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Warren Buffet
Buffett’s Berkshire halves stake in Apple
A safe conclusion is that Berkshire is getting defensive

Sun, 04 Aug, 2024

Apple iPhone Privacy Crackdown
Apple shares rise as the tech firm taps the AI market to boost device sales
In what was seen as a move to catch up with Alphabet's Google and Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the iPad maker last month unveiled Apple Intelligence, luring customers to upgrade their devices to be able to use the new technology

Mon, 15 Jul, 2024

AI-powered Apple overtakes Microsoft as world's most valuable company
AI-powered Apple overtakes Microsoft as world's most valuable company
Shares surged after tech giant unveiled a range of AI-enabled features and software enhancements for its devices, a move several analysts said would power iPhone sales

Wed, 12 Jun, 2024

iPhone repairs
Apple shares soar to record high on promise of new AI features
A new AI platform called Apple Intelligence was the highlight of the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference presentation, which also included updates to its operating systems

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Smartphone research
Apple claims years-old parental control bug will be fixed in next update
The loophole in effect disables the company’s Screen Time parental control system for Safari

Fri, 07 Jun, 2024

Apple mounts EU appeal against €1.8bn fine over curtailing music streaming firms
Apple mounts EU appeal against €1.8bn fine over curtailing music streaming firms
Tech giant has filed a suit at the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett praises Apple — but reveals he's cut his massive stake in the iPhone maker
Berkshire Hathaway held $135bn (€126bn) of shares in Apple at the end of March, down from $174bn at the end of last year

Sun, 05 May, 2024

Apple shares post largest gain since late 2022 after earnings
Apple shares post largest gain since late 2022 after earnings
Apple had been down 10% this year before results were released on Thursday night

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Apple Launches Vision Pro Mixed Reality Headset
Apple shares up 6% in after-hours trade as Cook says revenues will get back to growth
Company's chief executive says revenue in second quarter fell to €84.6bn but eyes growth of 'low single digits' in the current quarter

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Apple set to report large quarterly revenue decline
Apple set to report large quarterly revenue decline
The Big Tech company's shares have fallen more than 10% year to date as fears mount above its slow roll out of AI services and a resurgent Huawei takes market share in China

Wed, 01 May, 2024

Delegates on the Sidelines of the China Development Forum
Apple shares climb 3% ahead of key earnings on Thursday
Apple's latest quarterly report on Thursday will be an opportunity for many here to take a reading of the Big Tech firms.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

Google and Microsoft shares climb amid relief over AI revenues
Google and Microsoft shares climb amid relief over AI revenues
Shares in Alphabet surged as much as 12% in after-hours trade. Revenue was $80.5bn for the three months to the end of March, compared with analysts’ estimates of $78.6bn (€73.25bn)

Thu, 25 Apr, 2024

Apple Launches Vision Pro Mixed Reality Headset
Apple's iPhone shipments slide 10% as sales in China lag rivals
New data provides the first snapshot of the global performance of Apple’s most important product ahead of earnings on May 2

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

Smartphone accident study
EU's new tech laws are working - small browsers gain market share
Under the new EU rules, mobile software makers are required to show a choice screen where users can select a browser, search engine and virtual assistant as they set up their phones

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

Eamon Quinn: Apple and other Big Tech firms had a week they would prefer to forget 
Eamon Quinn: Apple and other Big Tech firms had a week they would prefer to forget 
Apple, Google, and Meta — and the thousands of jobs and the billions of corporate tax euros they pay to Ireland — have weathered so many challenges down the years that it would be easy to overlook what regulators in Washington and Brussels have just ...

Sun, 31 Mar, 2024

Apple European headquarters
Apple Irish arm put aside €8.2bn for corporation taxes last year
Figures suggest Apple’s tax provision could make up a large proportion of the near €24bn paid to the Irish exchequer by all corporates in 2023, but experts say it cannot be presumed Apple paid all money it set aside

Thu, 28 Mar, 2024

Apple facing battles on both sides of the Atlantic 
Apple facing battles on both sides of the Atlantic 
US Justice Department suing the iPhone maker for violating antitrust laws, while in Europe the company is said to be facing probes about whether it is complying with the region’s Digital Markets Act

Fri, 22 Mar, 2024

Tim Cook
US justice department sues Apple over smartphone monopoly power
The department has been probing Apple since 2019 and alleged the company has imposed software and hardware limitations on its iPhones and iPads to impede rivals from competing effectively

Thu, 21 Mar, 2024

Big Tech in the crosshairs of European market and data regulators
Big Tech in the crosshairs of European market and data regulators
It follows Apple's €1.8bn EU competition fine

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

Apple's annual App Store awards
EU fines Apple €1.8bn over App Store restrictions on music streaming 
European Commission imposed the punishment after finding the iPhone maker had broken competition law

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

Apple profits
Workers at Apple supplier in India stage one-day strike
Workers at charger manufacturer Flex unhappy with wages and lack of union recognition

Fri, 16 Feb, 2024

EU exempts Apple and Microsoft for iMessage and Bing from key digital law
EU exempts Apple and Microsoft for iMessage and Bing from key digital law
Apple has won an exemption for its iMessage and Microsoft for its Bing search engine from new EU tech rules after the companies convinced antitrust regulators their services are not gateways for businesses to reach end-users.

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Short-term letting bill threatens tourism sector
Letters to the Editor: Short-term letting bill threatens tourism sector
Letter-writers argue for a return to negotiations over Ukraine and discuss how full nudity in music videos may be 'tasteful' free expression

Fri, 09 Feb, 2024

Big Tech’s €130bn cash haul points to payouts for shareholders
Big Tech’s €130bn cash haul points to payouts for shareholders
While having cash in the bank is a good position to be in, stock market investors appreciate when companies invest any excess money for better opportunities or return it to shareholders

Thu, 08 Feb, 2024

Social media stock
Peter Brown: Investing in the ‘Magnificent 7’ is just too risky
Many Irish pensions and other passive general investment schemes have the largest equity exposure to the Magnificent 7 stocks for no good reason

Sun, 04 Feb, 2024

Apple shares fall while Meta and Amazon soar on key earnings
Apple shares fall while Meta and Amazon soar on key earnings
Meta shares rise by 14% in after-hours trade as it announces dividend

Thu, 01 Feb, 2024

Belgium EU Apple
Apple offers to open up iPhone tap-to-pay tech in bid to avoid massive EU fines 
The move follows EU warnings that restricting access to the technology amounted to an abuse of Apple's market power

Fri, 19 Jan, 2024

Apple product launch
Apple pips Samsung in global smartphone sales in 2023
iPhone accounted for 20% of the global market with close to 235m shipments last year, research shows

Wed, 17 Jan, 2024

Apple to shut down 121-person San Diego AI team in reorganisation
Apple to shut down 121-person San Diego AI team in reorganisation
The group, which also has offices in China, India, Ireland and Spain, is responsible for improving Siri by listening to queries to the voice service and determining if it heard and handled questions accurately.

Sun, 14 Jan, 2024

Peter Brown: Performance of many Irish pensions still tied to Apple and other big US stocks
Peter Brown: Performance of many Irish pensions still tied to Apple and other big US stocks
The group of stocks known as the 'Magnificent 7' is on a massive bull run because of the hyped prospect of artificial intelligence

Fri, 22 Dec, 2023

Microphone in recording studio with singer in the background.
Apple offers incentives to musicians for wrap-around sound
Move could mean higher royalty payments for artists.

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Apple Releases New iPhones and Apple Watch
Apple set to boost production and investments in India and Vietnam
Apple is allocating product development resources for iPad to Vietnam, Nikkei reported on Friday, citing sources briefed on the matter

Fri, 08 Dec, 2023

Apple Releases New iPhones and Apple Watch
Apple iPhone production at major hub in India hit by heavy rain
Foxconn, which employs about 35,000 people at its Tamil Nadu iPhone factory, has yet to decide whether to resume production on Tuesday, two sources said.

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Apple sales dip in China filled by local rival Xiaomi 
Apple sales dip in China filled by local rival Xiaomi 
Signs of an end to China’s smartphone downturn

Mon, 13 Nov, 2023

Businessman in suit hand stamping rubber stamp on document in file folder
Intellectual Property's growing role in the Irish economy
For many global companies, Ireland is a perfect entry point to the EU, with a strong infrastructure in place, including a workforce with IP experience 

Sun, 12 Nov, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Read My Lips campaign urges women to get cervical screening
Irish Examiner view: Read My Lips campaign urges women to get cervical screening
Seven high-profile women are joining forces with 'Irish Examiner Feelgood' to share a health message in memory of Vicky Phelan

Fri, 10 Nov, 2023

Major Apple supplier Foxconn sticks to 'significant growth' forecast for coming months
Major Apple supplier Foxconn sticks to 'significant growth' forecast for coming months
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and a major Apple supplier, has stuck to its previous outlook of strong year-end Christmas holiday sales, and said customers were buying well in China and the US.

Sun, 05 Nov, 2023

Apple stock
Apple beats estimates on revenues of $89.5bn in quarter
The iPhone accounted for $43.81bn in sales in the fourth quarter

Thu, 02 Nov, 2023

Letters to the Editor: We need to hear expert voices about disasters such as Storm Babet
Letters to the Editor: We need to hear expert voices about disasters such as Storm Babet
One reader suggests we need more experts on TV panel shows, while others consider issues including the Citizens' Assembly, and Irish commentary on the conflict in Gaza 

Wed, 25 Oct, 2023

TAIWAN-CHINA-POLITICS
iPhone maker Foxconn faces tax investigation in China
Taiwan's presidential election, which Foxconn founder Terry Gou is contesting, may have inspired the probe, sources say

Mon, 23 Oct, 2023

Tim Cook
Soft iPhone sales fuel concerns for Apple
Apple’s lack of growth and the high cost of its stock is creating a disconnect that’s hard to ignore, according to James Abate, chief investment officer at Centre Asset Management

Thu, 19 Oct, 2023

iPhone 15 sales disappoint in China, says broker
iPhone 15 sales disappoint in China, says broker
Many analysts argue Huawei’s rising prominence could erode Apple’s dominance of the higher end of the market.

Mon, 16 Oct, 2023

Meta layoffs expected
John Whelan: Ireland's tech sector shrugs off recent setbacks and job cuts to face into next challenge
Shrugging off the wide-ranging challenges of higher interest rates threatening consumer demand, political pressure to open key trade secrets, and data protection regulations, the technology sector has made a remarkable comeback so far this year.

Sun, 17 Sep, 2023

Apple iPhone 12 Pro release
Apple moves to defuse French dispute over iPhone 12 radiation levels
A big concern would have been a potential recall, which France had threatened if Apple had refused to do a software update.

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

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