The BBC said Apple Intelligence’s weirdly wrong output sullied its reputation. Apple eventually paused the tool – but its reaction was deeply worrying, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

Guardian Book Blog

19.02.2025

TikTok returns to Apple App Store and Google Play in US | TikTok | The Guardian

Chinese social media platform again available for download in US as Donald Trump continues to mull its future there amid security concerns

Guardian Book Blog

19.02.2025

The best iPhones in 2025: which Apple smartphone is right for you, according to our expert | iPhone | The Guardian

Looking for the latest iPhone, or a good deal on a refurbished handset? Our expert has assessed and rated the current crop of Apple smartphones

Guardian Book Blog

19.02.2025

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 review: Apple’s best workout buds are back with a bang | Apple | The Guardian

Better fit, great sound, noise cancelling, longer battery life and heart rate sensors upgrade just about everything

Guardian Book Blog

31.01.2025

Apple reports sagging iPhone sales in China as first-quarter earnings barely beat Wall Street’s expectations | Technology | The Guardian

Investors pay close attention to tech company’s foray into AI after Apple Intelligence glitches and inaccuracies

Guardian Book Blog

30.01.2025

DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use | DeepSeek | The Guardian

Italian and Irish regulators want answers on how data harvested by chatbot could be used by Chinese government

Guardian Book Blog

29.01.2025

Tech billionaires lost almost $100bn in stock market selloff sparked by DeepSeek | DeepSeek | The Guardian

Nvidia saw $600bn of its market value disappear, while its CEO, Jensen Huang, saw his net worth drop by nearly $21bn

Guardian Book Blog

28.01.2025

‘TikTok could malfunction’: app’s future in limbo as it remains off US app stores | TikTok | The Guardian

Apple and Google cautious about Trump order amid rumours Oracle founder Larry Ellison could buy site

Guardian Book Blog

24.01.2025

UK competition watchdog investigates Apple and Google’s mobile platforms | Competition and Markets Authority | The Guardian

CMA examining impact of tech firms’ operating systems, app stores and browsers on consumers and businesses

Guardian Book Blog

19.01.2025

Steve Bannon says inauguration marks ‘official surrender’ of tech titans to Trump | Steve Bannon | The Guardian

Former Trump White House adviser says supplication akin to Japanese surrender to allied forces in September 1945

Guardian Book Blog

18.01.2025

Apple suspends AI-generated news alert service after BBC complaint | Apple | The Guardian

Inaccurate notices branded with broadcaster’s logo sent to iPhone users but tech firm works on improvements

Guardian Book Blog

15.01.2025

Halt illegal imports of conflict minerals from DRC, campaigners urge EU | Global development | The Guardian

Law to stop armed groups profiting from trade in gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum is being breached, rights groups say

Guardian Book Blog

15.01.2025

‘Don’t allow you to go to the bathroom’: big tech’s call center workers in Greece on strike | Call centres | The Guardian

Workers at Teleperformance, customer support company for Apple, Google and Netflix, accuse it of union busting and surveillance

Guardian Book Blog

14.01.2025

Apple dominates market with ‘total shutout’ of rivals, UK court hears | Apple | The Guardian

Class action alleges company is abusing its dominant position in the app market and 30% fee breaches laws

Guardian Book Blog

14.01.2025

Apple asks investors to block proposal to scrap diversity programmes | Apple | The Guardian

Conservative thinktank wants firm to end its DEI efforts because they create ‘litigation, reputational and financial risks’

Guardian Book Blog

08.01.2025

Apple says it will update AI feature after inaccurate news alerts | Apple | The Guardian

One alert claimed BBC story said Luigi Mangione, alleged murderer of US healthcare CEO, had killed himself

Guardian Book Blog

04.01.2025

Apple to pay $95m to settle claims Siri listened to users’ private conversations | Apple | The Guardian

Settlement of proposed class-action lawsuit represent nine hours of profit for Apple, which has denied wrongdoing

Guardian Book Blog

03.01.2025

US agency does not have authority to reinstate net neutrality laws, court rules | Net neutrality | The Guardian

Ruling a blow to Biden administration that had encouraged Federal Communications Commission to pursue goal

Guardian Book Blog

26.12.2024

I spent a week working, exercising and relaxing in virtual reality. I’m shocked to say it finally works | Ed Newton-Rex | The Guardian

Bar some glitches, I think a tipping point has been reached, says Ed Newton-Rex, founder of Fairly Trained, a non-profit that certifies AI companies that respect creators’ rights

Guardian Book Blog

14.12.2024

BBC says it has complained to Apple over AI-generated fake news attributed to broadcaster | BBC | The Guardian

Notifications from a new Apple product falsely suggested the BBC claimed the New York gunman Luigi Mangione had killed himself

Guardian Book Blog

12.12.2024

Losing our voice? Fears AI tone-shifting tech could flatten communication | Social trends | The Guardian

As Apple Intelligence rollout continues, linguists say tools to rewrite texts and emails add ‘extra layer of inauthenticity’

Guardian Book Blog

25.11.2024

Passwords are giving way to better security methods – until those are hacked too, that is | US small business | The Guardian

It’s a war that will never end. But for small-business owners, it’s all about managing risk while reaping rewards

Guardian Book Blog

21.11.2024

Apple Watch Series 10 review: thinner, lighter and basically the same | Apple Watch | The Guardian

Tenth generation Apple smartwatch gets a bigger screen and body overhaul, but blink and you might miss it

Guardian Book Blog

18.11.2024

Think twice before ordering work-from-home employees to return to the office | US small business | The Guardian

Companies are facing backlash after telling staff to cut back on working from home. That’s a good way to alienate talent

Guardian Book Blog

14.11.2024

Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’ | Apple | The Guardian

Which? claims firm engaged in anti-competitive practices that led to 40 million people ‘being overcharged’

Guardian Book Blog

13.11.2024

Lena Dunham to write Sam Bankman-Fried movie for Apple | Film | The Guardian

The Girls creator is set to adapt Michael Lewis’s bestselling 2023 book on the controversial FTX founder

Guardian Book Blog

08.11.2024

Apple MacBook Pro M4 review: faster, better and cheaper | Apple | The Guardian

Chip, memory, battery and power upgrades add to laptop’s appeal along with new webcam and Apple Intelligence

Guardian Book Blog

07.11.2024

Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and other business leaders congratulate Trump | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

Heads of Amazon, Meta and Apple swift to congratulate Trump as Musk celebrates and declares victory for himself

Guardian Book Blog

04.11.2024

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max review: totally maxed out | Apple | The Guardian

Even bigger titanium superphone packs very long battery life and great camera but Apple Intelligence isn’t killer feature

Guardian Book Blog

01.11.2024

Conspiracy of silence? Why business leaders are so quiet on Trump | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

Experts say top chief executives are treading a fine line to avoid any backlash in the event of a Trump victory

Guardian Book Blog

01.11.2024

Apple reports robust demand for iPhone 16 even as overall sales in China slow | Apple | The Guardian

Company reports $94.9bn in revenue, slightly beating Wall Street projections in first look at demand for its new phone

Guardian Book Blog

30.10.2024

EU events on curbing big tech ‘distorted’ by attenders with industry links | European Union | The Guardian

Campaigners say 21% of people at workshops did not disclose on their applications relationships with firms being discussed

Guardian Book Blog

29.10.2024

Indonesia blocks Apple iPhone 16 sales over lack of investment | Apple | The Guardian

Marketing and sale of model prohibited after tech giant fails to meet rule 40% of phones be made from local parts

Guardian Book Blog

24.10.2024

New iMessage feature allows children to report nudity to Apple | Apple | The Guardian

Change is part of a beta release in Australia that expands on existing detection defaulted for under-13 users

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2024

Apple iPad mini A17 Pro review: the best small tablet gets faster | iPad mini | The Guardian

Chip upgrade breathes new life into compact slate ready for AI and better accessories while still in a class of its own

Guardian Book Blog

22.10.2024

iPhone 16 Plus review: Apple’s battery beast | iPhone | The Guardian

Enlarged iPhone gains two new buttons, faster chip and better camera, while lasting a long time on a charge

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Apple launches iPhone 16e and ditches home button | iPhone | The Guardian

My dad died a year ago – and a photo of him on Google Street View brought me up short | Adrian Chiles | The Guardian

US and UK out of step with rest of the world on AI | Technology | The Guardian

UK demands ability to access Apple users’ encrypted data | Apple | The Guardian

Your phone buzzes with a news alert. But what if AI wrote it – and it’s not true? | Archie Bland | The Guardian

TikTok returns to Apple App Store and Google Play in US | TikTok | The Guardian

The best iPhones in 2025: which Apple smartphone is right for you, according to our expert | iPhone | The Guardian

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 review: Apple’s best workout buds are back with a bang | Apple | The Guardian

Apple reports sagging iPhone sales in China as first-quarter earnings barely beat Wall Street’s expectations | Technology | The Guardian

DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use | DeepSeek | The Guardian

Tech billionaires lost almost $100bn in stock market selloff sparked by DeepSeek | DeepSeek | The Guardian

‘TikTok could malfunction’: app’s future in limbo as it remains off US app stores | TikTok | The Guardian

UK competition watchdog investigates Apple and Google’s mobile platforms | Competition and Markets Authority | The Guardian

Steve Bannon says inauguration marks ‘official surrender’ of tech titans to Trump | Steve Bannon | The Guardian

Apple suspends AI-generated news alert service after BBC complaint | Apple | The Guardian

Halt illegal imports of conflict minerals from DRC, campaigners urge EU | Global development | The Guardian

‘Don’t allow you to go to the bathroom’: big tech’s call center workers in Greece on strike | Call centres | The Guardian

Apple dominates market with ‘total shutout’ of rivals, UK court hears | Apple | The Guardian

Apple asks investors to block proposal to scrap diversity programmes | Apple | The Guardian

Apple says it will update AI feature after inaccurate news alerts | Apple | The Guardian

Apple to pay $95m to settle claims Siri listened to users’ private conversations | Apple | The Guardian

US agency does not have authority to reinstate net neutrality laws, court rules | Net neutrality | The Guardian

I spent a week working, exercising and relaxing in virtual reality. I’m shocked to say it finally works | Ed Newton-Rex | The Guardian

BBC says it has complained to Apple over AI-generated fake news attributed to broadcaster | BBC | The Guardian

Losing our voice? Fears AI tone-shifting tech could flatten communication | Social trends | The Guardian

Passwords are giving way to better security methods – until those are hacked too, that is | US small business | The Guardian

Apple Watch Series 10 review: thinner, lighter and basically the same | Apple Watch | The Guardian

Think twice before ordering work-from-home employees to return to the office | US small business | The Guardian

Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’ | Apple | The Guardian

Lena Dunham to write Sam Bankman-Fried movie for Apple | Film | The Guardian

Apple MacBook Pro M4 review: faster, better and cheaper | Apple | The Guardian

Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and other business leaders congratulate Trump | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max review: totally maxed out | Apple | The Guardian

Conspiracy of silence? Why business leaders are so quiet on Trump | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

Apple reports robust demand for iPhone 16 even as overall sales in China slow | Apple | The Guardian

EU events on curbing big tech ‘distorted’ by attenders with industry links | European Union | The Guardian

Indonesia blocks Apple iPhone 16 sales over lack of investment | Apple | The Guardian

New iMessage feature allows children to report nudity to Apple | Apple | The Guardian

Apple iPad mini A17 Pro review: the best small tablet gets faster | iPad mini | The Guardian

iPhone 16 Plus review: Apple’s battery beast | iPhone | The Guardian

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