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Google mobile browser
09/21/2016
Grouped Articles
Apple and Google Browser Tweaks Could Boost Mobile Video
WSJ 09/21/2016
Apple personal assistant Siri
09/20/2016
Grouped Articles
Apple’s Siri: A Lot Smarter, But Still Kind of Dumb
WSJ 09/20/2016
Apple Needs to Reinvent Itself. It Just Might Be Doing So.
The New York Times 06/06/2017
How Apple’s Siri Lost Its Edge
WSJ 06/07/2017
Fact checking the statements by Apple CEO Tim Cook on the European Union Commission's ruling of $13 billion in back taxes owed
08/31/2016
NYT's fact check on Apple CEO's letter to the EU Commission. The appeal say legal experts is not as likely to lead to a reversal of the ruling as Tim Cook says it would be, because of the way the EU courts operate based only on looking at the legal aspects of the EU's authority, not the overall case. Public opinion is also shifting rapidly in favor of corporations paying their fair share of taxes, and corporations are lagging in their understanding and grasp of public opinion- the extent to which the middle and working classes have slipped in the last decade of financial crises and shifting of jobs overseas, what Theresa May, the British prime minister has called "burning injustice." Two thirds of Ireland's social services budget and its entire national health service budget is what the $13 billion pays for. During 2009-2013 Ireland suffered a severe crisis with deep cuts in public spending, and rising poverty.
Grouped Articles
Fact-Checking Apple’s Claims on E.U. Tax Ruling
The New York Times 08/31/2016
Apple's cash pile is nearing $250 billion. What would you do with that much money?
WSJ 05/01/2017
Asian-Americans in the 2016 U.S.presidential election with a preference for a candidate with moderate views- a significant influence in states such as New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Nevada and California
08/22/2016
The Asian-American voters now number about 9 million, up 16% from the 2012 U.S. presidential election, and the fastest growing immigrant group. They can be an important influence in some states.
Grouped Articles
In Clinton vs. Trump, the Overlooked Impact of Asian-Americans
WSJ 08/22/2016
As Donald Trump Repels Minority Voters, G.O.P. Fears Its Future in the West
The New York Times 08/26/2016
Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance
The New York Times 08/25/2016
Capitalism and globalization that leaves many behind- the refocus planned at the G-20 meeting in China
08/17/2016
Dangers to the global economy from many left behind by the tech and trade changes of the last 2 decades that have benefitted some sectors and groups and hurt others. Turning to populist political appeals those who feel left behind and suffer the effects of a lack of intergenerational mobility could lead the world into a period of protectionism and nationalist upheaval. This would reverse many of the changes that delivered prosperity for the four decades after World War II.
Grouped Articles
Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/2016
World Trade Set For Slowest Yearly Growth Since Global Financial Crisis
WSJ 09/27/2016
WTO lowers trade growth forecast | Business | DW.COM | 27.09.2016
DW.COM 09/27/2016
More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade
The New York Times 09/28/2016
12/19/2016
On Globalization, China and Trump Are Closer Than They Appear
WSJ 01/27/2017
The state of Mexico's telecom monopoly of Telmex and America Movil in 2016-2017 with the regulation to increase competition
08/09/2016
Grouped Articles
Mexico’s Richest Man Confronts a New Foe: The State That Helped Make Him Rich
The New York Times 08/09/2016
Nintendo's Pokemon "Go" app in 2016
07/13/2016
Grouped Articles
Augmented Reality Gets Boost From Success of ‘Pokémon Go’
WSJ 07/13/2016
Nintendo Shares Sink 18% on Warning on ‘Pokémon Go’ Earnings
WSJ 07/25/2016
Apple India management
05/06/2016
Grouped Articles
Apple Petitions to Sell Refurbished iPhones in India
Wall Street Journal 05/06/2016
Samsung Plans Fresh India Investment as It Looks to Upset Apple’s Cart
WSJ 06/07/2017
Apple Scraps Like an Underdog in Second Biggest Mobile Market
WSJ 06/22/2017
India Looks to Curb U.S. Tech Giants’ Power
WSJ 08/13/2018
Apple's services business in 2015-2016 taking on an important role
04/28/2016
Grouped Articles
Services Business Emerges as Key to Apple’s Core
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2016
China's effort to reduce the role of IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Apple in China in 2015-2016 as part of reducing foreign influence in key tech sectors
04/21/2016
A bigger role for Huawei, Alibaba and Tencent in the internet and tech industry in China under the Xi Jinping government by 2016. This is part of Jinping's directive for "positive voices that promote healthy, positive culture that is a force for good." Apple iBooks and iTunes stores are shut down as part of this directive.
Grouped Articles
Apple Services Shut Down in China in Startling About-Face
New York Times 04/21/2016
China Sales Slide Eats Into Apple Revenue
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2016
Microsoft Shuts Chinese Web Portal as It Shifts Focus There
Wall Street Journal 05/13/2016
Tim Cook Pledges More Apple Investment in China
WSJ 08/16/2016
For Apple’s iPhone 7, China Is a Challenge
WSJ 09/08/2016
12/19/2016
Intel Corp.'s 12,000 layoffs in 2016
04/20/2016
Grouped Articles
Intel to Cut 12,000 Jobs, Puts Focus on Cloud
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2016
Samsung's Galaxy 7 smartphone
04/06/2016
Grouped Articles
Samsung Profits Are Up, Thanks to Its Galaxy 7 Smartphone
New York Times 04/06/2016
Samsung cuts profit goal amid Note 7 crisis | Business | DW.COM | 12.10.2016
DW.COM 10/12/2016
The Fatal Mistake That Doomed Samsung’s Galaxy Note
WSJ 10/23/2016
Apple mobile browser
09/21/2016
Grouped Articles
Apple and Google Browser Tweaks Could Boost Mobile Video
WSJ 09/21/16
Apple iPhone 7
09/08/2016
Grouped Articles
iPhone 7 First Look: Practical, but Not Jaw-Dropping
WSJ 09/08/16
Apple’s iPhone 7 vs. iPhone 6s: What’s Different?
WSJ 09/08/16
Apple’s iPhone 7 vs. iPhone 6s: What’s Different?
WSJ 09/08/16
For Apple’s iPhone 7, China Is a Challenge
WSJ 09/08/16
iPhone 7 Review: The Anti-Anxiety iPhone
WSJ 09/13/16
The 10th Anniversary iPhone: Is Apple Trying to Do Too Much?
WSJ 06/28/17
The European Union Commission's ruling that Ireland must recover 13 billon in back taxes from Apple following Apple's astonishingly low tax rate of .005% for 2013 in Europe
08/30/2016
Grouped Articles
Apple should repay Ireland 13bn euros, European Commission rules - BBC News
BBC News 08/30/16
Apple must now pay its taxes. This is a vindication of protest | Owen Jones
The Guardian 08/30/16
Apple ordered to pay up to €13bn after EU rules Ireland broke state aid laws
The Guardian 08/30/16
Apple owes $14.5 billion in back taxes, European authorities say
Washington Post 08/30/16
Why U.S. taxpayers may pay most of the bill for Apple’s $14.5 billion tax judgment
Washington Post 08/30/16
EU’s Apple Tax Hit: Ire In Ireland, Confusion Elsewhere
WSJ 08/30/16
Zeit Online Von Mark Schieritz's 3 Part series on Capitalism, Globalization, and discontent in global society
08/17/2016
The appeal of populist politicians using racist slogans and divisive rhetoric to appeal to those left behind by the capitalism, tech changes, trade and globalization of the last 2 decades, has created a new danger to the prosperity and peace achieved in the 4 decades after World War II. Schieritz shows how this needs to be addressed and the changes already taking place.
Grouped Articles
Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/16
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/16
Populism, Far From Turned Back, May Be Just Getting Started
The New York Times 04/25/17
China's new smartphone makers Oppo and Vivo in 2016
08/10/2016
Grouped Articles
For China’s Hottest Phone Maker, the Old Ways Work
WSJ 08/10/16
Verizon's acquisition of Yahoo's internet business for $4.83 billion in July 2016
07/25/2016
Grouped Articles
Verizon Agrees to Buy Yahoo’s Web Assets for $4.83 Billion
WSJ 07/25/16
Verizon Doubles Down on Media With Yahoo Deal
WSJ 07/25/16
Verizon Completes $4.48 Billion Purchase of Yahoo, Ending an Era
The New York Times 06/13/17
Apple India strategies
05/06/2016
Grouped Articles
Apple Petitions to Sell Refurbished iPhones in India
Wall Street Journal 05/06/16
Tim Cook, the interview: Running Apple 'is sort of a lonely job'
Washington Post 08/16/16
Samsung Plans Fresh India Investment as It Looks to Upset Apple’s Cart
WSJ 06/07/17
Apple Scraps Like an Underdog in Second Biggest Mobile Market
WSJ 06/22/17
India Looks to Curb U.S. Tech Giants’ Power
WSJ 08/13/18
Facebook and deploying open source technologies to cut the cost of building and running the world's telecommunication systems
04/24/2016
The telecommunications systems cost about $150 billion a year to build and operate. Facebook plans to invest in efforts under its TIP program in partnership with Nokia to cut the costs to a small fraction of this, a project in several phases that is already underway.
Grouped Articles
Facebook Aims to Drive Down Tech Prices to Expand Its Reach
New York Times 04/24/16
China shuts down Apple services iTunes Music and iBooks store to promote local companies and local content
04/21/2016
In an effort to implement president Xi Jinping's policy of reducing the influence of western companies such as IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, Qualcomm in China's core industries, more restrictive policies and efforts to get the companies to share technology were introduced in 2015. Apple was relatively an exception. In April 2016 China's ministry responsible for internet and culture shut down Apple services for books and music. Apart from favoring local companies Huawei, Alibaba, Tencent, this reduces foreign culture's influence in China, a policy favored by the government to maintain what it sees as "positive influence," by local providers.
Grouped Articles
Apple Services Shut Down in China in Startling About-Face
New York Times 04/21/16
China Sales Slide Eats Into Apple Revenue
Wall Street Journal 04/28/16
Microsoft Shuts Chinese Web Portal as It Shifts Focus There
Wall Street Journal 05/13/16
Beijing: Apple iPhone Violated Chinese Patent
WSJ 06/17/16
Tim Cook Pledges More Apple Investment in China
WSJ 08/16/16
Two SIM Cards and Better Selfies: How China’s Smartphones Are Taking On Apple
WSJ 06/07/17
Samsung's smartphone in emerging markets
04/08/2016
Grouped Articles
Samsung Makes Aggressive Play for Emerging Markets
Wall Street Journal 04/08/16
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