Despite a recent trip by Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook to meet with local officials, the Indian government on Monday announced that it will not allow the company to sell refurbished iPhones in its country.

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For some workers, Apple Stores don’t pay that well, don’t leave much room for advancement, and sometimes produce an extremely difficult climate to work in, according to an interview with a U.K. staffer published on Saturday.

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While “iPhone 7” rumors continued to fly fast and furious, some of this week’s biggest news actually surrounded the company’s MacBook plans, as well as a possible Siri-based competitor to Amazon’s Echo speaker.

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Ubiquitous microblogging service Twitter on Friday released an updated version of its iOS app with native support for in-app “Peek and Pop” 3D Touch gestures, while Google refreshed its flagship search app with integrated Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) technology.

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Apple has sold far more iOS devices than Macs over the past several years, but as a $20 billion business, the Mac platform remains extremely important to the company. Here’s a look at where Apple’s conventional computing platform is headed, and what we can expect to see at this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference.

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In an effort to allay local concerns over a massive data center project in Galway, Ireland, Apple this week offered greater detail on environmental initiatives it has planned for the site, from forest repopulation to the creation of a public woodland walkway.

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Once a mainstay of both industries, Jawbone is reportedly exiting the fitness-tracking world — at least temporarily — as well as trying to sell off its speaker division.

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Apple’s rumored Amazon Echo competitor could reportedly include a camera for facial recognition, but may have to wait until 2017 to hit store shelves.

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Although the products are still available online, Apple no longer appears to be selling the AirPort Extreme or Time Capsule in its U.S. retail stores, according to a Friday report and checks by AppleInsider.

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Apple on Friday brought its “Trade Up with Installments” program to France, Italy, and Spain, expanding it beyond U.S. borders for the first time.

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