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A viral Facebook post made several claims about the life and death of Alan Turing including that he died by suicide and that he inspired the Apple computer company's logo.
Is the Facebook Post About Alan Turing’s Life and the Apple Logo Truthful?
  • 30 June 2022
A viral Facebook post purported to provide information about the life of Turing, including details...
  • Fact Check
Is the Facebook Post About Alan Turing’s Life and the Apple Logo Truthful?
FILE - In this Saturday, March 14, 2020, file photo, an Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store in New York. Apple's shareholders have approved a proposal Friday, March 4, 2022, urging the iPhone maker to undergo an independent audit assessing its treatment of female and minority employees, delivering a rare rebuke to a management team that runs the world's most valuable company. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Apple Investors Urge Company to Undergo Civil Rights Audit
  • 7 March 2022
Apple's shareholders have approved a proposal urging the iPhone maker to undergo an independent audit...
  • AP News
Apple Investors Urge Company to Undergo Civil Rights Audit
FILE - A person uses an iPhone on Oct. 8, 2019 in New York. Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long guarded its software in a walled garden that only Apple-approved technicians can unlock. The company said Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2021, it will enable users of two of the newest iPhone models and later some Mac computers to get access to genuine Apple parts and tools to be able to repair them. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Under Pressure, Apple Allows Self-Repairs to iPhones, Macs
  • 18 November 2021
Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones.
  • AP News
Under Pressure, Apple Allows Self-Repairs to iPhones, Macs
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, file photo, a logo adorns a wall on a branch of the Israeli NSO Group company, near the southern Israeli town of Sapir. Apple released an emergency security software patch to fix a vulnerability that an internet watchdog group says allowed spyware from the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire firm, NSO Group, to infect the iPhone of a Saudi activist without any user interaction. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
Apple Fixes Security Hole Reportedly Used to Hack an IPhone
  • 14 September 2021
Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could...
  • AP News
Apple Fixes Security Hole Reportedly Used to Hack an IPhone
FILE - This Dec. 16, 2020 file photo shows an illuminated Apple logo at a store in Munich, Germany. Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on their iPhones to help sell more advertising. The new privacy feature, dubbed “App Tracking Transparency,” rolled out Monday, April 26, 2021, as part of an update to the operating system powering the iPhone and iPad. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Judge Loosens Apple’s Grip on App Store in Epic Decision
  • 10 September 2021
A federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely...
  • AP News
Judge Loosens Apple’s Grip on App Store in Epic Decision
Apple Commits $2.5B to Combat California Housing Crisis
  • 4 November 2019
The sum from Apple eclipses pledges by fellow Silicon Valley giants Google and Facebook for...
  • AP News
Apple Commits $2.5B to Combat California Housing Crisis
Jony Ive, the Designer Behind the iPhone, is Leaving Apple
  • 27 June 2019
Apple said it will be one of Ive's clients at his new design firm.
  • AP News
Jony Ive, the Designer Behind the iPhone, is Leaving Apple
Apple Previews New Software as It Diversifies Beyond iPhones
  • 3 June 2019
Apple is breaking up its iTunes software for computers into three apps: Apple Music, Apple...
  • AP News
Apple Previews New Software as It Diversifies Beyond iPhones
Apple Releases Update to Prevent FaceTime Eavesdropping
  • 7 February 2019
Apple turned off the group-chat feature last week, after a 14-year-old boy in Tucson, Arizona,...
  • AP News
Apple Releases Update to Prevent FaceTime Eavesdropping
Apple Busts Facebook for Distributing Data-Sucking App
  • 30 January 2019
"This is very flagrantly not allowed," said Strafach, CEO of Guardian Mobile Firewall. "It's mind-blowing...
  • AP News
Apple Busts Facebook for Distributing Data-Sucking App
The Apple Watch is Inching Toward Becoming a Medical Device
  • 13 September 2018
Since the Apple Watch launched in April 2015 , most people haven't figured out why...
  • AP News
The Apple Watch is Inching Toward Becoming a Medical Device
Bigger, Pricier iPhone Expected at Apple Event Wednesday
  • 12 September 2018
Apple is expected to unveil its biggest and most expensive iPhone yet along with two...
  • AP News
Bigger, Pricier iPhone Expected at Apple Event Wednesday
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