Apple invests $1bn in Didi Chuxing, China’s Uber rival
Tim Cook says investment – single largest ever in Chinese ride-hailing service – allows Apple to learn more about the market there
Apple’s FBI row was an opportunity missed
Technology firms have given us military-grade encryption, but can we demand it as a right?
Cupertino’s mayor urges Apple to pay more tax: ‘Where’s the fairness?’
Barry Chang is stuck between Apple on one side not paying for his infrastructure proposal and frustrated citizens on the other who see their roads too crowded
Facebook, Apple and Amazon to lobby next president over tech worker visas
An open letter sent through tech’s trade bodies will pressure politicians on raft of policies, including support for controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal
20 of the best iPhone and iPad apps and games this month
Top new iOS apps of April 2016 include Heuristic Shakespeare and BBC iPlayer Kids, while top games include Warbits and Disney’s Crossy Road
Tim Cook: iPhones that will drive people to upgrade are on their way
Apple CEO says fears over company’s future are a ‘huge overreaction’ and claims in a few years the Apple Watch will be viewed as an overnight success
Are slow iPhone sales just a blip or is Apple starting to struggle?
The volatile market in China, the urgency for a new product, and slumping phone sales are combining to create serious problems for the tech company
How much?! Snapchat interns earn $10,000 a month, twice the average US worker
Tech firms such as Snapchat, Pinterest and Twitter are paying summer interns as much as $10,000 a month plus benefits, double the average US national wage
FBI bought $1m iPhone 5C hack, but doesn’t know how it works
US law enforcement agency in possession of mechanism for unlocking iPhone 5Cs or older – but identity of hackers closely guarded secret
Fairphone: one smartphone company’s search for conflict-free gold
A Dutch social enterprise has created the first Fairtrade gold supply chain for consumer electronics – will other mobile phone companies follow suit?
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sells entire stake in Apple
Icahn has sold his shares in the company because of concerns over China’s influence on its stock price
FBI confirms it won’t tell Apple how it hacked San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone
Bureau will not tell Apple about the security flaw it exploited to break into the iPhone 5C, in part because it didn’t buy the rights to the technical details
Amazon must pay consumers for in-app purchases made by children, judge rules
Federal Trade Commission had reached settlement agreement with Apple and Google in 2014 on issue of parental consent and passwords for in-app purchases
Body found in conference room on Apple campus in California
Sheriff’s spokeswoman called death an ‘isolated incident’ Male employee found with ‘head wound’ and a gun nearby, reports say
A brief guide to everything that’s annoying about Apple
This week, the tech giant reported its first fall in sales for 13 years. Have we finally fallen out of love with its shiny new iPhones? Not quite – but there are some small issues ...