Apple closes its first unionized US store in Towson, Maryland, sparking retaliation claims

The crypto-aligned Fairshake PAC and its affiliates spent a combined $8 million on media to support candidates in Maryland, New York and Utah amid pushback from many criticizing “crypto billionaires.”

Fairshake spent $5.5M backing Maryland Democrat Adrian Boafo's primary win, marking another win for the industry's top PAC.

Apple’s iOS 27/macOS 27 cycle is revealing something new: AI is only as good as the operating system that supports it. The latest beta releases show that after two years in which the company has promised to become AI-native, testers finally believe it’s happening as Apple prioritizes improved system performance and Siri AI. For example, the second developer beta (released this week) has clarified the vague “indexing” prompt that showed up two weeks ago, replacing it with a clearer message reading “Optimizing Search and Siri.” What is indexing doing? Developers digging into the code found the system is proactively building contextual maps of messages, notes, and photos, allowing the updated on-device architecture to swiftly pull up personal data without compromising privacy. It still takes time, but at least its purpose has been clarified. The improved indexing seems to deliver smoother device performance overall, reflecting the deep architectural improvements supporting the entire rele

Adrian Boafo wins Maryland’s 5th District Democratic primary after Protect Progress spent $5.5m backing him in the crowded U.S. House contest.

Luxshare's Hong Kong listing could enhance its global competitiveness, aligning with Apple's supply chain diversification and AI hardware demand. The post Luxshare gauges interest for $3B Hong Kong listing as Apple’s biggest assembler eyes global capital appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Forty million UK iCloud users could be owed up to $100 (£77) each after a $3.9 billion (£3 billion) class action lawsuit against Apple was cleared for trial — and the company’s problems may be just getting started.  For Apple, the worry is that this case could snowball to become yet another existential regulatory problem. The action was brought by consumer group Which?, which accused Apple of breaching UK competition law by giving its iCloud storage service preferential treatment and “trapping” customers with Apple devices into using iCloud.  Trapping happy customers Apple achieves this by encouraging its customers to sign up to iCloud for storage of photos, videos and other data while also making it difficult for them to use alternative providers to backup key data. The company also squeezes extra dollars out of customers by providing a stingy 5GB of storage for free, while putting important data including messages and photos inside that allocation. Even Google provides 15GB of storag

Apple's decision could undermine user security and trust in app store governance, highlighting challenges in protecting against scams. The post Sparrow Bitcoin wallet faces macOS termination after June 30 due to Apple decision appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Intel's potential collaboration with Apple and government backing could significantly boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and innovation. The post Intel’s stock soars on Apple chip deal news and Trump endorsement appeared first on Crypto Briefing.