Apple CEO Tim Cook has been appointed chairman of the advisory board for Tsinghua University’s economics school in Beijing, according to the South China Morning Post and a Chinese-language meeting summary noted by Apple Insider.Cook apparently will assume the role for a three-year term and recently served as chairman for a meeting, the South China Morning…
Apple Inc on Tuesday forecast stronger-than-expected third-quarter revenue and Chief Executive Tim Cook said iPhone sales had started to stabilize in China, a sign that Apple’s price cuts there are helping limit sales declines.IPhone sales marked their steepest decline ever, falling 17 per cent in the fiscal second quarter from a year earlier and slightly…
A massive fire broke out at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, destroying the roof, spire, and several other large parts of the church. Several people and corporations have pledged to donate money to the cathedral’s rebuilding efforts. On Tuesday morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted that Apple will be one of those companies donating…
Apple’s App Store downloads went into decline, possibly for the first time ever, according to research by Morgan Stanley.Apple recently stopped providing device unit sales data and asked people to focus on revenue success instead.Apple’s services division — App Store downloads, music, and iTunes — is a key revenue driver that the company hoped would…
Apple saw a big slowdown in revenue from entertainment apps in the App Store in March. That’s according to Morgan Stanley, which issued a note saying a slowdown in an important engine of App Store revenue was worth keeping an eye on. This comes after Netflix pulled iTunes billing, depriving Apple of up to $256…
FILE PHOTO: Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the China Development Forum in Beijing, China, March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter March 23, 2019 BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple chief executive Tim Cook nudged China on Saturday to open up and said the future would depend on global collaboration, as the United States and China remained locked in…
Elon Musk: SEC Chaos Might Allow Tesla CEO to Work on Less ‘Boring ProjectsElon Musk’s recently row with the SEC might free him up to work on passion projects. | Source: REUTERS / Toru Hanai / File PhotoIf Elon Musk was busy last week, he’s swamped this week. The workaholic Tesla boss has his hands…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared to take aim at Apple on Wednesday in the companies’ ongoing battle over privacy. The social networking company won’t set up data centers in countries with poor human-rights records, he said. That stance has caused it to lose business, but it’s a “tradeoff we’re willing to make,” he said. Zuckerberg…
Mohammed bin Salman (center), the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, with Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and co-founder Sergey Brin (right). Getty Images Google has rejected calls to remove a Saudi government app which offers a tool for men to control where women travel. The company told the office of Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier, who…
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, which is widely expected to launch a subscription streaming video service next month. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Apple’s impending video service is getting a lot of hype. But even if it’s smash hit, the video service won’t be able to make up for Apple’s declining iPhone sales, Jefferies analyst Tim O’Shea…