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The iPhone 16, new AirPods and other highlights from Apple's product showcase
Read full article: The iPhone 16, new AirPods and other highlights from Apple's product showcaseApple has squarely shifted its focus toward artificial intelligence with the unveiling of its hotly anticipated iPhone 16 along with a slew of features coming with the next update to the device's operating system.
Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup
Read full article: Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineupApple has charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks the company’s latest attempt to latch on a technology trend and transform it into a cultural phenomenon.
CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee
Read full article: CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they overseeThe typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americans’ budgets.
Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain
Read full article: Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chainCongo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chains.
Apple CEO says that he wants to increase investments in Vietnam
Read full article: Apple CEO says that he wants to increase investments in VietnamApple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that he wants to further increase investment in Vietnam a day after the company announced it would spending on suppliers in the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub.
Apple to pay $490 million to settle allegations that it misled investors about iPhone sales in China
Read full article: Apple to pay $490 million to settle allegations that it misled investors about iPhone sales in ChinaApple has agreed to pay $490 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging CEO Tim Cook misled investors about a steep downturn in iPhone’s sales in China.
MLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 season
Read full article: MLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 seasonApple TV and Major League Soccer are expanding their collaboration, announcing Thursday that the looming MLS season will be chronicled in a new all-access docuseries similar to the ones that have given fans a deep, different look at golf, auto racing and tennis in recent months.
K-pop star Rosé joins first lady Jill Biden to talk mental health
Read full article: K-pop star Rosé joins first lady Jill Biden to talk mental healthK-pop superstar Rosé has joined U.S. first lady Jill Biden at a mental health event to talk about how even famous people grapple with emotional struggles.
Biden and Modi meet Apple, Google CEOs and other executives as Indian premier wraps state visit
Read full article: Biden and Modi meet Apple, Google CEOs and other executives as Indian premier wraps state visitPresident Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have capped their meetings in Washington by joining top U.S. and Indian executives in talks to increase cooperation on artificial intelligence, semiconductor production and space.
Chinese president Xi Jinping stresses US-China cooperation in meeting with Bill Gates
Read full article: Chinese president Xi Jinping stresses US-China cooperation in meeting with Bill GatesChinese leader Xi Jinping said the United States and China can cooperate to “benefit our two countries” in a meeting Friday with Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates.
Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality
Read full article: Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual realityApple has unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination.
Scorsese debuts 'Killers of the Flower Moon' in Cannes to thunderous applause
Read full article: Scorsese debuts 'Killers of the Flower Moon' in Cannes to thunderous applauseMartin Scorsese unveiled “Killers of the Flower Moon” in Cannes on Saturday, debuting a sweeping American epic about greed and exploitation on the bloody plains of an Osage Nation reservation in 1920s Oklahoma.
GOP subpoenas tech CEOs as part of probe into censorship
Read full article: GOP subpoenas tech CEOs as part of probe into censorshipSubpoenas have been sent to the chief executives of the five largest tech companies as congressional Republicans moved to investigate what they assert is widespread corporate censorship of conservative voices House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan issued the subpoenas Wednesday as the latest in a series of escalations by a party that has long promised to investigate Big Tech’s content moderation.
Battle over the iPhone app store spills into appeals court
Read full article: Battle over the iPhone app store spills into appeals courtApple and the company behind the popular video game Fortnite squared off Monday before three federal appellate judges who will decide the next round in a high-stakes battle over whether the iPhone app store is an illegal monopoly that stifles competition and drives up consumer prices.
Apple maintains prices on new iPhones despite inflation
Read full article: Apple maintains prices on new iPhones despite inflationApple revealed its next line-up of iPhones will boast better cameras, faster processors, and a longer lasting battery at the same prices as last year’s model, despite the mounting pressures of inflation that has driven up the cost of other everyday items.
Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionize
Read full article: Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionizeThe historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize — a first for the technology giant — is a significant step in a lengthy process that labor experts say is heavily stacked against workers in favor of their employers.
Accused stalker of Apple CEO Tim Cook agrees to stay away
Read full article: Accused stalker of Apple CEO Tim Cook agrees to stay awayA woman accused of harassing Apple CEO Tim Cook with pleas for sex and other crude suggestions before showing up at his Silicon Valley home in a threatening manner last October agreed to stay way from him for the next three years under an agreement approved Tuesday.
Did Amazon violate federal laws? Lawmakers ask for DOJ probe
Read full article: Did Amazon violate federal laws? Lawmakers ask for DOJ probeLawmakers have made good on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Amazon and its senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other laws in testimony on its competition practices.
Apple's new budget iPhone will be faster and more expensive
Read full article: Apple's new budget iPhone will be faster and more expensiveApple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its budget-priced iPhone that’s capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks, an upgrade that has been available on the company’s upscale models for more than a year.
Apple's strong quarter suffers $6B blow from supply shortage
Read full article: Apple's strong quarter suffers $6B blow from supply shortageApple’s iPhone sales soared yet again in the past quarter, but didn’t grow as rapidly as analysts anticipated because of supply shortages that have made it more difficult to meet the demand for a wide range of products.
Lawmakers give Amazon 'final chance' to clear up testimony
Read full article: Lawmakers give Amazon 'final chance' to clear up testimonyHouse lawmakers are threatening to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, saying the tech giant has a “final chance” to correct previous testimony by executives on its competition practices.
Apple's next iPhone mirrors last year's, adds more storage
Read full article: Apple's next iPhone mirrors last year's, adds more storageApple unveiled its next iPhone line-up, including a model that offer twice the maximum and other modest upgrades to last year’s editions that proved to be a big hit among consumers devouring the latest technology during the pandemic.
Tech companies pledge billions in cybersecurity investments
Read full article: Tech companies pledge billions in cybersecurity investmentsSome of the country’s leading technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers.
Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition
Read full article: Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competitionApple CEO Tim Cook described the company’s ironclad control over its mobile app store as the best way to serve and protect iPhone users, but faced tough questions about competition issues from a judge while testifying Friday about allegations that he oversees an illegal monopoly.
Samsung thrives as Seoul mulls pardon of corporate heir
Read full article: Samsung thrives as Seoul mulls pardon of corporate heirPressure is mounting on South Korean President Moon Jae-in to pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong now that he has spent nearly four months in prison after his conviction in a massive corruption scandal.
Apple's 'walled garden' faces Epic attack in app store trial
Read full article: Apple's 'walled garden' faces Epic attack in app store trialApple’s lucrative app store was alternately portrayed as a price-gouging monopoly and a hub of world-changing innovation during the preamble to a trial that may reshape the technological landscape.
Apple's app store goes on trial in threat to 'walled garden'
Read full article: Apple's app store goes on trial in threat to 'walled garden'On Monday, Apple faces a trial that could upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more than 1.6 billion iPhones, iPads, and other devices.
Apple's iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay
Read full article: Apple's iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delayApple is following through on its pledge to crack down on Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on their iPhones in order to target more advertising at users.
Apple unveils new products, schedules privacy crackdown
Read full article: Apple unveils new products, schedules privacy crackdownApple is sprucing up its own product line as it prepares next week’s rollout of a long-awaited software update could hurt other companies by preventing apps from tracking the online activities and whereabouts of iPhone users.
Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacy
Read full article: Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacyApple says it will roll out a new privacy control in spring 2021 to prevent iPhone apps from secretly shadowing people. Cook's broadside came as Apple prepares to roll out a new privacy control in the early spring to prevent iPhone apps from secretly shadowing people. Apple released the latest schedule update as part of Data Privacy Day. Apple has been holding off to give Facebook and other app makers more time to adjust to a feature that will require iPhone users to give their explicit consent to being tracked. Currently, iPhone users are frequently tracked by apps they install unless they take the extra step of going into iPhone settings to prevent it.
Khashoggi doc, too explosive for streaming, debuts on-demand
Read full article: Khashoggi doc, too explosive for streaming, debuts on-demand(Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – Even before “The Dissident” made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, director Bryan Fogel had a sense that his explosive Jamal Khashoggi documentary was going to be a tough sell. The film, available on-demand this week, was one of the most anticipated of last January's Sundance. The audience at Sundance included Hillary Clinton, Alec Baldwin and Reed Hastings, the Netflix chief executive. Mohammed denied Saudi Arabia was behind the murder, then eventually granted it was carried out by agents of the Saudi government. “Ultimately, those risk assessments took the place of whether or not their couple hundred million subscribers would like to see this film,” Fogel says.
Musk: Apple CEO didn't take meeting about buying Tesla
Read full article: Musk: Apple CEO didn't take meeting about buying TeslaFILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award, in Berlin. In a tweet Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, Musk said he once considered selling the electric car maker to Apple, but the iPhone makers CEO Tim Cook blew off the meeting. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP, File)Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he once considered selling the electric car maker to Apple, but the iPhone maker’s CEO blew off the meeting. In a tweet Tuesday, Musk said he reached out to Apple CEO Tim Cook “to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla (for one-tenth of our current value). Musk said he sought out the meeting with Cook “during the darkest days of the Model 3 program,” a reference to Tesla’s first electric car designed for the mass market.
Apple's app stores open new privacy window for customers
Read full article: Apple's app stores open new privacy window for customersCUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple has begun spelling out what kinds of personal information is being collected by the digital services displayed in its app stores for iPhones and other products made by the trendsetting company. Starting Monday, the additional disclosures will begin to appear in apps made for iPads, Mac computers and Apple's TV streaming device, as well as its biggest moneymaker, the iPhone. Apple also has plans to impose a new mandate that will require all iPhone apps to obtain permission before tracking a person’s activities on the device. The anti-tracking feature was supposed to be released in September, but Apple delayed after Facebook and many other app makers protested. Apple is vowing to oust apps from its stores if they try to bypass the new anti-tracking rule when it becomes effective next year.
As leaders set fresh climate goals, Biden pledges US support
Read full article: As leaders set fresh climate goals, Biden pledges US supportFive years after a historic climate deal in Paris, world leaders are again meeting to increase their efforts to fight global warming. The outgoing administration of President Donald Trump, who pulled Washington out of the Paris accord, wasn't represented at the online gathering. “The United States will rejoin the Paris Agreement on day one of my presidency,” he said. The 189 countries that are party to the Paris agreement are required to submit their updated targets to the United Nations by the end of the year. Former U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres, who was a key player at the Paris negotiations, said leaders had a duty to be optimistic about their ability to curb global warming.
Out magazine names Lizzo, Monae, Maddow to its Out100 list
Read full article: Out magazine names Lizzo, Monae, Maddow to its Out100 listNEW YORK – Award-winning singers Lizzo and Janelle Monae, Apple CEO Tim Cook and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow have made Out magazine’s 2020 Out100 list. Honorees will be celebrated Saturday at the first 2020 Out100 Virtual Honoree Induction Ceremony, which will stream live at 8 p.m. EDT at Out.com/Out100Live. Others who made this year’s list include Donald Trump’s niece, the psychologist and author Mary Trump, former baseball player Billy Bean, teen rapper Kidd Kenn and actors Lili Reinhardt, Cheyenne Jackson, Jonathan Bennett and Dashaun Wesley. Several members of President-elect Joe Biden’s team made the Out100 list, including Jamal Brown, Reggie Greer and Karine Jean-Pierre. ___This story corrects the spelling of André Leon Talley.
Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny intensifies
Read full article: Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny intensifiesBoth those companies have helped spur increasing scrutiny of Apple's app store practices among lawmakers and regulators in the U.S. and Europe. About 98% of the app developers generate less than $1 million in revenue annually, according to the mobile analytics firm SensorTower. That's because the small developers in line to qualify for the cut only contribute about 5% of Apple's app store revenue, based on SensorTower's estimates. “This latest move further demonstrates that their app store policies are arbitrary and capricious," Spotify said in a statement. “We’re launching this program to help small business owners write the next chapter of creativity and prosperity on the app store," Cook said in a statement.
Senate panel moves to compel 3 social media CEOs to testify
Read full article: Senate panel moves to compel 3 social media CEOs to testify(AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File)WASHINGTON – A Senate panel voted Thursday to compel testimony from the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter as lawmakers opened a new front in the battle over hate speech, misinformation and perceived political bias on social media a month before the presidential election. With Trump leading the way, conservative Republicans have kept up a barrage of criticism of Silicon Valley’s social media platforms, which they accuse without evidence of deliberately suppressing conservative views. The Justice Department has asked Congress to roll back long-held legal protections for online platforms, putting down a legislative marker in Trump’s drive against the social media giants. At a White House event last week, officials said the legislative proposal would protect the open internet and prevent hidden manipulation by social media. The subcommittee, which is expected to issue a report on its findings soon, held a hearing Thursday at which experts discussed proposals to strengthen the antitrust laws and promote competition among Big Tech companies.
Apple to launch first online store in India next week
Read full article: Apple to launch first online store in India next weekFILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, file photo, people walk past an image of an iPhone displayed at an Apple store in Ahmedabad, India. Apple announced Friday, Sept. 18, that it will launch its first online store in India next week, as it seeks to increase sales in one of the worlds fastest-growing smartphone markets. The company at present uses third-party online and offline retailers to sell its products in the country. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)NEW DELHI – Apple announced Friday that it will launch its first online store in India next week, as it seeks to increase sales in one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone markets. The company at present uses third-party online and offline retailers to sell its products in the country.
Apple debuts discount watch, but no new iPhones ... yet
Read full article: Apple debuts discount watch, but no new iPhones ... yetIn this still image provided by Apple from the keynote video of a special event at Apple Park in Cupertino, Calif., Apple's Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams unveils Apple Watch Series 6 on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The Apple Watch has never come close to rivaling the iPhone's popularity, but it does dominate the market for smartwatches. Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley estimates about 51 million Apple Watches will be sold this year, a 5% increase from last year. The new discount model, called the Apple Watch SE, will sell for $279 and be available beginning Friday. Apple watches have been selling for an average of $377, based on Walkley’s calculations.
MTA asks Apple's help to solve iPhone mask issues
Read full article: MTA asks Apple's help to solve iPhone mask issuesFILE - In this April 7, 2020, file photo, some people wear masks while using the New York City subway system during the coronavirus pandemic in New York. Previously, an iPhone user wearing a mask would have to wait a few seconds as face recognition software tried to identify them before they eventually could enter a passcode. Also, Apple Pay Express Transit, introduced last year, allows riders on some bus and subway lines to pay with their iPhone or Apple Watch without having to wake the device. Bus and subway use in New York and other cities plunged during the height of the pandemic. The authority has said in recent weeks that more than 90% are wearing some form of face covering.
Lawmakers grill 4 Big Tech CEOs but don't land many blows
Read full article: Lawmakers grill 4 Big Tech CEOs but don't land many blows(Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON Congressional lawmakers finally got a chance to grill the CEOs of Big Tech over their dominance and allegations of monopolistic practices that stifle competition. While the executives faced hostile questioning and frequent interruptions from lawmakers of both parties, little seemed to land more than glancing blows. But Stephen Beck, CEO of the management consulting firm cg42, said the tech companies and their brands emerged relatively unscathed. As Democrats largely focused on market competition, several Republicans aired longstanding grievances, claiming the tech companies are censoring conservative voices and questioning their business activities in China. While forced breakups may appear unlikely, the wide scrutiny of Big Tech points toward possible new restrictions on its power.
The Latest: Zuckerberg questioned on viral misinformation
Read full article: The Latest: Zuckerberg questioned on viral misinformationFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks via video conference during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. His comments came Wednesday during a congressional hearing into the market dominance of four tech giants Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple. Zuckerberg's comments came at hearing that also featured Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The questioning came at a congressional hearing that also featured Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. He is Jeff Bezos.
4 Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition
Read full article: 4 Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competitionA key question: Whether existing competition policies and century-old antitrust laws are adequate for overseeing the tech giants, or if new legislation and enforcement funding is needed. While forced breakups may appear unlikely, the wide scrutiny of Big Tech points toward possible new restrictions on its power. The companies face legal and political offensives on multiplying fronts, from Congress, the Trump administration, federal and state regulators and European watchdogs. I understand that people have concerns about the size and perceived power that tech companies have, Zuckerberg's statement says. He is making the case that the fees Apple charges apps to sell services and other goods are reasonable, especially compared with what other tech companies collect.
Spotlight on 4 Big Tech CEOs testifying in competition probe
Read full article: Spotlight on 4 Big Tech CEOs testifying in competition probeThe House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust is capping its yearlong investigation of Big Techs market dominance with Wednesdays teleconferenced hearing spotlighting the four CEOs. The tech companies now face legal and political offensives on multiplying fronts, from Congress, the Trump administration, federal and state regulators and European watchdogs. Facebooks fiercest critics in Congress, including liberal Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren and conservative Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, have put breaking up Big Tech companies on the table. He also met privately with key lawmakers and with President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized the tech companies and asserted without evidence that they are biased against him. Cook is expected to lay out the case that the fees Apple charges apps to sell services and other goods are reasonable, especially compared with what other tech companies collect.
Zuckerberg, Bezos, other tech CEOs testify on competition
Read full article: Zuckerberg, Bezos, other tech CEOs testify on competitionThis Sept. 19, 2019 photo shows Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos arriving to a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. Bezos is willing to testify to the congressional panel investigating the market dominance of Big Tech, but along with other tech industry CEOs, lawyers for the company say, according to a published report Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON Four Big Tech CEOs Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg, Amazons Jeff Bezos, Google's Sundar Pichai and Apple's Tim Cook will answer for their companies practices before Congress at a hearing Wednesday by the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust. The panel has conducted a bipartisan investigation over the past year of the tech giants market dominance and their effect on consumers. Its the first such congressional review of the tech industry.
Apple previews new iPhone software, changes to Mac chips
Read full article: Apple previews new iPhone software, changes to Mac chips(Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc. via AP)Apple on Monday provided a glimpse at upcoming software changes designed to make the iPhone even easier to use and announced underlying hardware changes to its line of Mac computers. In recognition of the pandemic, Apples next iPhone operating system will include an option to put a face mask on a personalized emoji. Upgraded software for the Apple Watch will detect when wearers wash their hands. Apple also said its Mac computers will begin shifting to the company's own processor chips and away from the Intel chips that have powered those computers for 15 years. Some Macs will have the Apple chips before the end of the year, but the full transition away from Intel chips wont be completed until 2022.
Netflix CEO to donate $120M to historically black colleges
Read full article: Netflix CEO to donate $120M to historically black collegesNetflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are donating $120 million toward student scholarships at historically black colleges and universities. The couple is giving $40 million to each of three institutions: the United Negro College Fund, Spelman College and Morehouse College. The organizations said it is the largest individual gift in support of student scholarships at HBCUs. He launched a $100 million education fund in 2016, beginning with money toward college scholarships for black and Latino students. YouTube, meanwhile, pledged $100 million to help black artists and other creators.
Apple redesigns its privacy pages
Read full article: Apple redesigns its privacy pages(CNN) - Apple redesigned the web pages of its privacy policies Wednesday, its latest effort to distinguish itself from its personal data-selling competitors. "At Apple, privacy is built into everything we make," CEO Tim Cook tweeted Wednesday announcing the changes. Cook linked to Apple's new privacy portal, which highlights the user protections it takes on each of its products and apps. That's why, he claims, Apple decided data collection was against its values and the company sought a different business model for its advertising business. Because of all its many privacy issues, Facebook paid a $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission in July.
IPhone sales in major slump but AirPods, iPad help Apple grow
Read full article: IPhone sales in major slump but AirPods, iPad help Apple growCUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple's iPhone sales slump isn't going away. Yes, there's only so much Apple can do to improve the iPhone, and saturation of smartphones means Apple can no longer rely on iPhone sales to grow every quarter. The really good stuff: ServicesServices, including Apple Music, Apple Care and the soon-to-be-released Apple TV+, gave Apple a big boost in the last quarter. Although iPhone sales were down significantly from a year ago, they easily beat investors' expectations. The sales slump is also narrowing: In each of the previous three quarters, iPhone sales had fallen by about 15%.
Apple to offer early glimpse at iPhone 11 demand
Read full article: Apple to offer early glimpse at iPhone 11 demandJustin Sullivan/Getty Images(CNN) - Last month, Apple unveiled its iPhone 11 lineup, featuring what CEO Tim Cook called its "most powerful and most advanced" smartphones ever. On Wednesday, Apple is expected to offer an early hint about just how much demand there really is for these new devices. The new iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max also have a similar look and feel to prior models. But the Pro models offer a better camera system and the baseline iPhone 11 has a more attractive starting price $699 than the previous year's entry-level model. In addition to the new iPhones, Apple is trying to boost growth with a mix of paid subscription services and other hardware products.
Here's what you may have missed at Apple's big event
Read full article: Here's what you may have missed at Apple's big event(CNN) - IPhone sales are in a slump, Apple knew it needed to drum up excitement at its iPhone 11 event Tuesday. But it did still introduce new iPhoneIn fact, it introduced three: the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The company will not, however, be able to access any health data that directly identifies the user, said Sumbal Desai, vice president of Apple Health. And another key Apple Watch updateWith the new Apple Watch Series 5, it will be easier to check the time during a meeting without your boss noticing. As expected, Apple did not launch a 5G phone at Tuesday's event.