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Microsoft looks to leapfrog Apple as largest stock globally

The Redmond, Washington-based company’s shares have outperformed the iPhone maker’s this month

If Apple wants to really show it leads in innovation, it could follow Fairphone’s example

The Dutch manufacturer recently introduced what is thought to be the most repairable, ethical and sustainable handset on the market

Connected newsletter: Failte to OpenAI as Apple unveils new iPhone

Connected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective

Analysis: Apple’s latest iPhone price hike follows subtle approach taken with inflation-wary buyers

Apple boosted the price of just one iPhone model — the top-end Pro Max, which climbs by $100 to $1,199 - leaving most unchanged

Apple stresses environmental credentials with new smartwatches

Apple Watch Series 9 is manufactured with clean energy and uses a more eco-friendly band

Apple looks to win over consumers with new iPhone range

Apple will start taking pre-orders for the latest iPhones on Friday in more than 40 countries

Apple gets ready to wow again with new products unveiling

The most significant new product to be revealed will be the iPhone 15 Pro line, with more minor refreshes coming to the Apple Watch and the AirPods

Apple signs up Qualcomm for another three years

Apple renews Qualcomm deal until 2026, with in-house chip not yet ready

Shares in the San Diego-based Qualcomm surged on news of the extension

EU takes on big tech with new Digital Markets Act rules

Tech giants face additional probes as European Union is set to impose a new rigid regime on companies

Margrethe Vestager makes bid for European Investment Bank presidency

EU’s competition commissioner who made Apple pay Ireland over €13bn, steps aside from her role

Apple gets set to unveil new iPhones, smartwatches

Company under pressure with latest iPhone launch after a slide in sales over the last three quarters

Connected Magazine

Vision Pro: Apple’s ‘shot in the arm’ for the metaverse

For all its promises, the metaverse has yet to take off in the way that many proponents and supporters claimed it would, but what are the implications of Apple’s game-changing Vision Pro headset

Apple’s earnings top analysts’ forecasts but year on year sales drop again

The tech giant’s share price dropped slightly after the results came out

Apple to keep iPhone 15 targets high as it considers raising price of Pro models

Move comes as tech giants navigates projected decline in smartphone market

Apple ready to clean up with Ajax, its new AI model

Apple is working on a framework known as Ajax to create large language models (LLM) as it looks to keep pace with its rivals

Apple slashes Vision Pro goals as manufacturers struggle with product design - reports

Firm is now preparing to make fewer than 400,000 units of the headset in 2024, down from its original target of 1 million

Apple eyes historic $3tn valuation amid Big Tech surge

Big tech has rallied throughout 2023, with the Nasdaq 100 Index up 37% since the start of the year

Apple in standoff with EU over treatment of music streaming rivals

Spotify says that Apple’s anti-steering rules prohibit it and other developers “from telling consumers about any deals or promotions through their own apps”

Corporation Tax

Country ‘highly exposed’ to decisions and profitability of small number of multinationals - Central Bank

Regulator says it has “significant concerns” over increasing importance of corporate tax to state’s overall revenue growth