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Apple Says It Will 'Refuse' Any Demands To Surveil Content Beyond Child Sexual Abuse From Governments
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 4:05am | 365Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has stressed that it will not allow any government to conduct surveillance using its new tool aimed at detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). What Happened: Apple said its CSAM detection capability is built solely to detect known CSAM images stored in iCloud Photos...
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Why Apple's Plan To Scan iPhones For Child Sexual Abuse Content Is Worrying Experts
Friday, August 6, 2021 - 2:48am | 537Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has introduced new features to detect child sexual abuse content on iPhones in the U.S., but the move is worrying experts. What Happened: Apple said Thursday that a new system will detect images of child exploitation called Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and match the...
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Apple's First Data Center In China To Store Local Data Begins Operations Amid Controversy
Friday, May 28, 2021 - 2:19am | 362Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) data center, operated by a local firm, has begun operations in the southwestern province of Guizhou, China, reported AppleInsider Thursday. What Happened: The data center will store consumer data of Apple’s Chinese customers, which according to local...
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Apple Dishes Out $288K Bounty To Five Hackers For Finding 55 Vulnerabilities
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 4:09am | 496Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) rewarded five hackers with more than $288,000 for finding vulnerabilities in its online services. What Happened: The hackers found 55 vulnerabilities — 11 of which were of critical severity and 29 of high severity — in a period between July and October this year...
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Apple Key Services Suffer Outage, Following Similar Woes For Google, Microsoft
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 2:23am | 315Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) said outages affected multiple services to varying degrees on Tuesday evening. What Happened: The service disruptions affected App Store, Apple Music, Find My, iCloud Backup, and others, according to the company’s System Status page. The Cupertino-based tech giant...
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Report: Apple Scrapped Encryption Service After Check-In With FBI
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 11:57am | 341The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been having its way with the private sector and preserving hardware hackability for national security’s sake. Two years ago, following FBI complaints of investigation interference, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) scrapped plans to enable iPhone users to fully...
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Maxim Group: Apple's Long-Term Services Business 'Not Attractive Enough' For Bullish Rating
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - 10:22am | 390Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s growth story in its Services business is well-known to the investment community, but isn't "attractive enough" to warrant a bullish stance on the stock, according to Maxim Group. The Analyst Analyst Nehal Chokshi downgraded Apple's stock...
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Bernstein's Sacconaghi Breaks Down The 'Surprising Strength' Of Apple's Services
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - 10:53am | 447Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s second-quarter earnings report signaled its Services business remains strong and adjusted for one-time factors grew 27 percent versus 23 percent, 25 percent, and 24 percent in the prior three quarters, according to Bernstein. The Analyst Bernstein's Toni...
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Apple Could Bundle Free iCloud, Apple Music With iPhone 8 Purchase
Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 3:55pm | 318If reports of a $1,000 iPhone 8 are true, how will Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) convince consumers to buy a five-digit price tag phone? Analysts at Barclays may have the answer. Barclays' Mark Moskowitz conducted a survey among iPhone users, which showed that their buying intention increases from 18...
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Is Apple Pivoting Into A Subscription Software Company?
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 11:38am | 259Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is trying to make a big change to its business model to make up for a saturating iPhone market. According to Global Equities Research’s Trip Chowdhry, that transition involves creating a unique ecosystem for each of the company’s devices. “Apple is...
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Is There Anything Innovative Expected From Apple Near Term?
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 2:58pm | 251Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) doesn't have anything innovative in the works near term, and the next big thing could still be years off, Maxim Group technology analyst Nehal Chokshi told CNBC. The bearish comments from the analyst come as Apple is expected to report lower earnings and sales for the...
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Uh Oh: Early Reports Of Apple Music iCloud Glitches
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 2:29pm | 351Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s much anticipated music streaming service went live this week to the delight of millions. However, The Verge commented on Wednesday that Apple Music "has an iCloud problem." According to The Verge's Chris Welch, iTunes Match has been "one of...
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Stifel Discusses Apple's Potential OTT Video Subscription Bundle Ahead of WWDC
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 3:03pm | 274In a report published Sunday, Stifel analyst Benjamin Mogil discussed Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s potential Over The Top (OTT) video product which may introduced as soon as the company's June 8 through 12 WWDC conference. According to Mogil, a potential Apple product will offer users a lower...
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Apple's iCloud Attacked By Chinese Hackers; Beijing Denies Responsibility
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 12:52pm | 205Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iCloud storage and backup service in China was hacked by Chinese individuals attempting to steal users information, Reuters reported. Citing a Chinese-based web monitoring group Greatfire, the Chinese government may have been complicit in the hack to gain passwords,...
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Will The iCloud Hacking Controversy Interfere With Apple Inc.'s iPhone 6 Event?
Monday, September 8, 2014 - 7:35am | 880Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is often in the spotlight, especially when the company is getting ready to launch a new iPhone. Recently the company has made headlines for a much less positive reason: numerous celebrity accounts were hacked. After investigating the situation, Apple determined that...