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Does Apple really think we’re ready to ditch the headphone jack?

Rumour is Apple will announce the end of its analogue audio connector at the iPhone 7 launch, in favour of either Lightning or USB-C. But is it a good idea?

The Chinese are coming. Samsung is steady. Apple’s iPhone 7 has to impress

This week’s launch of Apple’s latest smartphone comes in an unfamilar period for the company – one of falling sales and declining revenues

Is it time to switch from iOS to Android?

With yet another iPhone in the pipeline, could it be time to make the change to Google’s operating system? These questions and answers may help you decide

Why EU state aid is not the right tool to fight tax avoidance

Rather than pursuing companies such as Apple for what they did in the past, we should focus on shaping a fair tax system for the future

‘Political crap’: Tim Cook condemns Apple tax ruling

Chief executive criticises EU’s imposition of €13bn back tax bill and accuses authorities of ‘picking on’ Ireland

Irish government split over immediate appeal against Apple tax bill

Cabinet meets amid divisions as to correct response to European commission ruling ordering company to pay back €13bn

Silicon Valley outraged by Apple tax bill: ‘Europe is changing rules retroactively’

European commission called unfair in move some say could affect tech industry’s future – but others argue Apple shouldn’t just ‘enrich the 1%’

A tunnel to Wales or a gallery full of Gauguins: how Ireland could spend Apple’s money

Ireland may be reluctant to take a huge tax payment by the tech giant, but think about what they could do with the cash …

Barbra Streisand used Steve Jobs as an IT help desk

Singer says when she could not work something out on her computer she called up the Apple co-founder for IT advice

Apple co-founder: ditching iPhone 7 headphone jack would tick people off

Steve Wozniak criticised company’s rumoured plan to make customers rely on Lightning cable or Bluetooth headphones

US warns Europe over plan to demand millions in unpaid taxes from Apple

US Treasury says investigations into alleged tax avoidance by US companies including Amazon and Starbucks could create ‘unfortunate precedent’

Bounty hunters are legally hacking Apple and the Pentagon – for big money

A growing roster of ‘white hat’ hackers earn thousands finding chinks in the digital armor of the US government and companies such as Apple and Google

Barbra Streisand calls Tim Cook to fix Siri’s mispronunciation of her name

The American singer and actor reveals personal plea to Apple head to fix Siri’s butchery of her name which will be fixed on 30 September

Duo video calling app: Google launches cross-platform answer to FaceTime

App for Android and iOS aims to be simple, friction-free alternative to Skype, using your phone number to quickly place free video calls

Apps, Gwyneth Paltrow and $10m: what’s up with Apple’s new TV show?

The reaction to Planet of the Apps, in which app developers compete for investment under the guidance of Paltrow and will.i.am, has been lukewarm

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  • Landship review – soldiers yearn for tinned pies in muddy first world war drama that stays inside the tank
  • Self-doubt, burnout … and Taylor Swift: why Toy Story 5 is the ultimate millennial girl movie
  • Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive
  • Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas
  • UK plans to give established media more visibility on YouTube and TikTok
  • HR consultant wins English court case using AI lawyer in apparent legal first
  • Two Britons plead guilty to £39m 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London
  • The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype
  • Angry and lonely after my marriage ended, I came dangerously close to embracing the manosphere
  • Tesla drivers crash into swimming pool and home in separate US incidents
  • Once Upon a Time in Holyhead: Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue shooting film in Porthcawl
  • AI models capable of devastating attacks on governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns
  • Pitfall review – big-hole survival horror is as if cast of Friends strayed into Deliverance
  • Jabs, human ash and a tapeworm: behind the appetite for a new kind of disordered eating movie
  • Benita review – Alan Berliner puts new spin on late film-maker’s work in entrancing tribute
  • ‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movie characters
  • Shadows of Willow Cabin review – secrets fester beneath horny hookup in low budget horror
  • The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine review – scavenger’s story reveals a rich seam to mine
  • The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence
  • Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?
  • Superfood or sweet treat? 17 delicious ways with popcorn – from snack bars and choux buns to salads and soups
  • Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality
  • Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media
  • Suppliers unable to chase fees after film producer’s 50 companies are struck off
  • To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?
  • Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach
  • ‘Once my tummy stopped shaking, I was absorbed by the scale, spectacle and wonder’: your Steven Spielberg film favourites
  • Key Trump allies and Musk on leaked list for secretive Peter Thiel retreat
  • ‘How do I deal with my rage? I put it in everything I do’: Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh on fury, friendship and hitting her prime in midlife
  • Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me

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