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(Photo:Annie Spratt/Unsplash)Big-name tech manufacturers are again facing delays, but this time the pandemic isn’t to blame. Commitments to reduce energy consumption and a widespread coal shortage have resulted in some Chinese Apple and Tesla suppliers slowing production and even shutting down for days at a time. China announced in April …

  Apple has always maintained complete control over the iPhone app ecosystem, but that policy is increasingly coming under scrutiny from regulators and developers. We’ve heard from a few developers who say Apple pushed them to add in-app purchases (IAPs) to their free apps, and a new congressional report features …

Intel Forced to Suspend Sales to Inspur, China’s Largest AI and Server Vendor Intel has been ordered by the US government to cease product shipments to the largest server company you’ve probably never heard of. Inspur isn’t quite as large as Dell or HPE, but it’s the third-largest server manufacturer …

Apple must repay €13 billion (or AU$19.2 billion) in back taxes to Ireland, after the European Commission ruled that agreements made with the Irish authorities were illegal under European Union rules. These agreements, according to the European Commission’s ruling, substantially lowered the amount of tax Apple had to pay in Ireland since 1991. …