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Apple designs and sells consumer electronics and personal computers, and also operates retail stores and streaming service Apple TV+. It is one of the world’s biggest companies and the second-largest mobile phone-maker after Samsung.
Chairman / President
Arthur D. Levinson
CEO / Managing Director
Tim Cook
Tim Cook
CFO / Finance Director
Luca Maestri
Industry
Computer hardware. Computer software. Consumer electronics. Digital distribution
Website
apple.com
Headquarters address
Apple Campus, Cupertino, California, U.S.
Stock Code
NASDAQ: AAPL
Year founded
1976
Apple has started offering discounts under the government subsidy scheme through its own domestic retail channels. Photo: Shutterstock
China technology

Apple joins China’s subsidy scheme to lift sales amid heated local competition

Consumers in Beijing and Shanghai can avail themselves of discounts of up to US$278 on select models of Apple devices, including the iPhone.

Huawei

Huawei, SMIC struggle to advance chips to 5-nm level, MateBook shows: report

United States

US President Trump delays US’ TikTok ban again: ‘deadline purgatory’

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E-commerce

China subsidies give Alibaba, JD.com sales lift during 618 shopping festival

The Chinese e-commerce giants again withheld total gross merchandise value figures, continuing a trend in recent years amid a maturing market.

More than 453 brands each surpassed 100 million yuan in gross merchandise value on Taobao and Tmall during this year’s 618 shopping festival. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba updates open-source Qwen3 models for AI deployment on Apple devices

This development appears to reflect Apple’s efforts to expand the availability of its Apple Intelligence suite to mainland China.

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US-China tech war

US pushes Vietnam to decouple from Chinese tech, sources say

Vietnam has been asked ‘to reduce its dependency on Chinese hi-tech’, say one of the people familiar with the discussions.

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Donald Trump

Trump family announces mobile service, US$499 gold smartphone

Trump Mobile is latest deal brokered by the US president’s children to capitalise on his surname while he is in office.

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US President Donald Trump uses his mobile phone in the Oval Office. File photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Apple targets spring 2026 for release of delayed Siri AI upgrade

The company originally introduced the next-generation Siri features at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June of last year.

Foxconn

Apple is shipping nearly all of its India-made iPhones to the US

From March to May, Foxconn exported iPhones worth US$3.2 billion from India, with an average of 97 per cent shipped to the US.

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Wearables

Review | Sony’s new XM6 headphones are incredible, but are they worth the price?

Sony’s WH-1000XM6 headphones offer great sound, active noise cancelling and battery life, but should you upgrade your XM5s? How they review.

Promotional photo of the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones, featuring American singer-songwriter Post Malone
Smartphones

10 major changes for Apple devices and iPhones from AI to new software look

Operating systems for iPhones and other Apple devices will have a new look, and other changes include AI features and a revamped camera app.

Apple’s Live Translation on FaceTime in the new macOS Tahoe that helps users communicate across languages. Photo: EPA-EFE
China technology

Apple’s most sweeping software redesign disappoints mainland Chinese consumers

The hashtag ‘iOS26 Ugly’ was microblogging app Weibo’s top-trending topic on Tuesday, as thousands of netizens expressed their discontent.

Hong Kong national security law

Hongkongers warned not to download mobile game ‘promoting secessionist agenda’

Individuals who download Reversed Front: Bonfire may be considered in possession of a seditious publication, police warn.

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iPhone

Apple’s AI takes back seat to design, iPad revamp at WWDC event

The new interface, called Liquid Glass, was introduced Monday at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference.

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9, 2025. Photo: AFP
OnePlus

OnePlus looks to undercut Apple and Samsung with new US$700 tablet

Android tablets have failed to make much of a dent in the US to Apple’s tablet business.

In this photo illustration the OnePlus logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. Photo: Shutterstock Images
India

Apple gives Tata India iPhone repair business as partnership expands

As the US tech giant looks beyond China for manufacturing, Tata has quickly emerged as a key supplier.

Timepieces

Jon Hamm’s watch collection includes everything from Apple to Rolex

In his latest project, Apple TV+’s Your Friends and Neighbors, Hamm steals a Patek Philippe Nautilus – in real life, his own watch collection is just as covetable, with plenty of limited editions.

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Xiaomi

Xiaomi founder stays on as honorary chairman at Chinese software firm

Kingsoft Office is best known for its WPS Office software, a popular local alternative to Microsoft Office.

Xiaomi founder, chairman and CEO, Lei Jun. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Why new US curbs on China’s tech tests could raise prices for American consumers

Or is this another ‘Taco’ moment for the Trump administration?

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E-commerce

Alibaba, JD.com sales surge during 618 festival, thanks to subsidy programme

Preliminary data shows Apple, Xiaomi, Huawei, Midea and Haier each rang up sales of over US$13.9 million on the two shopping platforms.

Huawei

Huawei to launch premium Pura 80 smartphone series next week

The Chinese tech giant has remained silent amid speculation about an upgraded chip for the coming model.

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A Huawei flagship store in the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing. Photo: AP Photo
Artificial intelligence

Samsung nears wide-ranging deal with Perplexity for AI features

The South Korean tech giant is also expected to be one of the biggest investors in a new round of funding for Perplexity.

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge is on display during an event at its store in Seoul, South Korea, May 13, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Smartphones

Apple faces another year of iPhone woes in China as Huawei rises

Fierce competition from Chinese rivals and a broader economic slowdown are contributing to another weak year for Apple, IDC says.

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United States

Opinion | Why US exceptionalism, export of crassness are losing their shallow appeal

America’s inevitable decline proves that nations thrive by prioritising their needs and working with others, not seeking economic dominance.

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Foxconn

Foxconn expects robust revenue growth from AI despite US tariffs

The world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer plans to enter the US market by the end of this year, chairman Young Liu says.

Foxconn’s headquarters in New Taipei City. Photo: AFP
TSMC

TSMC to open chip design centre in Munich amid Europe’s AI push

TSMC is building the US$11 billion microchip manufacturing plant through a joint venture, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

The site of a future chip factory of TSMC in Dresden, Germany. Photo: dpa
Xiaomi

Xiaomi refutes claims of using Arm-designed chip for XRing O1

Xiaomi’s first smartphone chip uses Arm’s Cortex cores, leading to speculation that it was using a customised solution from the British firm.

United States

Opinion | Will Trump’s high-stakes tariff gamble pay off?

Amid domestic legal challenges and a lack of deals with trade partners, time is running out for Trump to score ‘Liberation Day’ victories.

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