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Apple CEO Tim Cook has dismissed fears that China might target him in retaliation for the arrest of Huawei’s CFO. He says that he has no concerns travelling to the country.

Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested last month in Canada following a US extradition request to face charges of breaching US sanctions on Iran, and it has been feared that the Chinese government may respond by targeting Apple …

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Apple this evening announced a rare revision to its Q1 2019 earnings guidance. The company adjusted its revenue expectation to $84 billion, down from its previous guidance of between $89 billion and $93 billion. Following that announcement, Tim Cook went on CNBC to offer a bit more color on things.

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Waze CEO recently sat down for an interview with Business Insider, and spoke about the company’s $1 billion acquisition by Google, self-driving cars, and why the company attributes Waze’s widespread success to Apple and celebrates an annual “Tim Cook Day.”

The reasoning dates back to 2012, when Apple Maps’ debacle proved a worst case scenario for the company, forcing CEO Tim Cook to write a public apology letter over the numerous Apple Maps shortcomings.

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As expected, Tim Cook took the stage in New York this afternoon to accept the Anti-Defamation League’s first-ever “Courage Against Hate” award. Cook was announced as the recipient of the award last month, when it was also revealed he would serve as the summit’s keynote speaker.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump are today visiting the Idaho Wilder school district, as first reported by the Idaho Statesmen. Apple donated an iPad to every student at Wilder in 2016, to encourage furthering the use of technology in education.

Today’s visit is focused on the administration’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiatives. Ivanka Trump has previously reached out to Cook and Apple for advice on funding and advancing STEM education across America.

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As expected, Tim Cook was interviewed this evening on HBO as part of the Axios on HBO series. In the interview, Cook touched on the need for privacy regulations in the technology industry, diversity in Silicon Valley, his daily routine, and more. Head below for a full recap.

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This evening on HBO, Axios will air its exclusive interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook, filmed at Apple Park in Cupertino. The interview will likely touch on a variety of topics, and the first teaser clip shows Cook talking about how Silicon Valley “missed it” on gender.

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Facebook has denied a New York Times report alleging – among many bigger issues – that CEO Mark Zuckerberg ordered company execs to use only Android phones …

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The Anti-Defamation League announced today that Tim Cook will be named its first-ever “Courage Against Hate” award recipient. Cook will accept the award at the ADL’s “Never Is Now Summit” on December 3rd in New York City.

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A new piece by The New York Times goes in-depth on how Facebook has handled its repeated breaches and blunders. But one detail in particular is fascinating relating to Apple, Mark Zuckerberg apparently forced his management team to give up iPhones and switch to Android after Tim Cook made some comments that “infuriated” the Facebook CEO.

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Tim Cook has greeted customers in Milan, Italy, on the iPhone XR launch day. He was at the flagship Piazza Liberty store, which opened in the summer.

Apple’s CEO tweeted that Milan is one of his favorite cities, and that he hopes everyone is enjoying the new iPhone …

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Following his keynote speech in Brussels this morning, Tim Cook sat down with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour to talk more about his privacy views, offer a rare glimpse at his personal life, and more. Read the details of the Tim Cook interview below.

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We yesterday got a preview of a few elements of Tim Cook’s speech to the 40th International Conference of Data Protection & Privacy Commissioners.

The full speech is now available as a video, and Apple’s CEO spoke about why privacy, dignity and respect are key issues for the tech industry as well as society as a whole …

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Tim Cook is slated to give a keynote address tomorrow at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels. Ahead of the speech, TechCrunch offers some details of what Cook will say in his prepared remarks – which include an endorsement of the General Data Protection Regulation and more.

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Tim Cook is in Europe this week as he prepares for his role as keynote speaker at a data protection conference in Brussels. While his speech at the event isn’t until Wednesday, October 24th, Cook has spent the past several days visiting with app developers and content creators in Berlin and Paris.

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In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Apple CEO Tim Cook has finally broken his silence on the Bloomberg Businessweek report and denies all allegations that the company was a victim of a hardware-based attack.

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As we noted yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China this week amid the fallout from the spy chip story and international trade disputes. The Washington Post today offers some additional details on Cook’s visit to China, where early iPhone XS sales have been “disappointing.”

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All the signs point to Bloomberg having gotten things badly wrong with its story claiming that Apple discovered Chinese spy chips in its servers.

But despite everyone backing Apple’s denials, the story does have the potential to do a lot of PR damage – including to Apple’s relationship with China. Which may explain why CEO Tim Cook is currently visiting Shanghai …

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