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UK Government Issues New Order to Access iCloud User Data
Hartley Charlton, MacRumors
The UK government has issued a new request for Apple to provide access to encrypted iCloud user data, the Financial Times reports. The report reveals that, in early September, the UK Home Office demanded that Apple creates a way for officials to access…
Oct 1, 2025, 1:05 PM
TikTok Sale Gains Momentum as Trump Signs Executive Order Approving Deal
Juli Clover, MacRumors
U.S. President Donald Trump today signed an executive order approving a deal that would see TikTok's U.S. operations largely sold off, reports CNBC. The deal would allow TikTok to comply with U.S. law requiring the social media service to be sold to a non-Chi…
Sep 25, 2025, 10:58 PM
'The Savant' Star Jessica Chastain Says Apple TV+ Delay Is Wrong Call Amid Violence
Juli Clover, MacRumors
Earlier this week, Apple made the decision to delay the release of upcoming Apple TV+ series "The Savant" due to its topic and the current political climate. Jessica Chastain, who plays the main character in the series, today said that she does not support Ap…
Sep 24, 2025, 4:35 PM
Apple CEO Tim Cook Invited Back to White House for Tech Event
Hartley Charlton, MacRumors
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been invited to an event for tech leaders at the White House today in the newly renovated Rose Garden, according to The Hill. Cook is among more than two dozen technology executives invited to the White House by President Donald Tr…
Sep 4, 2025, 12:14 PM
Apple Says App Store Changes Go Too Far in New Epic Games Appeal Filing
Juli Clover, MacRumors
The court order that required Apple to change its anti-steering App Store rules is unlawful and unconstitutional, Apple said today in a reply brief directed at Epic Games and filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Apple argues that it has been strippe…
Aug 30, 2025, 12:00 AM
UK Still Demanding Global Access to iCloud User Data, Filings Suggest
Tim Hardwick, MacRumors
The UK government's secret demand for Apple to create backdoor access to encrypted user data was far broader than previously known, reports the Financial Times. British officials didn't just want to break Apple's Advanced Data Protection feature, but sought t…
Aug 29, 2025, 10:13 AM
Apple CEO Tim Cook Featured in Latest South Park Episode
Juli Clover, MacRumors
Popular cartoon series South Park has been satirizing U.S. President Donald Trump, and the latest episode, titled "Sickofancy," includes Apple CEO Tim Cook. A cartoon version of Cook is depicted visiting Trump in the White House to provide him with a gif…
Aug 21, 2025, 7:27 PM
Apple's iPhone 17 Manufacturing Expands Across Five Indian Plants
Tim Hardwick, MacRumors
Apple is ramping up iPhone production in India across five factories as it continues reducing dependence on China for U.S.-bound devices. For the first time, all four iPhone 17 models will be manufactured in India in preparation for launch next month, reports…
Aug 19, 2025, 9:18 AM
US Government May Buy a Stake in Intel
Hartley Charlton, MacRumors
The Trump administration is in preliminary discussions to acquire an equity stake in former Apple chip supplier Intel, a move aimed at accelerating the company's delayed manufacturing expansion in Ohio (via Bloomberg). The proposal reportedly emerged fol…
Aug 15, 2025, 12:22 PM
Will the iPhone 17 Cost More? All the Rumors About a Price Increase
Juli Clover, MacRumors
With Apple paying tariffs on imports from many of the countries where it sources devices and device components, there have been multiple rumors about possible price increases for the iPhone 17 models. The tariff situation has been in flux for most of the…
Aug 12, 2025, 8:42 PM
iPhone 17 Models 'Likely' to Have Higher Prices, Another Analyst Says
Joe Rossignol, MacRumors
iPhone 17 models will "likely" be more expensive than iPhone 16 models in the U.S., according to Jeff Pu, an analyst at investment firm GF Securities. In a research note this week, Pu attributed the potential iPhone 17 price increases to the U.S. imposin…
Aug 10, 2025, 12:33 AM
Trump Announces 100% Tariff on Semiconductors, With Exemptions for Companies Building in the U.S.
Juli Clover, MacRumors
U.S. President Donald Trump today said that there will be a 100 percent tariff on chips and semiconductors imported into the United States, but with a major exception. Companies that are building in the United States, or that have made a commitment to bu…
Aug 6, 2025, 9:43 PM
Apple's Q3 Sales Boosted by Consumers Scrambling to Beat Tariff Price Hikes
Juli Clover, MacRumors
Apple customers afraid of massive price hikes because of tariffs helped Apple's device sales during the fiscal third quarter of 2025, Apple CEO Tim Cook said today. Speaking to Reuters, Cook said that approximately one percentage point of Apple's 10 perc…
Jul 31, 2025, 9:23 PM
Apple's Tim Cook and Eddy Cue Attend 2025 Sun Valley Conference
Hartley Charlton, MacRumors
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue are attending the 2025 Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho, joining an exclusive gathering of global leaders from the technology, media, finance, and political sectors (via Fortune).…
Jul 14, 2025, 5:38 AM
Apple Remains in Trump's Crosshairs as Trade Advisor Again Criticizes China Reliance
Juli Clover, MacRumors
U.S. trade director Peter Navarro took aim at Apple again today, causing the company's stock to briefly drop. In an interview with Fox Business, Navarro said that Apple thinks that it is "too big to tariff," suggesting that Apple might be expecting a tariff e…
Jul 9, 2025, 9:26 PM
Trump Administration Reignites Criticism of Apple's China Dependence
Hartley Charlton, MacRumors
Apple is once again under pressure from the Trump administration over its dependence on Chinese manufacturing, as senior trade advisor Peter Navarro publicly criticized CEO Tim Cook for failing to shift iPhone production to the United States. In an inter…
Jul 8, 2025, 1:51 AM
Amid Third TikTok Ban Extension, Trump Claims to Have Potential Buyer
Juli Clover, MacRumors
Popular social network TikTok is still operating in the United States under a ban that has been paused by U.S. President Donald Trump, but it's possible that a deal for the sale of company is closer to being completed. Trump this week said that he identi…
Jul 1, 2025, 9:28 PM
Trump to Delay TikTok Ban for Another 90 Days
Juli Clover, MacRumors
U.S. President Donald Trump will extend the looming TikTok ban for another 90 days later this week, the White House said today (via Axios). It will be the third extension Trump has put in place since taking office in January. Trump's second TikTok extens…
Jun 17, 2025, 11:15 PM
U.S. DoJ Again Calls for Google to Sell Chrome
MacRumors
There is a good chance that Google will be forced to sell off its Chrome browser, as the U.S. Department of Justice under Donald Trump is continuing...
Mar 10, 2025, 11:32 PM
Apple CEO Tim Cook Will Attend Trump Inauguration
MacRumors
Apple CEO Tim Cook will be one of several tech CEOs in attendance at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, reports Bloomberg. Earlier...
Jan 15, 2025, 11:29 PM