Apple has raised the monthly cost of AppleCare+ subscriptions by 50 cents for Macs and iPads, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, extending a wave of price increases that has already hit the company’s hardware lineup. Annual plans went up by five dollars. T…
Apple built a trillion-dollar business on chips it designs itself. It cannot design the ones its AI needs fast enough, so it is going shopping. The iPhone maker is hunting for AI chip acquisitions, The Information reported. In recent months it has talk…
Apple has published the policies governing its upcoming Maps advertising business, revealing a strategy that differs from Google’s. The new rules prohibit home services businesses like plumbers, electricians, locksmiths, and roofers from advertising on…
The deal, which was rumored to be in the works last year, marks an important step for Apple’s AI ambitions in a key market.
New Delhi announced a $6.5 billion smartphone manufacturing program and a $13.3 billion semiconductor push to deepen India’s electronics supply chain.
Apple is in early talks with PrismML, a startup that shrinks large AI models to run directly on a phone. The company’s on-device AI pitch could help Apple keep more of Siri’s work off the cloud. PrismML chief executive Babak Hassibi told CNBC that Appl…
Apple Intelligence has secured regulatory clearance in China, opening a launch path for locally adapted AI features powered partly by Alibaba’s Qwen and Baidu technology.
Alibaba confirmed on Wednesday that its Qwen AI model will be integrated into Apple Intelligence across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS for users in China. “Qwen will be integrated into Apple Intelligence experiences,” an Alibaba spokesperson told CNB…
US federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action accusing Apple of failing to stop images of child sexual abuse from being stored and shared through iCloud, finding that the claims sit inside the liability shield of Section 230 of the Communicati…