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Apple's senior vice president of services Eddy Cue has explained why the iPhone maker does not plan to create a search engine like Google. In

Apple may be worth one and a half Googles now, but the world’s most valuable company needs its relationship with the world’s largest search engine to keep clicking. Such was evident Monday when Apple

Apple is ramping up research and development of its own AI chip to reduce its reliance on third-party developers, potentially finally completely ending its decades-long unhappy relationship with Nvidia.

Apple may be preparing a new M4-powered MacBook Air laptop, but it will arrive months after the M4 debut and with little fanfare.

Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser.

In a declaration filed on Monday, Apple's senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, asserted that Apple has no interest in creating its own search engine and would prefer to continue to use Google.

Cybersecurity experts, who work with human rights defenders and journalists, agree that Apple is doing the right thing by sending notifications to victims of mercenary spyware — and at the same time refusing to forensically analyze the devices.

In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver's license or state ID to the Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, providing

CNBC's Steve Kovach joins 'Squawk Box' with the latest news from Apple.

Apple's push for smart home devices might include a smart doorbell. According to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman, Apple is working on a doorbell with facial recognition technology that would wirelessly connect to a deadbolt lock and unlock the door for its residents, like Face ID for iPhone.