As expected, Apple has been formally inducted into the Partnership on AI as a founding member, naming Siri-founder and Apple exec Tom Gruber to the board of trustees for the group.

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Licensing of Windows to PC makers was up 5 percent in the December quarter, according to Microsoft CFO Amy Hood, driven in part by sales of “premium” devices over $900 — a category Apple’s Macs have traditionally enjoyed a comfortable position in.

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This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Victor and Mikey talk about what’s new in macOS and iOS betas, the rumors surrounding ‘iPhone 8’ and TouchID, and a series of Qualcomm lawsuits with Apple.

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A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to hacking into the Apple email and cloud storage accounts of multiple celebrities in 2014 was on Thursday sentenced to nine months behind bars.

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AppleInsider takes a look at the new AirPods tracking tool integrated into the Find My iPhone app, a feature set to launch with iOS 10.3 later this year.

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A $100 promotional credit for Apple’s App Store Search Ads has been extended until March 30, according to a notification, in a bid to get more developers using the service to highlight their titles in search results.

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Apple has assigned a definitive date to the planned relocation of its international iTunes assets, saying the iTunes Store, Apple Music, the App Store and iBooks Store businesses will make the transition to Cork, Ireland, in early February.

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HBO on Thursday released an important update to its iOS app for cable subscribers, HBO Go, enabling support for Apple’s dedicated TV app, as well as single sign-on with compatible cable or streaming providers.

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A program in the United Kingdom to allow members of the armed forces to discuss military secrets using a smartphone will now involve a modified iPhone 7 with hardened security, replacing insecure Android devices

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Completing a test phase, Twitter on Thursday announced the widescale debut of a new “Explore” tab for iPhone and iPad users, grouping together several features including a relocated Moments interface.

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