Labour Officials Visit Foxconn iPhone Plant, Question Executives About Hiring

Indian labour officials visited a Foxconn factory in the country’s south this week and questioned executives about the company’s hiring practices, an official said, after Reuters reported that the major Apple supplier has been rejecting married women from iPhone assembly jobs. A five-member team of the federal government’s regional labour department visited the Foxconn factory … Read more

Nigeria Sets Dangerous Precedent by Detaining Binance Executives, CEO Says

The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance on Tuesday accused Nigeria of setting a dangerous precedent after its executives were invited to the African country and then detained as part of a crackdown on crypto. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange and two of its executives face separate trials on tax evasion and money laundering, which … Read more

Apple Intelligence Support on M1 Mac Models Was Possible Because of Important Decision in 2017, Executives Say

Apple engineers made a key decision in 2017 which led to the company being able to offer Apple Intelligence even in devices launched in 2020, said an executive. In a podcast, senior executives in the company highlighted that the engineers responsible for designing the M1 chipset decided to add neural networks to make them artificial … Read more

Apple Intelligence Support on M1 Mac Models Was Possible Because of Important Decision in 2017, Executives Say

Apple engineers made a key decision in 2017 which led to the company being able to offer Apple Intelligence even in devices launched in 2020, said an executive. In a podcast, senior executives in the company highlighted that the engineers responsible for designing the M1 chipset decided to add neural networks to make them artificial … Read more

OpenAI Executives Said to Be Weighing Antitrust Accusation Against Microsoft

OpenAI executives have considered accusing Microsoft, the company’s major backer, of anticompetitive behavior in their partnership, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. OpenAI’s effort could involve seeking a federal regulatory review of the terms of its contract with Microsoft for potential violations of antitrust law, as well as a … Read more