Apple’s head of marketing for its new headset, the Vision Pro, has retired from his role. Frank Casanova has worked at the Big Tech firm for 36 years, according to a Wednesday (April 24) Bloomberg report. Casanova left the company last week, Bloomberg said, citing an update on his...
Apple will reportedly launch new products in a May 7 online event. The company sent invitations to the media Tuesday (April 23), and those files feature a graphic that includes the iPad stylus, Apple Pencil, CNBC reported Tuesday. The graphic can also be seen on the Apple...
Apple has stepped up its foray into artificial intelligence (AI) by acquiring Datakalab, a Paris-based AI tech startup. The acquisition, finalized on Dec. 17, was quietly noted in a filing with the European Commission and reported by French media. It’s part of Apple’s reported push into AI. ...
Apple’s troubles in China continue, with iPhone sales reportedly plummeting 19% during the last quarter. That brought the company’s flagship product to its worst performance since the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020, Bloomberg news reported Tuesday (April 23), citing data from Counterpoint Research. Apple dropped to...
European Union (EU) antitrust regulators are reportedly preparing to approve Apple’s tap-and-go mobile payments system proposals as early as May. The tech company had proposed to open the system to rivals after being accused by the European Commission (EC) of thwarting competition. After getting feedback from Apple’s rivals and customers,...
Apple has removed Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads, as well as Telegram and Signal, from its App Store in China. The company was ordered to do so by the Cyberspace Administration of China, which cited national security concerns, Apple told Reuters in a report posted Friday (April 19)....
For Apple — and as been seen already with Block (formerly Square) — the drive is to get consumers to spend the cash, rather than just bank it. Apple, of course, has been forging an ecosystem that includes financial services, where Apple Cash serves as...
Apple Cash cards now have virtual card numbers, enabling users to securely spend their Apple Cash at merchants that don’t accept Apple Pay. This change was included among updates to Apple Cash terms and conditions released Tuesday (April 9). To view their virtual card number, users go to...
Sunrate has added Apple Pay to its global payment and treasury management platform. This new option offers the company’s commercial credit card customers a safer, more secure and private way to pay, Sunrate said in a Sunday (April 4) press release. “More and more businesses seek out for the...