Did Tim Cook finagle a special tariff deal? Senator Warren wants to know

Did Tim Cook finagle a special tariff deal? Senator Warren wants to know

Source: The Verge Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent Apple CEO Tim Cook a letter asking for information regarding Cook and Apple’s conversations with President Donald Trump’s administration about tariffs and any special exemptions from the tariffs, Bloomberg reports. Warren’s letter, obtained by Bloomberg, points out that Apple “appeared to have invested heavily in influencing the…

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Apple drops ‘available now’ from Apple Intelligence page

Apple drops ‘available now’ from Apple Intelligence page

Source: The Verge The NAD, which is part of the nonprofit BBB National Programs, reviews national advertising campaigns for truthfulness. It recommended that Apple “discontinue or modify” its “available now” claim, saying it “reasonably conveyed the message” that AI-powered features like Priority Notifications, Genmoji, Image Playground, and a ChatGPT integration were available with the launch…

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Apple’s carbon footprint is shrinking  

Apple’s carbon footprint is shrinking  

Source: The Verge Its planet-heating pollution shrank by 800,000 metric tons last year compared to 2023, about a 5 percent drop. Looking back over the past decade, Apple says its global greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by more than 60 percent. That’s no easy feat, especially now as the AI arms race pushes other tech…

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Google, Apple, and Snap aren’t happy about Meta’s poorly-redacted slides

Google, Apple, and Snap aren’t happy about Meta’s poorly-redacted slides

Source: The Verge During Meta’s antitrust trial today, lawyers representing Apple, Google, and Snap each expressed irritation with Meta over the slides it presented on Monday that The Verge found to contain easy-to-remove redactions. Attorneys for both Apple and Snap called the errors “egregious,” with Apple’s representative indicating that it may not be able to…

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