IANS- A US court in the state of California has dismissed a lawsuit against Apple and Infosys over allegations that it abused the visa system to save money. The California federal judge nixed a whistleblower’s suit accusing Apple of bringing two trainers from India into the country using B-1 visas instead of the necessary […]
Nishant Arora- Shakespeare, Plato, Galileo, and Newton. The legends came alive in 2019 when Apple (not the 17th-century “aha moment” in the life of young Newton that gave birth to the law of gravity) spent nearly $30 million to restore and revitalize historic Carnegie Library, a 1903 Beaux-Arts building at Mount Vernon Square in […]
IANS- Tech giant Google spent $21.7 million on lobbying efforts last year to influence lawmakers as the government and regulators sought great scrutiny from tech companies related to users’ privacy and unfair market practices. According to a CNBC report on Sunday, Google has been the top spender on lobbying for two consecutive years. “Amazon and […]
Nishant Arora (IANS) It all started with a dream to create something for the world and with innovative Apple technologies like Swift and ARkit (AR) at their disposal, several app developers from India have created a niche space for themselves. Take the case of Rama Krishna, Founder and CEO of Hyderabad-based Fluid Touch that […]
IANS- It was a dream come true for Delhi-based student Palash Taneja when he stood face to face with Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with 13 global students here and in that moment, came the witty question: How are you, Tim Apple? Before Tim Cook could answer that, the floor burst into laughter. “Yes, I […]
IANS- In a surprise move ahead of its expected launch of a video streaming service next week, Apple on Monday introduced an all-new 10.5-inch iPad Air and 7.9-inch iPad mini. The iPad mini (64GB) starts at Rs 34,900 for the Wi-Fi model and Rs 45,900 for the Wi-Fi+Cellular model and the iPad Air (256GB) […]
IANS- Stressing that tech giants have too much influence over our lives, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said she wanted Apple to surrender control over the iOS App Store or cease selling its own apps within it. The Democratic Senator, who recently launched her 2020 presidential bid, is in favor of passing laws that prevent […]
IANS- There has been a substantial gain in health education among the workers at the Apple supplier Wistron Corporation’s manufacturing facility in India, the Cupertino-based iPhone maker has announced. In its 13th annual “Supplier Responsibility Progress Report”, Apple said that there has been 85 percent increase in knowledge about early cancer detection, 60 percent […]
IANS- Apple has reportedly confirmed it is firing 190 employees from its ambitious self-driving car project called Titan. According to a report in San Francisco Chronicle late Wednesday, the Cupertino-based company has laid off mostly engineers, including 38 engineering programme managers, 33 hardware engineers, 31 product design engineers and 22 software engineers. The layoffs […]
IANS – In a bizarre development, Facebook has been found to be secretly paying teenagers $20 each, asking them to install a “Facebook Research” app that lets the company access personal data to know how they use their smartphones. According to a TechCrunch report on Tuesday, the social media giant was running the research […]
