence for duping investors and endangering patients while peddling a bogus blood-testing technology.
Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years for Theranos scam
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley ambition that veered into deceit.
Issey Miyake, known for bold sculpted designs, dies at 84
Issey Miyake, who built one of Japanโs biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces as well as Apple CEO Steve Jobsโ black turtlenecks, has died.
Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords
The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate.
Apple's new budget iPhone will be faster and more expensive
Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its budget-priced iPhone thatโs capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks, an upgrade that has been available on the companyโs upscale models for more than a year.
Elizabeth Holmes jurors hear different takes on her downfall
Jurors in the case of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Thursday heard starkly different interpretations of her motives and actions as her long-running criminal trial nears the finish line.
Elizabeth Holmes accuses ex-lover, business partner of abuse
Disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes on Monday cast herself as the abused puppet of her former lover and business partner Sunny Balwani during tearful testimony aimed at refuting accusations she lied about a flawed blood-testing technology that hailed as a major breakthrough.
Reporter recalls pivotal story in Elizabeth Holmes' stardom
A Fortune Magazine reporter whose story helped turn Elizabeth Holmes into a Silicon Valley sensation came to court Thursday to explain why he felt like he became a pawn in her attempts to hype a blood-testing technology she promised would revolutionize health care.
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Fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes prepares to go on trial
A jury is being assembled to decide the fate of Elizabeth Holmes, a former Silicon Valley star facing felony charges of duping her elite financial backers and a high-powered board of directors into believing she had invented a revolutionary blood-testing technology that could detect hundreds of diseases with a finger prick.
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Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition
Apple CEO Tim Cook described the companyโs ironclad control over its mobile app store as the best way to serve and protect iPhone users, but faced tough questions about competition issues from a judge while testifying Friday about allegations that he oversees an illegal monopoly.
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Is Epic Games' showdown with Apple turning into a mismatch?
If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Appleโs iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the second week of a trial threatening Appleโs $2 trillion empire.
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Apple's app store chief fends off attacks in antitrust trial
Appleโs top app store executive faced a barrage of documents lobbed by an Epic Games lawyer aiming to prove allegations that the iPhone maker has been gouging app makers as part of a scheme hatched by Appleโs late co-founder Steve Jobs.
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Apple's 'walled garden' faces Epic attack in app store trial
Appleโs lucrative app store was alternately portrayed as a price-gouging monopoly and a hub of world-changing innovation during the preamble to a trial that may reshape the technological landscape.
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Apple's app store goes on trial in threat to 'walled garden'
On Monday, Apple faces a trial that could upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more than 1.6 billion iPhones, iPads, and other devices.
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Tailgating tradition takes on new form as opera goes virtual
FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, the Santa Fe Opera awaits its summer season in Santa Fe, N.M. Instead of tailgating outside the Santa Fe Opera, he and his wife celebrated their anniversary and the opera's opening night on their balcony in downtown Denver. We are celebrating all that is still possible and still beautiful here at the Santa Fe Opera, Graham told those watching from their living rooms and patios. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg also has been a regular visitor to performances in Santa Fe. Batty attended his first Santa Fe opera in 1985 while visiting as a student from the United Kingdom.
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Global pandemic: Through the eyes of the world's children
(AP Photo/Denis Farrell)CHICAGO These are children of the global pandemic. This is life under lockdown, through the eyes of children. Like many children under lockdown, she misses her friends and her teachers and especially misses playing her favorite game, netball. Thats life during the coronavirus pandemic for Tresor Ndizihiwe, a 12-year-old boy who lives in Rwanda, one of seven brothers and sisters. By comparison, the coronavirus pandemic seems manageable, the 10-year-old says.
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Jony Ive's departure marks the end of an era for Apple
When Jony Ive first met Steve Jobs, Ive expected to be fired. Against that backdrop, Jobs paid a visit to Apple's design studio, where Ive was only recently put in charge. Apple announced Thursday that Ive is leaving Apple after nearly 30 years with the company. With Ive's departure and Jobs' passing, Apple's two key tastemakers are no longer working at Apple. "He was the soul of Apple's industrial design," Tim Bajarin, a longtime Apple analyst, told CNN Business.