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Apple's Indian dream dented by China pushback
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Foxconn boots Chinese workers as Beijing tightens grip

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s plans to turn India into its new iPhone haven have run into trouble, as Foxconn has been quietly shipping Chinese staff out of the country. This follows its $1.5 billion investment and India’s green light for a new semiconductor plant.

Windows PCs are becoming an endangered species
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Microsoft admits 400 million Windows devices have disappeared

Microsoft exec Yusuf Mehdi probably didn’t think anyone would notice when he claimed that Windows now runs on “over a billion monthly active devices.” The trouble is, the last time Voles in Redmond bragged about such things, the number was 1.4 billion. That was in 2022. Meaning 400 million devices have quietly exited stage left.

Proton slams Apple
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Wednesday, 02 July 2025 10:24

Proton slams Apple


Job’s Mob’s monopoly is bad for business, privacy and democracy

The Fruity Cargo Cult, Apple is taking more flak in the US courts, this time from Proton, which has joined a lawsuit claiming the iOS walled garden is anti-competitive and an active threat to privacy.

Apple accuses ex-employee of pocketing AR "secrets" for Snap
Published in Graphics


He was the one person interested in the Vision Pro

The Fruity Cargo Cult, Apple is waving legal sabres at a former Vision Pro engineer, Di Liu, claiming he swiped thousands of secret documents before legging it to Snap.

Intel CEO eyes ditching 18A to woo Apple and Nvidia
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Chen Liwu may dump billions into the bin

Intel’s new chief executive Chen Liwu, is ready to scrap its heavily hyped 18A process in a desperate attempt to snare big-name customers like the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Nvidia.

Apple may finally launch a "cheap" MacBook for the riff-raff
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New A18-powered laptop could undercut the $999 Air

The Fruity Cargo Cult, Apple is toying with the radical idea of building a laptop that doesn’t require you to sell a kidney or sell your children for medical experiments first.

Germany wants Apple and Google to pull Chinese AI app
Published in Mobiles


Privacy watchdogs fume over DeepSeek’s data funnelling to Beijing

Germany’s data protection commissioner is sharpening the knives for DeepSeek, demanding that the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Google boot the Chinese AI outfit from their German app stores.

Apple's CarPlay Ultra drives carmakers to hit the brakes
Published in Transportation


Luxury brands snub Apple’s dashboard land grab

The Fruity Cargo Cult, Apple’s latest attempt to colonise car dashboards with its CarPlay Ultra system has hit a wall, as several high-end carmakers politely told it to sod off.

Apple scrambles to avoid fresh EU smackdown
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Last-ditch talks aim to dodge hefty Digital Markets Act fines

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is frantically negotiating with Brussels to dodge another regulatory slap as its deadline to comply with the Digital Markets Act runs out on 26 June.

BBC sues Perplexity for content theft as Apple considers buying the AI outfit
Published in AI


Desperate to sort out its AI mess 

Fruity Cargo Cult,  Apple is reportedly poking around AI startup Perplexity because it’s desperate to bolt someone else’s brains onto its failing AI plans.