CUPERTINO, Calif.—Graduate student Han Wang started a seven-day hunger strike at Apple headquarters on Dec. 5. He is urging the tech giant to revoke its AirDrop restrictions in mainland China, where “A4 protesters” are counting on the Bluetooth-based technique to evade the communist regime’s censorship. Axios reported that a Nov. 9 Apple iOS update restricted…
Student Holds Hunger Strike at Apple Headquarters to Protest AirDrop Restriction in China
Californians Protest Against Apple for Alleged Collusion With Chinese Regime
To show support for the workers of Foxconn and the #A4 revolution in China, some Californians will rally in Cupertino at 11:00 a.m. PT to protest against Apple’s alleged collusion with the Chinese communist regime in its effort to oppress Chinese people. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. * Click the “Save” button below…
FBI ‘Deeply Concerned’ After Apple Says Nearly All iCloud Data Now Has End-to-End Encryption
Apple on Dec. 7 announced a string of new security features, including full end-to-end encryption for nearly all the data its users store in its global iCloud storage system, prompting concern from the FBI. In an overview of the new feature posted to the Apple website, the California-headquartered tech giant said its “Advanced Data Protection” optional setting will provide…
Apple Sued by 2 Women Who Claim Exes Used ‘Dangerous’ AirTags to Stalk Them
Apple has been sued by two women who claim the company’s AirTag devices were used by their ex-partners to stalk them. The class action lawsuit (pdf) was filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday on behalf of the two women, identified as Lauren Hughes and “Jane Doe,” from Texas and New York, respectively. Plaintiffs…
NTD Business (Dec. 5): Musk Unveils 2020 Twitter Censorship Machine; CEO: Wokeness Destroying Workplace
Twitter CEO Elon Musk releases the so called “Twitter Files”, we take a look at the workings behind the censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop story. If your workplace is forcing woke ideologies on you, we have some ways that you can protect yourself. China’s ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns are pushing away Apple. It’s planning to…
Apple’s China Contortions
Commentary China has supposedly been good to Apple. A compliant workforce. Cheap wages. A mass market and unified regulatory structure. All fueled Apple’s explosive profits. Approximately 16 percent of smartphone shipments in China, the world’s biggest market for the technology, are iPhones. So when Beijing says jump, Apple jumps. The company is now limiting its…
Musk’s ‘Name and Shame’ Strategy Works as Apple Resumes Advertising on Twitter
Elon Musk has said that Apple has “fully resumed” advertising on Twitter, adding that the tech giant is the largest advertiser on the platform, as tensions appear to be simmering down between the two companies. The comments were made during a Twitter Spaces conversation on Saturday, which featured more than 90,000 listeners. Later on Sunday,…
Why You Should Eat 2 Apples a Day
The old saying that eating an apple a day will keep the doctor away may have some scientific basis after all, as scientific literature is packed with findings that vouch for this fruit’s healthful benefits. Showing that the saying above goes beyond folk medicine fantasy, a study found that eating one apple a day for four weeks…
Spotify CEO Joins Elon Musk, Accuses Apple of ‘Shameless’ Policies
The CEO of Spotify joined Twitter owner Elon Musk Wednesday in criticizing Apple over its App Store rules, claiming the firm only acts in its own self-interest. In a thread on Twitter, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote that as Musk and “countless entrepreneurs” have noted, “Apple is shameless in their bullying including our recent efforts to…
Trapped by Apple—a Tale of the Great Reset
Commentary I woke up this morning with a feeling somewhere between unnerving and guilty in the pit of my stomach. I had just purchased—and am writing this on—a spanking new M2 Apple MacBook Air in a very slick midnight blue because my old Air (2017) had, I told myself, slowed down and was too old…
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