Tag: Tim Cook

August 24, 2021

Bloomberg reports that Tim Cook, Satay Nadella, and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy are the big names attending tomorrow afternoon’s meeting. They could be joined by Google’s Sundar Pichai, who has been invited, along with execs from IBM, and JPMorgan Chase. […]

October 17, 2019

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday encouraged the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that would phase out per-country limits on green cards. “Immigrants make this country stronger and our economy more dynamic. As a first step toward needed comprehensive reform, […]

October 11, 2019

For many U.S. tech companies, access to the Chinese market requires walking a tightrope between the liberal principles they promote at home and the laws they must abide by in China. Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook became the latest Silicon […]

January 30, 2019

In the wake of TechCrunch’s investigation yesterday, Apple blocked Facebook’s Research VPN app before the social network could voluntarily shut it down. The Research app asked users for root network access to all data passing through their phone in exchange […]

January 3, 2019

You may have heard overnight that there was a little news about the first second third fourth-ranked U.S. company by market capitalization. In a blab-fest worthy of Dr. Phil, Apple CEO Tim Cook issued a 1,370-word letter to investors about […]

October 2, 2017

A federal judge ruled Saturday that the FBI does not have to disclose the name of the vendor and how much it was paid by the government for a hacking tool that unlocked the iPhone of a terrorist behind the […]

August 2, 2017

Mac sales remained strong, and iPad sales returned to growth during Apple’s most recent quarter, helping to propel the company as buyers await a major iPhone launch this fall. The Mac and iPad lines got a lift from a number […]

May 3, 2017

As Apple reported that its Mac product line continued its winning streak during the most recent quarter, CEO Tim Cook said the company has no intention of backing down from the PC category. “We’re investing aggressively in its future, and […]

December 20, 2016

Although Apple released new MacBooks and redesigned MacBook Pros this year, one area of the Mac lineup could still use some attention: the desktop. The iMac was last refreshed in October 2015, the Mac Mini was last refreshed in October […]

September 5, 2016

Irish ministers confirmed on Friday, after days of talks, that they will appeal against the European Union’s Apple tax ruling. Earlier this week, Ireland was ordered by the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, to reclaim €13 billion […]

September 2, 2016

In an interview with Irish public broadcaster RTÉ, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the company planned on bringing billions of dollars held overseas back to the United States to be subject to American taxes. “We provisioned several billion […]

February 25, 2016

The Apple vs. DOJ/FBI week continues with a Tim Cook interview that aired Wednesday evening on national television. Apple’s CEO sat down (in his office) with David Muir of ABC News, in his first public discussion since the court order […]

February 25, 2016

There’s been ongoing dialogue about Apple’s upcoming legal strategy in its battle with the government about whether it should be required to comport with a court order mandating that the Cupertino gadget maker assist the authorities in accessing a locked, […]

February 23, 2016

Bill Gates is siding with the FBI and says Apple should unlock the phone of the San Bernardino shooter. In an interview with FT, the Microsoft founder simply reiterates the Justice Department’s claim that this is a one-off case and […]

February 19, 2016

Earlier this week, Apple was ordered by a U.S. judge to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the case of the San Bernardino shooting that took place in December 2015. The judge ruled that the tech giants must provide […]

February 18, 2016

Tuesday’s court order compelling Apple to hack the iPhone belonging to a gunman who killed 14 people and injured 22 others has ignited an acrimonious debate. CEO Tim Cook called the order “chilling” because, he said, it requires company engineers […]

December 21, 2015

In a strong defense of encryption, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said that there was no trade-off between privacy and national security when it comes to encryption. “I think that’s an overly simplistic view. We’re America. We should have both,” he […]