Tag: Tim Cook

Apple’s Tim Cook calls for privacy bill with right to delete data

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Apple chief executive Tim Cook called on US lawmakers Thursday to pass privacy legislation enabling consumers to see and delete their harvested online personal data from a central clearinghouse. Cook, writing in Time magazine, offered his view as the US Congress was set to consider tougher enforcement of privacy and data protection for online platforms. Several lawmakers and activist organizations have proposed data privacy measures, some of which contain elements […]

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Apple CEO confident of prospects despite naysayers

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Shares of Apple nudged higher on Tuesday after Chief Executive Tim Cook touted the company’s technology pipeline and characterized worries about the company’s future as overwrought. Cook, in an interview with CNBC just six days after a sales warning sent shares skidding, highlighted a “culture of innovation” that he predicted would keep Apple a major force in technology. “In terms of the naysayer, I’ve heard this over and over […]

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Apple CEO must fly private aircraft for ‘security, efficiency’

SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States (AFP) — Apple’s board has instructed chief executive Tim Cook to use only private aircraft “in the interests of security and efficiency” at the world’s most valuable company, regulatory documents show. A filing with securities regulators this week said the board determined that its CEO must use private aircraft for “all business and personal travel.” The policy was implemented in 2017 “in the interests of security and efficiency based on […]

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China’s Xi meets Zuckerberg, Cook in Beijing

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Apple’s Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, state media said Tuesday, as the Communist Party pushes for a larger role in private firms. The meeting came days after Xi secured his position as China’s most powerful leader since Mao and as Facebook seeks to gain entry to the massive market. “As a beneficiary of and contributor to economic globalization, China’s development is the opportunity […]

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