Apple CEO Tim Cook has called for new regulations to protect data privacy. Cook spoke on Saturday at the China Development Forum in Beijing, responding to a question about Facebook’s handling of the Cambridge Analytical data harvesting scandal, according to Bloomberg. The consulting firm allegedly purchased profile data on 50million Facebook users from a personality quiz app in violation of the site’s terms of service. ‘I think that this certain […]

The Apple CEO is urging tech companies and governments to publicly address the dangers of misinformation. Apple CEO Tim Cook is calling on government agencies and tech companies to work together on a public service campaign to combat the spread of fake news. The proliferation of misinformation is a “big problem in a lot of the world” and is “killing people’s minds in a way,” Cook said Friday in an […]

Apple on Thursday announced the opening of a new office here that will focus on development of digital maps for its products including iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. The Californian tech giant said in a statement that this investment will accelerate Maps development and create up to 4,000 jobs. The company, however, did not disclose the quantum of investment that it intends to invest on the facility. “We are […]

Apple spends nearly $700,000 (about Rs 44616215) a year to protect CEO Tim Cook. Patently Apple pulled the figure from Apple’s Schedule 14A report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. In full, the report stated (emphasis our own): “This amount represents: (i) the Company’s contributions to Mr. Cook’s account under its 401(k) plan in the amount of $15,600; (ii) Company-paid term life insurance premiums in the amount of $2,520; […]

  When Tim Cook took over Apple from Steve Jobs, reports said, Cook will “mark a new era not only for Apple but for gay progress.” He was called the most powerful gay man in Silicon Valley. But Cook didn’t deny or admit to it, until now though there were a lot of articles speculating about his sexuality. In a powerful op-ed in Bloomberg Businessweek, the Apple CEO has publicly […]