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iPhone Maker Braces for China’s Ire Over Founder’s Taiwan Presidential Bid
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iPhone Maker Braces for China’s Ire Over Founder’s Taiwan Presidential Bid

Updated Nov. 14, 2023 10:20 am ETFoxconn Technology, one of Apple’s biggest suppliers, said it has contingency plans in case the company faces repercussions in China over its founder’s bid for the Taiwan presidency. Terry Gou, who has stepped down from executive roles at the company but still holds more than 12% of its shares, on Tuesday qualified to run in January’s poll after the election commission said he had obtained more than 900,000 valid voter signatures, three times the number required to become a candidate.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Why Apple’s Find My Says Your Stuff Is Lost When It’s Not
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Why Apple’s Find My Says Your Stuff Is Lost When It’s Not

Nov. 12, 2023 10:00 am ETApple’s Find My alerts might cry wolf a bit too often.Lily Cartwright takes a 20-minute bus ride most mornings to the burger restaurant where she works. On the way, Siri would often interrupt her favorite ’80s tunes to say, “Lily’s AirPods Pro left behind.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Humane Ai Pin: Former Apple Execs Launch AI Device in Bid for Post-Smartphone Future
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Humane Ai Pin: Former Apple Execs Launch AI Device in Bid for Post-Smartphone Future

A group of former Apple executives is launching a consumer device that will be among the first to use a ChatGPT-powered voice assistant, one of a number of new hardware offerings seeking to free users from the ubiquity of smartphones.On Thursday, the San Francisco-based startup Humane announced the availability of a wearable device, called the Ai Pin, which sits on a user’s chest like a Star Trek badge. The company said its main function is to access an artificial-intelligence assistant that uses ChatGPT, the hugely popular chatbot created by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, primarily to understand commands.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Humane Ai Pin: Former Apple Execs Launch AI Device in Bid for Post-Smartphone Future
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Humane Ai Pin: Former Apple Execs Launch AI Device in Bid for Post-Smartphone Future

A group of former Apple executives is launching a consumer device that will be among the first to use a ChatGPT-powered voice assistant, one of a number of new hardware offerings seeking to free users from the ubiquity of smartphones.On Thursday, the San Francisco-based startup Humane announced the availability of a wearable device, called the Ai Pin, which sits on a user’s chest like a Star Trek badge. The company said its main function is to access an artificial-intelligence assistant that uses ChatGPT, the hugely popular chatbot created by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, primarily to understand commands.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Never-Updaters: Why Some People Refuse to Download New iPhone and Mac Software
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Never-Updaters: Why Some People Refuse to Download New iPhone and Mac Software

Some people regularly update their phone and computer software. Others take their sweet, sweet time.Ashley Mwitanti is in the latter camp. Her iPhone 11 is behind by about two full versions of iOS. She says she’s stuck because she would need to delete a few gigabytes of data to update the device. No matter how many random pictures and screenshots she deletes, she can’t seem to free up enough space.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta Rebound With Strong Results as AI Fuels Optimism
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Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta Rebound With Strong Results as AI Fuels Optimism

Oct. 30, 2023 10:00 am ETThe tech giants are shaking off the postpandemic blues.Microsoft, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet last week delivered quarterly reports showing strong growth and improving margins in areas from digital advertising to e-commerce to cloud computing.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Apple’s New M3 MacBook Pro and M3 iMac: Some Tricks, Some Treats
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Apple’s New M3 MacBook Pro and M3 iMac: Some Tricks, Some Treats

Sorry, kids, Apple’s Halloween surprise is both trick and treat.At its “Scary Fast” virtual event on Monday evening, company executives announced the M3 chip family, a trio of processors that power new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops and a new iMac. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Big Western Brands Are Getting Squeezed by Chinese Belt-Tightening
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Big Western Brands Are Getting Squeezed by Chinese Belt-Tightening

Updated Nov. 5, 2023 12:01 am ETHONG KONG—Leading Western brands in China are feeling the pinch from the country’s consumer slump.From luxury cosmetics firm Estée Lauder to apparel maker Canada Goose and iPhone seller Apple, companies are reporting weak results, with some saying customers aren’t reopening their wallets almost a year after Covid-related isolation ended.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8