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ESG Is Trojan Horse for Politics: Watchdog; Diesel Prices Headed Back Up: Analyst | NTD Business

Diesel prices are under $5 for the first time in six months, but will it last? Nearly 20 states are pushing back against the world’s largest asset manager, saying it’s politicizing investments, and even endangering national security. Apple is warning users to update devices after finding vulnerabilities that could be exploited. McDonald’s tests out a…


Potential Security Vulnerabilities Prompt Apple to Issue Software Updates for iPhones, Other Devices

Apple Inc. released a new software update this week after revealing serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads, and computers that could enable hackers to take control of millions of people’s devices. According to the tech giant, the two vulnerabilities affect iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Monterey, specifically iPhones dating back to the 6S model, iPads 5th generation and later, the…


Millions of iPhone Users Warned by Federal Agency to Change Settings Immediately

Apple Inc. and a top U.S. cybersecurity agency are urging iPhone, iPad, and Macbook users and administrators to update their iOS software amid recently discovered security vulnerabilities. “Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in macOS Monterey, iOS and iPadOS, and Safari. An attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of…


Apple’s $30 Million Settlement Over Employee Bag Checks Gets Court Approval

A federal judge in California has signed off on Apple Inc.’s $30.5 million settlement in a nearly decade-old lawsuit claiming the company shortchanged 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for time spent in security checks after their shifts. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco approved the settlement in the 2013 class action…


Minnesota Man Charged in Deadly Wisconsin River Attack

HUDSON, Wis.—A 52-year-old Minnesota man was charged Monday with killing a teenager and stabbing four other people in a dispute that allegedly began with a lost cellphone during a weekend tubing excursion on a western Wisconsin river. Investigators said in court documents that Nicolae Miu, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, attacked the group after people accused…


Apple Forecasts Faster Sales Growth, Strong iPhone Demand Despite Glum Economy

Apple Inc. on Thursday said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending, helping it top Wall Street expectations and forecast faster sales growth ahead. The Silicon Valley giant’s shares rose 3.5 percent after hours following the release of the results. Though macroeconomic indicators around the world…


Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Makes Big Round of Stock Trades, Including Apple, Nvidia, Visa

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) disclosed that her husband, Paul Pelosi, invested millions in Nvidia Corporation and sold large quantities of Visa and Apple stocks and call options in June. The congresswoman reported three new stock and stock option trades made by her husband last month in a disclosure filed with the House of Representatives on July 14….


Russia Fines Apple and Zoom for Alleged Data Storage Violation

MOSCOW—U.S. tech giant Apple and Zoom Video Communications were fined on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store the data of Russian citizens on Russian territory. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on battle since Russia sent its armed forces…


Apple Hikes iPhone Price in Japan by Nearly a Fifth

TOKYO—Apple Inc. has hiked by nearly a fifth the cost of its flagship iPhone phone in Japan, which is battling a weakening yen currency and rising inflation. The Cupertino, California-based manufacturer’s entry level iPhone 13 now costs 117,800 yen ($870), Apple’s website showed, compared to 99,800 yen previously. With the dollar up 18 percent against…


Apple’s Former Top Corporate Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud, Insider Trading

Apple Inc.’s former corporate secretary and director of corporate law, Gene Levoff, has admitted to being part of an insider trading scheme that ran for five years. The Department of Justice said on Thursday that 48-year-old Levoff pleaded guilty before the U.S. District Judge William Martini to six counts of securities fraud. “Gene Levoff betrayed the trust of one of the…