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That didn’t last long. Less than a month after it began reopening, Apple said Friday it will be closing 11 stores as coronavirus cases rise in states that have lifted their lockdowns. The 11 stores are in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. Customers who left devices at the stores for repairs will have …

Before leaving the company, Apple design chief Jony Ive reportedly clashed with the team developing its upcoming virtual reality headset. While the team — which had grown under executive Mike Rockwell to to number more than 1,000 employees — had high technical ambitions for its dual virtual reality and augmented reality wearable, Ive demanded that …

Apple will reopen its New York City stores by appointment this week after the coronavirus shuttered them for three months. The iPhone-maker’s 10 retail locations will open their doors this week for the first time since March, it said in a statement, allowing customers to schedule appointments for order pickups or device repairs. The Cupertino, …

European Union regulators have launched two antitrust investigations focused on whether Apple violated competition rules in its App Store and its mobile payment service. The probes mark the European Commission’s latest crackdown on tech giants over competition concerns. Regulators could fine Apple up to 10 percent of its annual revenue if they find the company …

Apple’s next iPhone may have a lot in common with the iPad Pro. Images purporting to be of the molds that case-makers use to create their designs have leaked onto Twitter, and indicate that Apple is cribbing a number of design elements from its premium tablet. The sides are squared off, just like the rumored …

Apple has set a July 10 release date for “Greyhound,” the World War II drama that stars Tom Hanks, who wrote the script from C.S. Foreste’s novel “The Good Shepherd.” The film will make its global premiere exclusively on streaming service Apple TV+ in more than 100 countries. “Greyhound” was slated to be released theatrically by …

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Thursday the iPhone maker will increase spending with black-owned partners in its supply chain and seek to increase minority representation among the firms it does business with. Cook made the remarks in a video posted to Twitter announcing a $100 million racial equity and justice initiative in the …

Stassi Schroeder’s podcast, “Straight Up With Stassi,” has been dropped by all major platforms after she was fired from “Vanderpump Rules” after making a false police report on her former castmate Faith Stowers. Radio.com released a statement Wednesday saying, “We recently learned of racially charged and inappropriate actions by Stassi Schroeder during one of her …

Apple could announce plans this month to swap out Intel chips with its own processors in Mac computers, a new report says. The tech giant is getting ready to make the switch official at its Worldwide Developers Conference that starts on June 22, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. The annual event will be held online because …

Apple is adding more benefits to lure customers into getting its credit card. Apple Card holders will soon be able to buy a wider selection of the iPhone-maker’s products on interest-free installment plans spread out over 12 or 24 months. While the installment offer had previously only been available for the iPhone, it will soon …