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Apple is advancing plans to launch Apple Pay in India by mid-2026 through discussions with ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Visa, and Mastercard. The service will integrate India’s dominant UPI system with card-based payments, using Face ID or Touch ID for secure tap-to-pay transactions.
Pakistan is aggressively courting Apple to set up iPhone production by offering cheap land, 8% performance incentives, and permission to repair & export refurbished old iPhones, expecting $100 million in first-year export revenue. Following the same step-by-step strategy Apple used in India, Indonesia, and Malaysia—starting with repairs before full manufacturing—Pakistan aims to become a regional
As Apple prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in April 2026, a landmark auction of rare Steve Jobs and early Apple artefacts has captured global attention. Hosted by RR Auctions, the event features nearly 200 historic items, including Apple’s first signed cheque, early financial records, a rare Apple-1 prototype, and Jobs’ personal desk. Several items have already crossed estimated prices, h
Apple has sued the Indian government, challenging new antitrust penalty rules that allow fines to be calculated based on a company’s global turnover, not just its Indian revenue. The tech giant argues in the Delhi High Court that the revised formula is “manifestly arbitrary, unconstitutional, grossly disproportionate and unjust,” fearing a potential fine of nearly $38 billion in an ongoing antitr
Apple Inc. recently laid off of employees in its sales teams. Employees affected by the layoffs were informed over the past 15 days. Such broad job cuts are unusual for the iPhone maker, which rarely implements layoffs.
Apple is taking major steps to strengthen Siri, which has lagged behind other AI assistants. According to a Bloomberg report, the company has signed a USD 1 billion annual partnership with Google to integrate its advanced Gemini large language model (LLM) into Siri. The deal, involving Google’s powerful 1.2 trillion parameter AI model, is seen as a temporary move to enhance Siri’s capabilities whi
