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# Tim Cook

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2022
# Twitter
Elon Musk says Twitter clash with Apple a 'misunderstanding'
‘We resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store,’ Musk tweeted.
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# Technology
Embattled Apple unveils new products including iPhone 13
Apple still possesses massive reach in the digital world and beyond, and manages to be worth over $2 trillion.
# Social Media
Parler could be allowed return to Apple app store with changes
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the app could return if it changes how it moderates posts.
# tech bros
Bezos, Cook, Zuckerberg and Pichai face grilling at high-flying Congress hearing
Democrats questioned them on their vast market power while Republicans accused them of censorship.
# bark or byte
Head honchos at Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon to face questions from US politicians today
The tech giants are being investigated for alleged anti-competitive practices.
# War of Words
Fianna Fáil not happy with Varadkar's 'political attack' during State event with Apple's Tim Cook
Fianna Fáil want Sipo to carry out an investigation.
# Big bowl
Taoiseach presents Apple CEO Tim Cook with special award in Dublin
The award was given to mark 40 years of investment by the tech company in Ireland.
# Apple TV
Apple unveils new iPhones and streaming service to rival Netflix
The TV+ service will launch in more than 100 countries on 1 November and is set to cost €4.99 per month.
# Leo Actually
Leo, Zuckerberg and Tim Cook: Varadkar's mission to woo US tech companies
Microsoft, Facebook and Apple – the Taoiseach made pitstop visits to them all this week.
# a grand phone
Fancy the new iPhone X? Prices are going to start at €1,179
Will you be buying it?
# expensive apples
'Our rights were breached': Here's how Apple will fight the EU's €13bn Irish tax ruling
The tech giant has been ordered to hand over the huge sum for illegal state aid.
# Tim Cook
'It's killing people's minds': Apple boss Tim Cook on 'fake news'
Cook said governments should introduce a public information campaign.
# not attending
Apple boss Tim Cook will NOT be coming to Leinster House
Cook was invited to speak before the Oireachtas Finance Committee.
# Appletax
'Thousands of employees, very highly trained': Kenny pays tribute to Apple
The Taoiseach is on a three-day trip to the US, where he will meet business leaders including those from Apple and Facebook.
# factcheck
FactCheck: Is Apple really the "largest taxpayer in Ireland"?
The company’s CEO Tim Cook made the claim this week, and Michael Noonan repeated it. We checked it out.
# show of unity
'Cruel promises made to the Irish people that Apple's billions would go to hospitals'
Members of the Independent Alliance said it would back the appeal in order to keep the government in power.
# apple tax
Noonan claims Apple ruling an "attack" on Ireland's corporate tax regime
The Dáil will be recalled next to vote on the Government’s decision to appeal the Apple ruling.
# apple tax
"The Irish government has done absolutely nothing wrong" - Tim Cook
The Apple CEO has come out swinging since yesterday’s decision by the EC to bill his company €13 billion for unpaid Irish taxes.
# Explainer
Explainer: Why doesn't the government want Apple to cough up extra taxes?
For the government, it’s all about appearances.
# mixed messages
There's been a BIG drop in the number of people buying iPhones
Analysts were expecting worse though, so investors won’t be too unhappy.
# Privacy
Grieving father begs Apple to unblock his dead son's iPhone
Apple says it does not have the ability to do so.
# fancy
Tim Cook has his very own style of Apple Watch that no-one else gets to wear
The CEO’s wristwear isn’t available in the shops.
# Jobswatch
Apple to create 1,000 jobs in Cork
Tim Cook was in Ireland for the announcement.
# ring ring
Apple has announced two new iPhones
There’s also a giant iPad on the way.
# go with the flow
Some of the biggest names in tech are investing in a $400 shower head
It’s just the thing for *ahem* rising water charges.
# No Holding Back
Apple's CEO delivered a scathing attack on Facebook and Google
Tim Cook criticised companies that trade off data for free services, saying privacy is being “attacked on multiple fronts.”
# religious freedom
'We must never come close to having anything like Whites Only signs again'
Apple CEO Tim Cook has hit out at religious freedom laws.
# Transplant
Tim Cook offered Steve Jobs part of his liver
Jobs, according to a new book, reacted angrily to the offer to help extend his life when he was suffering from pancreatic cancer.
# Solar Energy
Apple is spending €750 million on one of the biggest solar energy farms in the world
The world’s most valuable company is determined to ‘make the world better than we found it’
# Jobs
A Russian memorial to Steve Jobs was removed on account of Tim Cook being gay
The interactive memorial was removed on Friday.
# Week in Web
Weird Wide Web: Tim Cook out and proud, emoji searches and a sweet Halloween app
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
# inbox me
The Briefcase: Broadband wars, gobshites and taking a bite out of Apple
This was the week in business.
# evening fix
Here's what happened today: Thursday
Everyone’s talking about Enda Kenny meeting with accused republicans, the new Rehab CEO and an Aer Lingus passenger arrested for an Ebola scare.
# bigots
Here is why people are saying that they are 'Team Android'
Hint: it’s do with Apple’s Tim Cook.
# ios8
9 people who have completely lost perspective about iOS 8
It’s a hard world for people who’ve updated.
# Data
'We're not like them': Apple boss takes jab at companies that monetise personal data
Tim Cook said in a letter on privacy that Apple doesn’t let government services access the company’s information.
# bite of the apple
Here's a graph of Apple's share price, compared with when U2 walked on stage
Oh.
# keynote scarf
The 13 greatest online reactions to the big Apple announcement
Oh, internet. Never change.
# heeeerrrrrre's bono!
U2 just unveiled their new album and released it for free
The album will be given to all iTunes users, for nothing.