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Obama's Plan To Tax Overseas Earnings Draws Scrutiny

3:15pm February 20, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

American firms have about $2 trillion in overseas accounts — money they could be using to hire workers and pay dividends in the U.S. The president wants to encourage them to bring that money home.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus late last year.

Apple Sold 30,000 iPhones An Hour Last Quarter, Scored Record Profits

11:47am January 30, 2015

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The tech giant sold 74 million phones in three months.

National

Tech Giants Will Pay $415 Million To Settle Employees' Lawsuit

10:04am January 16, 2015

Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe were accused of colluding to keep tech worker salaries low and avoid recruiting one another's employees.

A video about the Apple Watch is shown during an Apple special event in Cupertino, Calif.

National

The 2014 Tech Trends We'll Still Be Talking About Next Year

6:35pm December 29, 2014

by Elise Hu

Apple is ending an influential 2014 but faces another big test ahead. And we revisit the mega-hacks of the year and look to a more voice-controlled future.

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People walk near several buildings of a Pegatron factory in Shanghai, China, in July 2013. Pegatron is a supplier for Apple products.

World News

Apple Responds To BBC On Conditions At Asian iPhone Suppliers

3:23pm December 19, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Jeff Williams, the tech giant's vice president for operations, told British-based employees that Apple has done more than any other company to ensure fair and safe working conditions.

National

Apple Wins $1B iPod Antitrust Lawsuit

1:40pm December 16, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

A California jury has found that Apple's iTunes 7.0 did not violate antitrust laws when it restricted files bought on other music services.

World News

Ireland Softens Under Pressure To Drop Its Corporate 'Duty-Free Zone'

12:27pm December 09, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

U.S. and European officials are angry about Irish rules that let some firms pay just 2 percent in corporate taxes. Ireland announced some tax code changes, but few think they will change things much.

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Will Apple's Mobile Wallet Replace Your Leather Wallet?

8:57am October 22, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

Many have tried and failed with this kind of payment option before. But Apple's launch is bigger, with more financial institutions' support, and consumers may be more security-conscious.

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A technician opens a vessel containing women's frozen egg cells in April 2011 in Amsterdam.

Silicon Valley Companies Add New Benefit For Women: Egg-Freezing

1:10pm October 21, 2014

by Laura Sydell

The addition of the benefit by Facebook and Apple comes as tech companies face mounting pressure to hire more women, but some warn it may increase pressure those employees feel to put off having kids.

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FBI Director James Comey says new encryption features allow people "to place themselves beyond the law."

National

Apple Says iOS Encryption Protects Privacy; FBI Raises Crime Fears

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Brian Naylor

Apple says its new operating system for the iPhone features encryption so secure that not even Apple has the key to it. But the FBI warns that the software could limit its ability to fight crime.

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