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Adam Laxalt
Adam Laxalt and Apple are connected through a consumer advocacy issue in Nevada involving allegations against Apple’s business practices.
Laxalt should help Nevada consumers duped by Apple: Johnson link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:55:19.423227
- Topics: Apple battery throttling controversy
- Media:
- Orgs: Qualcomm, Intel
- Events:
- People:
None
Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs and Apple are connected through a mutual opposition to the UK’s demand for a backdoor into Apple’s encrypted data.
US politicians furious at UK demand for encrypted Apple data link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:06.975131
- Topics: Encryption, Privacy, Computer security
- Media: BBC News
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People: Ron Wyden, Tulsi Gabbard
None
Lawmakers warn that UK’s Apple backdoor demand ‘sets a dangerous … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:06.984561
- Topics: Backdoor (computing), CLOUD Act, UK–US data access agreement
- Media: The Washington Post
- Orgs: Investigatory Powers Act 2016, United States House Committee on the Judiciary
- Events: House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee hearing
- People: Jamie Raskin
None
Two US lawmakers urge White House to end UK data treaty after Apple … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:06.988624
- Topics: CLOUD Act, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Mass surveillance in the United Kingdom
- Media: Reuters
- Orgs: United States Department of Justice, GCHQ
- Events:
- People: Jim Jordan, Pam Bondi
None
US lawmakers respond to the UK’s Apple encryption backdoor … - Engadget link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:06.994121
- Topics: Apple–FBI encryption dispute
- Media: The Washington Post
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People: Ron Wyden
None
Pressure grows to hold secret Apple privacy hearing in public - BBC link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:07.004710
- Topics: Advanced Data Protection, Information privacy, Mass surveillance in the United Kingdom
- Media: BBC News
- Orgs: Home Office, Big Brother Watch, Index on Censorship, Open Rights Group
- Events: Investigatory Powers Tribunal
- People: Ron Wyden, Alex Padilla, Warren Davidson, Zoe Lofgren, Rabinder Singh (judge)
None
Tulsi Gabbard Urged to Block UK’s ‘Secret’ Order to Apple - Business … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:07.019837
- Topics: Data security, Electronic Communications Privacy Act
- Media: The Washington Post
- Orgs: Government of the United Kingdom
- Events:
- People: Ron Wyden, Tulsi Gabbard
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Ashley Moody
Apple and Ashley Moody are connected through Moody’s regulatory efforts to require Apple to flag foreign-owned apps in its App Store.
Florida AG eyes making Google, Apple flag ‘foreign-owned apps’ for … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:22.166736
- Topics: Foreign-owned apps, Information privacy, National security of the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: Google
- Events:
- People:
None
Ashley Moody Wants Transparency from Apple, Google About Foreign-Owned … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:22.172059
- Topics: App Store Transparency, National security of the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: App Store (Apple), Google Play
- Events:
- People:
None
AG Moody Announces $113 Million Agreement with Apple link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:22.176681
- Topics: Batterygate
- Media:
- Orgs: Florida Attorney General
- Events:
- People: Ashley Moody
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Florida AG looks to require Apple, Google to flag ‘foreign-owned apps … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:56:22.181478
- Topics: Data privacy in mobile applications, Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
- Media: Fox Business
- Orgs: App Store (Apple), Google Play
- Events:
- People:
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Bill Hagerty
Apple and Bill Hagerty appear connected through discussions of legislation like the PROTECT USA Act, which impacts major corporations doing business in the EU.
PROTECT USA Act: A Strong Response to EU’s Corporate Sustainability … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:57:02.539877
- Topics: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, Environmental, social, and governance
- Media:
- Orgs: European Union
- Events:
- People:
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Brendan Carr
Apple and Brendan Carr appear connected through Carr’s advocacy for regulating Big Tech companies including Apple.
Who is Brendan Carr, a strong advocate for regulating Apple, other … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:57:22.317708
- Topics: Net neutrality in the United States, 5G, Big Tech regulation in the United States, Media bias in the United States
- Media: Twitter
- Orgs: Federal Communications Commission, Project 2025
- Events:
- People: Ajit Pai, Donald Trump
None
FCC Chair Brendan Carr taking first steps in eroding key legal … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:57:22.354467
- Topics: Section 230, Big Tech
- Media: The Washington Post
- Orgs: Federal Communications Commission
- Events:
- People:
None
Brent Bozell
Apple and Brent Bozell are connected through Bozell’s call for antitrust action against Big Tech, including Apple, for -canceling conservatives.-
Bozell Calls For Antitrust Action Against Big Tech For “Canceling … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:57:28.571612
- Topics: United States antitrust law, Content moderation, Parler
- Media: Fox News
- Orgs: Media Research Center
- Events:
- People: L. Brent Bozell III
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Darrell Issa
Apple and Darrell Issa were both involved in the public discourse on privacy and encryption related to a legal case involving Apple’s iPhone security and federal requests.
Issa Supports Apple in Privacy Fight over Terrorist’s iPhone link
- Date: 2025-06-25T14:59:20.602614
- Topics: Encryption, 2015 San Bernardino attack
- Media:
- Orgs: Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Events:
- People: Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik
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Donald Trump
Apple and Donald Trump have been publicly connected through Trump’s tariff threats and interactions with Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple and says Samsung and other … - CNN link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:26.557397
- Topics: History of tariffs in the United States, Manufacturing of iPhones in the United States
- Media: Truth Social
- Orgs: Samsung Electronics
- Events:
- People:
None
Donald Trump says Apple boss Tim Cook called him with EU concerns - BBC link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:26.561238
- Topics: Apple’s EU tax dispute
- Media: BBC News
- Orgs: European Union, Apple Inc.
- Events:
- People: Tim Cook
None
Apple stock sinks after Trump threatens 25% tariff if iPhones aren’t … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:26.564657
- Topics: Tariffs in the second Trump administration, Manufacturing in the United States
- Media: Truth Social
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People: Tim Cook
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Apple CEO Tim Cook calls up Trump, airs complaints; here’s what he said … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:26.569099
- Topics: Litigation involving Apple Inc.
- Media: Patrick Bet-David, New York Post
- Orgs: European Union
- Events:
- People: Tim Cook
None
Why Trump’s new tariff threat against Apple is likely to fail link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:26.573869
- Topics: Tariffs in the second Trump administration
- Media:
- Orgs:
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- People:
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Trump does not want Apple’s Tim Cook to build in India: Why … - Firstpost link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:00:26.591211
- Topics: Apple Inc., India–United States relations
- Media:
- Orgs:
- Events: Doha Forum 2019
- People: Tim Cook
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Doug Collins
Apple and Doug Collins are connected through Representative Collins’ demand for Apple to provide data on iPhone security features following a controversy involving wiped data from the Mueller team.
Rep. Collins presses Apple for information on wiping iPhone data amid … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:01:02.826205
- Topics: Security and privacy of iOS, Mueller special counsel investigation
- Media: Fox Business
- Orgs: United States Department of Justice, Special Counsel’s Office
- Events:
- People: Robert Mueller, Tim Cook
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Greg Steube
Apple and Greg Steube were both mentioned in relation to the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ following an executive order by President Trump.
Apple Maps adopts new ‘Gulf of America’ name - MacDailyNews link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:03:04.125911
- Topics: List of United States federal executive orders, Politics and technology
- Media: MacDailyNews
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People: Donald Trump
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Gustavo Leite
Apple and Gustavo Leite are indirectly connected through Leite’s visit to Foxconn, a major Apple manufacturer, to boost Paraguay’s electronics industry capabilities.
Taiwán: El modelo que América Latina busca para su transformación … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:03:07.577456
- Topics: Semiconductor industry in Taiwan, Economy of Paraguay
- Media:
- Orgs: Foxconn, TSMC, Industrial Technology Research Institute
- Events:
- People:
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Jair Bolsonaro
Apple and Jair Bolsonaro both participated in discussions about education at the World Economic Forum.
Tim Cook conversa com Bolsonaro e outros sobre “ambições … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:13.755134
- Topics: Educational equity
- Media: Bild
- Orgs:
- Events: World Economic Forum
- People: Tim Cook
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Janez Janša
Apple and Janez Janša discussed digital transformation and investments in Slovenia.
Prime Minister Janez Janša met with Apple CEO Tim Cook link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:56.982510
- Topics: Digital policy of the European Union, Cybersecurity, Information technology investments in Slovenia, Artificial intelligence
- Media:
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People: Tim Cook
None
Janša povabil Tima Cooka: Zato naj Apple investira v Slovenijo link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:57.345525
- Topics: Digital transformation in the European Union, Computer security, Null, Progress in artificial intelligence
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events:
- People: Tim Cook
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Prime Minister Janez Janša meets with Apple CEO Tim Cook link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:04:57.361116
- Topics: Digital policy of the European Union, Computer security, Information technology investments in Slovenia, Artificial intelligence in Slovenia
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events:
- People: Tim Cook
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Javier Milei
Apple and Javier Milei are connected through scheduled meetings between Apple’s CEO and Milei, during his US trip where he seeks economic collaboration with major tech firms.
Argentina’s President Milei to meet with Apple, Google, Meta CEOs on US … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:15.146168
- Topics: Artificial intelligence, Economic history of Argentina
- Media:
- Orgs: OpenAI, Hoover Institution
- Events:
- People: Sam Altman, Manuel Adorni
None
Milei to meet with CEOs of Meta, Google, Apple, OpenAI link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:15.161235
- Topics: Technology industry
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events: Meetings between Javier Milei and major tech CEOs
- People: Tim Cook
None
Argentine President Milei to meet Apple, Google, Meta CEOs in US link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:15.172294
- Topics: Libertarianism
- Media:
- Orgs: Bay Area Council, Hoover Institution
- Events: Pacific Summit
- People: Tim Cook
None
Jim Jordan
Apple and Jim Jordan are connected through a congressional inquiry led by Jordan into Apple’s potential collaboration with the Biden-Harris administration to censor speech using AI technology.
Chairman Jordan Seeks Documents About Biden-Harris Censorship Pressure … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:38.053853
- Topics: Content moderation, Artificial intelligence, Censorship in the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: Presidency of Joe Biden
- Events:
- People:
None
Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:38.062802
- Topics: Artificial intelligence censorship, Silicon Valley culture criticism
- Media: TechCrunch
- Orgs: Presidency of Joe Biden, Big Tech
- Events:
- People: Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman, Tim Cook
None
House GOP subpoenas Big Tech for evidence that Biden made AI woke link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:38.068040
- Topics: Artificial intelligence censorship, Big Tech, Big Tech censorship
- Media:
- Orgs: United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Presidency of Joe Biden, OpenAI
- Events:
- People:
None
Apple Face Inquiry Over AI Censorship Claims - The Mac Observer link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:38.074989
- Topics: Artificial intelligence and censorship, First Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Media:
- Orgs: Presidency of Joe Biden
- Events:
- People:
None
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas Big Tech for Information on Foreign … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:05:38.090425
- Topics: Chinese censorship abroad, Judicial orders, Civil liberties
- Media:
- Orgs: Alphabet Inc., Amazon (company), Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Rumble (company), TikTok, Twitter
- Events:
- People:
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Josh Hawley
Apple and Josh Hawley are connected through ongoing tensions regarding Apple’s operations in China and data practices.
Senator Hawley Announces ‘Dangerous Partners: Big Tech & Beijing … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:50.785159
- Topics: Big Tech–China relations, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on technology company China ties
- Media:
- Orgs: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, TikTok
- Events: Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee titled ‘Dangerous Partners- Big Tech & Beijing’
- People:
None
Senator Josh Hawley introduces bill targeting Apple and TikTok … - iMore link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:50.800760
- Topics: Privacy laws of the United States, China–United States relations
- Media: Axios (website)
- Orgs: United States Department of State
- Events:
- People:
None
The Tyranny of Big Tech - Wikipedia link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:50.808733
- Topics: Big Tech, Anti-conservative bias
- Media:
- Orgs: Regnery Publishing
- Events:
- People:
None
Senator attacks Apple’s ‘unconscionable’ Chinese policy, demands … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:50.818710
- Topics: Censorship in China, China–United States trade war, COVID-19 apps
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events:
- People: Tim Cook
None
Josh Hawley Calls on Apple to End ‘Unconscionable’ Operations in China … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:50.822978
- Topics: Offshoring, Reshoring (manufacturing), China–United States trade war, Zero-COVID
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events:
- People: Tim Cook
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Josh Mandel
Apple and Josh Mandel are both involved in health data integration using FHIR Write initiatives.
How FHIR can improve glucose monitoring | Josh Mandel, MD … - LinkedIn link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:06:57.650584
- Topics: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, Continuous glucose monitor
- Media:
- Orgs: Carefluence, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
- Events: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
- People:
None
Justin Danhof
Apple and Justin Danhof are connected through their opposing views on Apple’s diversity programs.
Apple investors debate political diversity at annual shareholder … - CNET link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:15.913072
- Topics: Apple Inc., Diversity ideologies, Diversity (business)
- Media:
- Orgs: National Center for Public Policy Research
- Events: Apple Inc. Annual Shareholder Meeting
- People:
None
Apple Stands Strong for Diversity Programs to Foster Inclusion link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:15.927738
- Topics: Diversity, equity, and inclusion, Equal opportunity
- Media:
- Orgs: National Center for Public Policy Research
- Events:
- People: National Center for Public Policy Research
None
János Bóka
Apple and János Bóka were both involved in discussions regarding the European Court of Justice’s ruling on Apple’s tax arrangements with Ireland.
EP TODAY | News | European Parliament - europarl.europa.eu link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:17.309491
- Topics: Apple’s EU tax dispute
- Media:
- Orgs: European Court of Justice
- Events:
- People: Stella Kyriakides
None
Karoline Leavitt
Apple and Karoline Leavitt both appear in the context of proposed US manufacturing for iPhones.
Trump thinks the US has the ‘resources’ needed to make iPhones link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:26.993518
- Topics: Manufacturing in the United States, Artificial intelligence
- Media: The New York Times
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People: Maggie Haberman
None
Trump believes iPhones can be made in the US, says White House link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:27.005002
- Topics: Manufacturing of iPhones in the United States, Apple Inc. investment in America
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events:
- People: Karoline Leavitt
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Kat Cammack
Apple and Kat Cammack are connected through her legislative efforts to regulate Apple’s app store practices.
Rep. Cammack Drops Hammer On Big Tech With Bill To Smash Apple, Google … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:43.954921
- Topics: App Store Freedom Act, App store ecosystem regulation, United States antitrust law
- Media:
- Orgs: Coalition for App Fairness
- Events:
- People:
None
New App Store Freedom Act could break Apple and Google’s marketplace … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:43.965834
- Topics: App Store Freedom Act, List of mobile app distribution platforms
- Media:
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People: Kat Cammack
None
Florida lawmaker proposes forcing Apple to allow third-party … - 9to5Mac link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:43.979719
- Topics: App store, App Store Freedom Act
- Media: The Verge
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People:
None
US Lawmaker Introduces App Store Freedom Act - webpronews.com link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:43.986401
- Topics: App Store Freedom Act, Litigation involving Apple Inc., Digital Markets Act
- Media:
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People: Kat Cammack
None
A brand new invoice would power Apple to permit third-party app shops link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:43.992343
- Topics: App Store Freedom Act
- Media:
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People:
None
The App Store Freedom Act compromises user privacy to punish Big Tech link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:44.016848
- Topics: App Store Freedom Act, Digital Markets Act, Litigation involving Apple Inc.
- Media: The New York Times
- Orgs: Epic Games v. Apple
- Events:
- People:
None
Florida congresswoman files bill to help third-party app developers … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:44.024141
- Topics: App Store Freedom Act, App Store (Apple)
- Media:
- Orgs: Coalition for a Competitive Mobile Experience
- Events:
- People:
None
Ken Buck
Apple and Ken Buck are connected through Buck’s legislative efforts and criticism against Big Tech, including Apple, for monopolistic practices.
Rep. Ken Buck pens new book saying Big Tech is “crushing” competition … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:59.805007
- Topics: Monopoly, Freedom of speech, United States antitrust law
- Media:
- Orgs: Big Tech
- Events:
- People:
None
Rep. Ken Buck is the new face of Republican antitrust link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:59.819625
- Topics: United States antitrust law
- Media:
- Orgs: United States House Committee on the Judiciary
- Events:
- People:
None
Ken Buck Battles Big Tech With Bill to Unlock App Stores’ Rules link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:59.829270
- Topics: United States antitrust law, App Store (Apple)
- Media:
- Orgs: Google
- Events:
- People: Hank Johnson
None
Ken Buck - Institute of Politics link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:59.835252
- Topics: United States antitrust law, Big Tech censorship controversies
- Media:
- Orgs: Freedom Caucus
- Events:
- People: Larry Berlin
None
Ken Buck is staring down Big Tech. And powerful Republicans link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:07:59.840577
- Topics: United States antitrust law, Monopoly
- Media:
- Orgs: United States House Committee on the Judiciary, United States Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission
- Events: United States House Judiciary Committee antitrust legislation (2023)
- People: Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg
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Kevin Hassett
Apple and Kevin Hassett are connected through discussions on the impact of potential tariffs on Apple products.
Trump advisor Hassett says ‘we don’t want to harm’ Apple with iPhone … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:08:05.714699
- Topics: United States trade tariffs against China, Economic policy of Donald Trump
- Media: NBC4 Washington
- Orgs: Presidency of Donald Trump
- Events:
- People:
None
Trump doesn’t want to harm Apple, tariffs are tiny - AppleInsider link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:08:05.721486
- Topics: Tariffs in the second Trump administration, Tariffs in the first Trump administration
- Media:
- Orgs: Hoover Institution
- Events:
- People: Kevin Hassett
None
Trump adviser downplays Apple iPhone … - Mobile World Live link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:08:05.759706
- Topics: Tariffs in the second Trump administration, Manufacturing of iPhones in the United States
- Media: CNBC
- Orgs: Hoover Institution
- Events:
- People: Donald Trump
None
Madison Cawthorn
Apple and Madison Cawthorn are mentioned in the context of Cawthorn’s financial investments and criticisms of Big Tech.
DOCUMENT: Big Tech Foe Madison Cawthorn Made Money From Apple and … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:09:55.036509
- Topics: Big Tech
- Media:
- Orgs: Freedom from Big Tech Caucus
- Events:
- People:
None
Marco Rubio
Apple and Marco Rubio are connected through Rubio’s criticism of Apple’s practices regarding iPhone battery issues.
Marco Rubio Blasts Apple for ‘Arrogance’ in iPhone Battery Scandal … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:00.873853
- Topics: Battery, Planned obsolescence
- Media:
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- People:
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Mark Ivanyo
Apple and Mark Ivanyo were both mentioned in a letter challenging Senator Wyden’s impartiality due to financial ties to tech companies.
Senate Finance Chair Facing Calls To Removal Over Criminal Findings link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:24.708444
- Topics: Conflict of interest in politics
- Media:
- Orgs: United States Senate Committee on Finance
- Events:
- People: Gavin Wax, Nancy Wyden
None
Marsha Blackburn
Apple and Marsha Blackburn both support the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) aimed at enhancing children’s online safety.
Kids safety bill returns, now with Apple - Punchbowl News link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:42.953141
- Topics: Kids Online Safety Act
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events: Kids Online Safety Act
- People: Timothy Powderly, Richard Blumenthal
None
The Kids Online Safety Act is back link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:42.970230
- Topics: Kids Online Safety Act
- Media:
- Orgs: American Civil Liberties Union, Fight for the Future
- Events:
- People: Richard Blumenthal, Timothy Powderly
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Mateusz Morawiecki
Apple and Mateusz Morawiecki discussed investments in Poland and EU regulations during a meeting in Davos.
Wiemy o czym rozmawiał premier Morawiecki z szefem Apple! - TV Republika link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:57.960653
- Topics: Foreign investment in Poland, Regulation (European Union), Technology in Poland
- Media: Telewizja Republika
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events: World Economic Forum
- People: Tim Cook
None
Mateusz Morawiecki rozmawiał z szefem Apple o inwestycjach w Polsce link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:57.963559
- Topics: Law of the European Union, Foreign investment in Poland
- Media:
- Orgs:
- Events: World Economic Forum
- People:
None
Davos: premier Mateusz Morawiecki rozmawiał z szefem Apple o … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:10:57.987801
- Topics: Foreign investment in Poland, Regulation (European Union)
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
- People: Tim Cook
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Michael Knowles
Apple and Michael Knowles are linked through Apple’s role in hosting Knowles’ podcast on their platform.
Michael Knowles/YouTube - Gay Pride link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:38.455811
- Topics: Transgender rights in the United States, LGBTQ rights by country or territory, Censorship of political content
- Media: Michael Knowles (political commentator)
- Orgs: The Daily Wire, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts
- Events:
- People:
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Michael Saylor
Apple and Michael Saylor are suggested to connect over the strategy of purchasing Bitcoin, as recommended by Saylor to boost Apple’s returns.
Saylor Urges Apple to Buy Bitcoin After Stock Slump link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:42.841638
- Topics: Bitcoin, Share repurchase
- Media: CNBC
- Orgs: GameStop, Metaplanet
- Events:
- People: Jim Cramer
None
Mike Davis
Apple and Mike Davis are connected through Davis’s advocacy against Apple’s App Store monopolistic practices.
MIKE DAVIS: Congress Must Break Open The App Stores link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:11:59.690965
- Topics: App store ecosystem regulation, United States antitrust law, Monopoly
- Media:
- Orgs: Internet Accountability Project, Coalition for App Fairness
- Events: Open App Markets Act
- People: Kat Cammack, JD Vance, Andrew Ferguson (lawyer), David Heinemeier Hansson
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Mike Pompeo
Apple and Mike Pompeo are connected through Pompeo’s call for US app stores, including Apple’s, to remove ‘untrusted’ Chinese-owned apps.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges US app stores to remove ‘untrusted … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:12:43.670898
- Topics: The Clean Network, TikTok, WeChat
- Media:
- Orgs: United States Department of State
- Events:
- People:
None
Pam Bondi
Apple and Pam Bondi are connected through actions taken to keep TikTok available on the App Store.
TikTok to stay on App Store after assurance from AG Pam Bondi - NBC New … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:13:33.711607
- Topics: Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
- Media: Bloomberg News
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events: Trump Administration TikTok executive order (2020)
- People: Donald Trump
None
TikTok Remains on App Store Following Attorney General Pam Bondi’s … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:13:33.727659
- Topics: TikTok
- Media: Bloomberg News
- Orgs: App Store (Apple), ByteDance
- Events: Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
- People: Donald Trump
None
Seeking Pam Bondi’s TikTok Letters to Apple and Google link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:13:33.739131
- Topics: Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: Presidency of Donald Trump
- Events:
- People: Donald Trump
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Apple, Google Restore TikTok to App Stores - Adweek link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:13:33.743851
- Topics: Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
- Media: Bloomberg News
- Orgs: App Store (Apple), Google Play, ByteDance
- Events:
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Rick Scott
Apple and Rick Scott are connected through Rick Scott’s request for Apple to assist the FBI in unlocking iPhones related to a terrorist attack investigation.
MAGA Senator: Tariff Chaos Makes a Great Time to Buy Stocks link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:14:39.723846
- Topics: Tariffs in the second Trump administration, Tariffs in the second Trump administration
- Media: Forbes, The New York Times
- Orgs: Presidency of Donald Trump, Stellantis
- Events:
- People: Donald Trump
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Senator Rick Scott’s Week in Review - outreach.senate.gov link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:14:39.728413
- Topics: Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting
- Media:
- Orgs: Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Events:
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Robert Lighthizer
Apple and Robert Lighthizer are connected through Apple’s advocacy against proposed tariffs, as detailed in a letter to Lighthizer.
Apple, in letter to Lighthizer, urges U.S. not to impose additional … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:13.269301
- Topics: China–United States trade war, U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports
- Media:
- Orgs: Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Events:
- People: Robert Lighthizer
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Apple says incoming China tariffs would be disastrous for business link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:13.275076
- Topics: Tariffs on Chinese goods during the United States–China trade war
- Media:
- Orgs: Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Events:
- People:
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Ron DeSantis
Apple and Ron DeSantis are linked through DeSantis’s criticism of Apple’s actions regarding Twitter.
DeSantis Attacks Apple For Allegedly Threatening To Remove … - Forbes link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:39.479666
- Topics: App Store (Apple), Monopolies
- Media:
- Orgs: Twitter
- Events:
- People: Elon Musk
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DeSantis slams Apple for allegedly threatening to remove Twitter … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:39.484429
- Topics: 2022 COVID-19 protests in China, App Store removals
- Media:
- Orgs: App Store (Apple)
- Events:
- People: Elon Musk
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Ron DeSantis backs Elon Musk, warns Apple against axing Twitter from … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:39.495023
- Topics: Twitter, Apple in China
- Media:
- Orgs: App Store (Apple)
- Events:
- People: Elon Musk
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DeSantis Slams ‘Monopolistic’ Apple Over Twitter Threat - Mediaite link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:39.505009
- Topics: Monopoly, App store censorship, Freedom of speech
- Media: Mediaite
- Orgs: Apple Inc., Twitter, United States Congress
- Events:
- People: Elon Musk, Tim Cook
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Governor Ron DeSantis says Apple should be hauled in front of … - iMore link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:15:39.509354
- Topics: App Store Freedom Act, Twitter
- Media:
- Orgs: United States Congress
- Events:
- People: Elon Musk
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Scott Shepard
Apple and Scott Shepard are interconnected through a shareholder proposal demanding the protection of viewpoint diversity, which Scott Shepard supports as the FEP Director.
Apple Refuses to Protect Employees from Viewpoint Discrimination … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:17:01.387237
- Topics: Viewpoint discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity policies in the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: National Center for Public Policy Research
- Events: Apple Inc. annual shareholder meeting
- People: Scott Shepard
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Steve Bannon
Apple and Steve Bannon are connected through the Apple podcast app, which continues to host his content despite bans on other platforms.
Twitter and YouTube Banned Steve Bannon. Apple Still Gives … - ProPublica link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:17:44.510035
- Topics: QAnon, Election fraud claims related to the 2020 United States presidential election
- Media: War Room (podcast)
- Orgs: Apple Inc., YouTube, Twitter
- Events: January 6 United States Capitol attack
- People: Donald Trump
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Here are the platforms still streaming Steve Bannon’s podcast link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:17:44.514067
- Topics: COVID-19 misinformation, Content moderation, January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Media: YouTube, Twitter, SoundCloud, IHeartRadio, Breaker (podcast app)
- Orgs: Apple Inc., Google, Facebook
- Events:
- People:
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Steve Bannon Podcast Still Listed on Apple, Claims Millions of Streams … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:17:44.518874
- Topics: Election misinformation in the 2020 United States presidential election, January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Media: War Room (podcast)
- Orgs: Apple Podcasts, Twitter, YouTube
- Events:
- People:
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Ted Cruz
Apple and Ted Cruz engaged in a 40-minute phone conversation about antitrust legislation.
As Senate Weighs Antitrust Bills, Apple’s CEO Called Ted Cruz With … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:17:56.342974
- Topics: United States antitrust law
- Media: CNBC
- Orgs: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Events: Open App Markets Act, American Innovation and Choice Online Act
- People:
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Tom Cotton
Apple and Tom Cotton are both involved in the enforcement of the TikTok app removal from their app stores due to U.S. law concerns.
Cotton, Ricketts Statement on TikTok Being Removed From App Stores link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:25.831455
- Topics: Restrictions on TikTok in the United States, Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc., Amazon (company), Google, Microsoft
- Events: Censorship of TikTok
- People: Pete Ricketts
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What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google’s app store on Sunday? link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:25.837278
- Topics: Restrictions on TikTok in the United States, Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: App Store (Apple), Google Play
- Events:
- People: Tom Cotton
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Tom Cotton Defies Trump on TikTok, Warns Tech Companies - Mediaite link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:25.846497
- Topics: Restrictions on TikTok in the United States, Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: ByteDance
- Events:
- People: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Pete Ricketts
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Sen. Tom Cotton warns TikTok’s service providers of “ruinous liability … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:25.850283
- Topics: Online service provider law
- Media:
- Orgs: TikTok, United States Department of Justice
- Events:
- People: Donald Trump
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Cotton Blasts Apple for Closing iPhone Security Loophole Used by Law … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:25.857107
- Topics: Backdoor (computing), Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, Data localization
- Media:
- Orgs: Apple Inc.
- Events:
- People: Tom Cotton
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Ricketts, Cotton Statement on TikTok Being Removed from App Stores link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:25.861946
- Topics: Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
- Media:
- Orgs: Amazon (company), Google, Microsoft, ByteDance
- Events:
- People:
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Viktor Orbán
Apple and Viktor Orbán are mentioned in the context of a controversy over the misuse of Apple’s 1984 advertisement by Orbán’s staff.
Request for Apple’s Attention Regarding the Misuse of Its 1984 … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:54.455787
- Topics: Marketing of Apple Inc., LGBTQ rights in Hungary, Political propaganda
- Media:
- Orgs: European Union
- Events:
- People: Ursula von der Leyen, Viktor Orbán
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Request for Apple’s Attention Regarding the Misuse of Its 1984 … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:18:54.521564
- Topics: Authoritarianism, LGBTQ rights in Hungary
- Media: 1984 (advertisement)
- Orgs:
- Events:
- People: Ursula von der Leyen
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Vivek Ramaswamy
Apple and Vivek Ramaswamy are involved in a public discourse regarding corporate political agendas, particularly through Ramaswamy’s critique of Apple’s adoption of political stances and his actions through Strive Asset Management.
Ramaswamy takes on Apple, Disney with new index fund to push … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:01.413216
- Topics: Corporate governance, Racial equity audit, Shareholder activism
- Media: Varney & Co.
- Orgs: Strive (asset management company), BlackRock, Inc., State Street Corporation, The Vanguard Group
- Events:
- People: Vivek Ramaswamy
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’Anti-woke’ investor tells Apple, Disney to keep politics out of business link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:01.417746
- Topics: Corporate sociopolitical activism, Environmental, social, and governance
- Media:
- Orgs: Strive (asset management company)
- Events:
- People: Vivek Ramaswamy
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Warren Davidson
Apple and Warren Davidson are both involved in a legal and political battle over Apple’s encryption practices in the UK.
US lawmakers urge public hearing on UK Apple encryption link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:07.493177
- Topics: Investigatory Powers Act 2016, Encryption
- Media:
- Orgs: Investigatory Powers Tribunal, Home Office
- Events:
- People: Ron Wyden, Alex Padilla, Andy Biggs, Zoe Lofgren
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US Legislators Demand Transparency in Apple’s UK Backdoor Court Fight link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:07.498382
- Topics: Backdoor (computing), Investigatory Powers Act 2016, End-to-end encryption, United Kingdom–United States relations, Digital privacy, Computer security
- Media:
- Orgs: Investigatory Powers Tribunal, Home Office, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, Index on Censorship
- Events:
- People: Ron Wyden, Alex Padilla, Zoe Lofgren, Andy Biggs, Tulsi Gabbard, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer
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Yvette Cooper accused of undermining UK-US special relationship in … link
- Date: 2025-06-25T15:19:07.519614
- Topics: Backdoor (computing), United Kingdom–United States relations, Privacy
- Media: The Daily Telegraph
- Orgs: Investigatory Powers Tribunal, United States Congress
- Events:
- People: Ron Wyden, Alex Padilla, Zoe Lofgren, Andy Biggs
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