Apple and Ireland: A tale of two tax sweethearts
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High stakes for Apple’s AI push as it plays catch-up with rivals amid lacklustre sales
New iPhone 16 range has to counter the narrative that smartphones have become boring
Apple unveils iPhone 16 with new AI features and redesigned watch with ability to detect sleep apnoea
Apple chief Tim Cook says new AI features on iPhone mark ‘beginning of an exciting new era’
Apple shares hit record high on back of new AI tools
Price gained 7.3 per cent, a first record high for the year and after an initial lukewarm reaction from investors
Apple joins the AI party. Is it enough?
IPhone maker has been under pressure to match the likes of Microsoft in new technology
Apple updates iPad line and introduces new M4 chip
Tech giant unveils powerful new AI-focused chip as it announces first new tablets since 2022
Apple’s revenue weighed down by falling China sales
Tech giant announces $110bn in share buybacks and raises quarterly dividend by 4%
Mark Zuckerberg mixes business with pleasure as he drops in on wedding party thrown by Asia’s richest man
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Apple shares look pricey as growth slows
Apple trades on 29 times earnings, almost 50% above its average of 20 over the last decade
Apple’s revenue growth clouded by worries about China slowdown
Tech giant’s shares lower even as earnings beat Wall Street expectations
Apple taking a slow-burn approach to new gadgets
Vision Pro launch will be first gadget from the perfectionists at Cupertino since the company’s Watch nine years ago
Apple reports another fall in sales in line with expectations
Computer and gadget group struggling with sluggish demand and challenges to its market in China
How Apple plans to revolutionise health care
The tech giant has long focused on products aimed at the healthy. That could be about to change.
Apple’s latest iPhone literally too hot to handle for some users
Social media was alight last week with stories of the iPhone 15 overheating
How geopolitics threatens Apple’s dependence on China
Beijing’s restrictions on government use of Apple products and Huawei’s resurgence pose problems for Tim Cook
Apple cuts Irish prices for its new iPhones
Tech giant unveils slew of updates to its key iPhone and watch lines
Apple’s Vision Pro feels as potentially transformative as the iPhone once did
Focus on spatial computing over virtual reality and AI signals Apple’s determination not to alienate its audience as it aims for mass market appeal
Apple announces new Vision Pro headset
Developer event also sees launch of M2 chip, updated Mac Pro and new MacBook Air unveiled
Apple signals iPhone push in India as Tim Cook opens first store
US tech company has only 5% of smartphone sales but is expanding share rapidly in premium segment
China says it is open for business again as western CEOs descend on Beijing
Multinational chief executives stress the importance of creating a more level playing field if China wants to attract more foreign investment
Tim Cook bets on Apple’s mixed-reality headset to secure his legacy
New launch will be first steered entirely by chief executive and under direction of operations team which appears to have upper hand on design group
Apple delays bonuses for some and limits hiring in latest cost-cutting effort
Apple has a major operation in Cork, employing more than 6,000 employees
Apple sees bigger supply problems after strong start to year
Covid-19 lockdowns, war in Ukraine expected to dent sales
Caveat: Ireland needs to be careful it doesn’t end up dancing to TikTok’s tune
The Chinese-controlled social media giant potentially could be even more troublesome for the State than its US Silicon Valley peers
Better luck next time, Netflix: Apple TV Plus wins Oscar battle of the streamers
CODA’s best picture triumph was a historic victory for the biggest company in the world
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund to vote against Apple’s pay policies
Move by Norway’s $1.3tn oil fund marks growing shareholder backlash against tech group’s remuneration
Apple shareholders urged to vote against bonus for Tim Cook
Tech giant due to hold its annual shareholder meeting in the first week of March
Dips for Tesla, but chips no longer down at Apple
Semiconductor shortage has forced companies to prioritise biggest sellers
Apple reports record sales as demand surges in China
Worldwide phone sales hit $71.6bn – a 9% increase on sales in 2020
Apple supplier Foxconn expects revenue to slump 15% in Q4
Group previously said it felt only a small impact from the global chip shortage
‘Web Summit is an Irish success story. It’s a pity Portugal Inc gets the benefit’
Delegates delighted to be in Lisbon to talk about something other than Covid
Apple launches new MacBook and AirPod products
MacBook prices for Irish users will start from €2,249 for 14in device and €2,749 for 16in MacBook Pro
iPhone 13 features better battery life and more storage from €829
Focus for watch is faster charging and iPad Mini gets overhaul
Stocktake: Mike Ashley’s future son-in-law eyes £100m bonus
Shareholder reservations over Michael Murray’s bonus are unlikely to carry weight
Tim Cook sells $750m of Apple stock after decade as CEO
Tech giant’s share price has risen tenfold since Cook succeeded Steve Jobs in 2011
Big Tech pledges to shore up US cyber security defences
Chief executives from tech, energy, banking, insurance and education meet at White House summit
Big Tech wants its workers back in the office
Why are the world’s greatest disrupters clinging on to tradition?
Apple, AMD navigate chip shortage with focus on profitable products
Global shortage stems from factors including the fallout from Covid-19 shutdowns
Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft rake in $57bn of quarterly profits
Profits surge to unexpected heights even as global economy starts to emerge from pandemic
Pandemic pays for big tech as Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft beat high expectations
Three of the big five tech giants deliver revenues ahead of upbeat analyst projections
Ask app not to track? Thanks, I’ll do just that
Apple’s data transparency feature hasn’t hurt social media giants – at least not yet
Google to receive special recognition award from IDA Ireland
Company to be officially recognised for the contribution it has made over past 18 years
Pull the plug on pointless after-hours emails
The right to switch off is needed more than ever amid a burnout epidemic
Bezos’s space jaunt, Kanye’s puffer and Boris Johnson’s ‘cruel and unusual punishment’
Planet Business: Office? What office?
Pilita Clark: I don’t want to ditch the slippers and head to the office
Some organisations may have to plunge into largely uncharted waters of hybrid working
Apple staff to return to office three days per week from September
Memo from Cook says teams requiring ‘in-person’ work will return for four to five days a week
Epic vs Apple: what we learned from the trial that could change the iPhone
Observers think that Epic, the makers of Fortnite, may just shade it
Facebook and Apple beat expectations
Social media giant warns of hit to revenue this year from Apple’s app privacy pop-ups
Apple unveils new line of thinner iMacs and updated iPads
Chief executive Tim Cook launches new products at California event
China signals it’s open for business with high-profile Boao Forum for Asia
Described by some as China’s version of the World Economic Forum in Davos, event was canceled last year
People: the strongest link in the strained supply chain
Pandemic has highlighted shortage of skilled managers who can map a route out of chaos
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