Michael Liedtke

Sales staffs work at an Apple shop in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in US, despite President Donald Trump’s trade war with China

April 12, 2025 at 5:28 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push Apple into manufacturing the iPhone in the United States for the first time.

FILE – The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are displayed at the Apple Fifth Avenue store, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from reciprocal tariffs

April 12, 2025 at 1:54 p.m.

The Trump administration late Friday said they would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics...

Protesters rally against Tesla CEO Elon Musk outside a Tesla store in San Francisco on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Protests against Elon Musk’s purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms

March 31, 2025 at 12:32 p.m.

Protesters against billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump demonstrated outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in...

FILE – This is a display of iPhone 16s in an Apple Store in Pittsburgh on Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company’s diversity programs

February 25, 2025 at 6:20 p.m.

Apple shareholders rebuffed an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into joining President Donald Trump’s push to scrub corporate programs designed to diversify its workforce.

Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone

February 19, 2025 at 5:21 p.m.

Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the audience for a bundle of artificial intelligence technology that the...

FILE – Audience members gather at Made By Google for new product announcements at Google on Aug. 13, 2024, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File)

Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump’s new government contractor rules

February 5, 2025 at 6:46 p.m.

Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have abandoned or scaled back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

FILE – Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, speaks about Siri during an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., June 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Apple users could soon see payout as company agrees to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping and recording conversations

January 2, 2025 at 4:45 p.m.

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its devices.

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