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Wire Fraud
Federal prosecutors unsealed a 76-count criminal indictment against 14 people, charging them with importing more than 10,000 counterfeit iPhones and iPads from China, exchanging them for real ones at Apple stores, then shipping the real devices back to China, making $6.1 million from the scam.
Read moreApple Pledges $2.5 Billion to Ease California Housing Crisis
Apple committed $2.5 billion to address the housing affordability crisis in California, the company announced Monday morning, becoming the latest Silicon Valley titan to join the housing fray.
Read moreLawmakers: Tech Giants Have Given Some of Documents Sought
Lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech say they’ve received part of the information they requested from Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple, and expect to get the rest soon.
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Apple Truckles to China, Removes Hong Kong App
Apple removed a smartphone app that allows Hong Kong residents to report police movements from its online store Thursday after an official Chinese newspaper accused the company of facilitating illegal behavior.
Read moreRussian Man Sues Apple for ‘Turning Him Gay’
A Russian man has filed a lawsuit against Apple for moral harm claiming that an iPhone app had turned him gay, according to a copy of the complaint seen by AFP.
Read moreSuing Apple
Pinn Inc. claims in federal court that Apple’s AirPods and Powerbeats Pro wireless earbuds violate its patent.
Read moreApple, Ireland Wrap Arguments Over $14B EU Tax Bill
Tech giant Apple continued its fight Wednesday against a demand for $14 billion in back taxes from the European Union, arguing alongside Ireland in the European General Court that EU regulations on corporate tax are “untethered from reality.”
Read moreApple and Ireland Fight Against EU War on Corporate Tax Deals
Tech giant Apple and Ireland took their fight over a $14 billion tax bill from the European Union to the European General Court on Tuesday, the first volley in the EU’s war on sweetheart tax deals for multinational corporations.
Read moreHarry Warren Songbook
Four Jays Music Co., for the Harry Warren songbook (“I Only Have Eyes for You,” “There Will Never Be Another You,” “The More I See You,” + 800 more), claims Apple, The Orchard Enterprises and Cleopatra Records violate copyright by distributing digital downloads of Warren’s work, in federal court.
Read moreRF Radiation
Owners of cellphones made by Apple and Samsung accuse the tech giants in a putative class action filed Monday of hiding the fact their smartphones emit radiofrequency radiation sometimes 500% higher than levels recommended by scientists.
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Derivative Action Slams Apple Over ‘Batterygate’ Scandal Stock Drop
Tech giant Apple Inc. faces a shareholder derivative complaint after the company’s share value dropped significantly due to dwindling sales of iPhones after a phone software “fix” slowed down older models to push consumers into purchasing newer models.
Read moreIPhones
A federal judge dismissed with prejudice a class action that claims Apple products are vulnerable to hacking, as plaintiffs did not show that their iPhones diminished in value or were degraded in performance.
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Apple Buys More Self-Driving Car Technology in Latest Deal
Apple has bought a struggling self-driving car startup as the iPhone maker continues to explore the potential market for robotic vehicles, despite recently curtailing its work on the technology.
Read moreCongress Launches Big Tech Antitrust Probe
The federal government may be warming up its antitrust enforcement machine and pointing it at Big Tech.
Read moreApp Store Monopoly Claims Pushed Ahead by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for a group of iPhone owners to advance antitrust claims over the tech giant’s App Store.
Read moreApple, Qualcomm Bury Hatchet in Worldwide Patent War
Apple and Qualcomm settled their global patent war Tuesday, following opening arguments in what was pegged as a lightning-rod five-week trial with billions of dollars at stake.
Read moreQualcomm Awarded $31M in Patent Spat With Apple
An eight-member jury on Friday found Apple infringed three of Qualcomm’s patents used in iPhones, awarding the San Diego-based chipset maker over $31 million in damages.
Read moreMillions at Stake in Qualcomm, Apple Spat
Eight jurors Wednesday heard closing arguments by attorneys in a highly technical federal patent trial in the ongoing global intellectual property dispute between technology giants Qualcomm and Apple where millions of dollars are at stake.
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