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With six tweets three weeks ago, President Donald Trump threatened many of the massive gains Amazon has enjoyed throughout its 24-year history. After repeatedly calling out Amazon’s partnership with the US Postal Service — claiming the e-commerce giant was underpaying for shipments and engaging in a “scam” — he ordered a review of USPS finances …

A 6.1-inch Face ID iPhone for just $550. That’s one welcome rumor after 2017 became the year of the thousand-dollar iPhone X. But to achieve a modern-looking “midprice” iPhone with Face ID and an edge-to-edge screen, Apple would have to cut many of the iPhone X’s top-notch features.  Let’s back up a bit. The going rumor-fueled theory is that Apple will …

The initial excitement surrounding the iPhone X may have dwindled. More people may be buying the iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus than the iPhone X in early 2018, according to a recent report by research group Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP). CIRP surveyed 500 people in the US who bought an iPhone, iPad or Mac this year between the …

Apple and Samsung will face off for yet another damages retrial in May — but Tim Cook and Jony Ive won’t be there. The two companies on Monday filed their witness lists with the US District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose for their upcoming trial. The lists included industry experts and executives from both companies, …

Apple is looking to an iPhone-chomping robot to help save the planet.  On Thursday, the consumer electronics maker introduced Daisy — a new robot in Apple’s Austin, Texas, factory that disassembles old iPhones to make it easier to reuse and recycle their parts. It replaces the previous robot, Liam, and uses some of the older machine’s components.  Daisy’s unveiling is …

All of Apple’s facilities around the world now run on 100 percent clean energy.  That includes the company’s retail stores, offices, data centers and co-located facilities in 43 countries, Apple said in a press release Monday. The company also noted that nine more of its manufacturing partners have committed to powering all of their Apple production with renewable energy, bringing …

Apple CEO Tim Cook maybe be unfriending Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg after he hears some of the quotes from a new interview Zuckerberg did with Vox.com editor at large Ezra Klein. In the just-published interview, Zuckerberg responds strongly to Cook’s criticisms of Facebook’s business model, which in turn come from an upcoming MSNBC interview, which is set to air on …

“Welcome to first period with Mr. Harmon,” says a big screen at the front of the classroom. The teacher stands to the side, holding an iPad in his hands. I’m sitting on a stool at a black lab table in what appears to be a science classroom, next to roughly 40 other adults crammed inside. In front of us are …

Apple hopes to soon make it easier for you to manage your privacy. The iPhone maker plans to roll out four privacy management tools to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect May 25. That includes the ability to get a copy of your data, request a correction to your data, deactivate your account …

Apple is making a big push to get students to use its products in the classroom. On Tuesday, the iPhone maker unveiled several new education tools during an event at Chicago’s largest public high school, Lane Tech College Prep, in which it launched a new iPad.  Here’s a brief look at the new tools and programs. Apple School Manager: Lets teachers …