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$AAPL Apple's iPhone 14 event could herald new satellite era ( $GSAT ) for smartphones https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apples-iphone-14-event-could-herald-new-satellite-era-for-smartphones-11662557169

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$AAPL Apple Will Pay Fees To Globalstar $GSAT Under Partnership Agreements, Including Recurring Service Fee, Payments Relating To Certain Service-Related Operating Expenses And Capital Expenditures, And Potential Bonus Payments

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Apple hiked iPhone 14 series prices in key markets; kept price the same in America
Thursday, September 8, 2022 12:50 pm

With rampant inflation persisting in the U.S. and elsewhere, and a global recession on the horizon, observers were keenly interested in Apple’s pricing on four iPhone 14 models. Apple hiked the price in a number of key markets, but kept price the same in America. Apple also kept the price of the iPhone the same in mainland China, one of its most important markets.

Arjun Kharpal for CNBC:

One of the biggest surprises was that in the United States, Apple kept the prices of the iPhone 14 series the same as what it was charging for the equivalent iPhone 13 model.

The iPhone 14 base model will start at $799, the same amount that it initially charged for last year’s iPhone 13. The highest price iPhone 14 Pro Max starts at $1,099, the same as the iPhone 13 Pro Max.

However, Apple has raised the price in some of its biggest markets globally… Apple raised the price of its iPhone 14 series versus the iPhone 13 in key markets including the U.K., Japan, and Germany…

MacDailyNews Note: For the base model iPhone 14, the U.K saw an increase of £70 ($80); Australia: 50 Australian dollars ($33); Japan: 21,000 Japanese yen ($146); and Germany: 100 euros ($100). Other models have steeper price increases. For example, the iPhone 14 Pro Max in the U.K. costs £150 more than the iPhone 13 Pro Max.

https://macdailynews.com/2022/09/08/apple-hiked-iphone-14-series-prices-in-key-markets-kept-price-the-same-in-america/

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New Apple iPhone will be available in Russia, Moscow trade minister says
Thursday, September 8, 2022 12:04 pm

Due to Moscow’s parallel import scheme, Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple iPhone 14 despite the U.S. tech company having left the country, a senior government official told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday.

Reuters:

Russia announced the scheme in March when it authorised retailers to import products from abroad without the trademark owner’s permission. read more

Asked whether the new iPhone, unveiled by Apple on Wednesday, would be imported under the scheme, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said: “Why not? If consumers want to buy these phones, yes. There will be the opportunity.”

Apple halted new product sales in Russia in March, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine…

Russian mobile network MTS on Thursday morning was already selling the new iPhone 14 models on pre-order. Prices start from 84,990 roubles ($1,398) for the 128GB version. MTS said delivery could take up to 120 days and it retained the right to cancel orders if it faced difficulties importing the products.

MacDailyNews Take: Available, but not at all readily.

https://macdailynews.com/2022/09/08/new-apple-iphone-will-be-available-in-russia-moscow-trade-minister-says/

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Tim Cook, Jony Ive, and Laurene Powell Jobs discuss Steve Jobs, politics, and more
Thursday, September 8, 2022 9:57 am

Apple CEO Tim Cook, former Apple design chief Jony Ive, and Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs participated in a panel discussion at the 2022 Code Conference on Wednesday.

Eric Slivka for MacRumors:

Responding to a question from [Kara] Swisher about what they believe Jobs would think about the current state of the world, Powell Jobs opined that he would not have been happy about the polarization that increasingly dominates discourse.

I would say not only the polarization, not only the fact that people are really coming to blows within families and communities and our country, but also just that he loved our country so much.

He loved California so much, but he loved our country. He loved the idea of America. He loved what it allowed the individual and the communities to become. He loved the unfetteredness of it. He loved the personal freedoms and liberties, but also the connectedness and responsibility for each other.

It was very important to him to be able to give something back to the human experience, and I think he would not be quiet about it.

Additional discussion topics included Steve’s outlook on the genesis of creation, his structure for Apple that persists to this day, his belief that Apple should own its primary technologies, and more.

MacDailyNews Note: No video replay is currently available.

https://macdailynews.com/2022/09/08/tim-cook-jony-ive-and-laurene-powell-jobs-discuss-steve-jobs-politics-and-more/

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$GSAT announced it will be the satellite operator for Apple $AAPL satellite-enabled services.

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Apple (AAPL) Slipping below the 200 day firmly below the 8/21 EMA cloud
By: TrendSpider | September 8, 2022

• $AAPL Slipping below the 200 day firmly below the 8/21 EMA cloud.



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Apple CALL WRITING in to the 09/30/22 $152.50 CALLS (writing to collect premium)
By: Money Flow Mel | September 8, 2022

• $AAPL CALL WRITING in to the 09/30/22 $152.50 CALLS (writing to collect premium)

Contract price & IV are both DECREASING as well as the Net Options Delta (blue line=calls)



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New Apple iPhone will be available in Russia, trade minister says
By: Investing.com | September 8, 2022

(Reuters) - Russians will have the chance to buy the new Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 14 despite the U.S. tech company having left the country thanks to Moscow's parallel import scheme, a senior government official told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday.

Russia announced the scheme in March when it authorised retailers to import products from abroad without the trademark owner's permission.

Asked whether the new iPhone, unveiled by Apple on Wednesday, would be imported under the scheme, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said: "Why not? If consumers want to buy these phones, yes. There will be the opportunity."

Apple halted new product sales in Russia in March, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, though the iPhone, MacBook and other Apple goods have remained available in Russian stores as retailers sell down their remaining stock of old models and get hold of newly released devices through the import scheme.

Russian mobile network MTS on Thursday morning was already selling the new iPhone 14 models on pre-order. Prices start from 84,990 roubles ($1,398) for the 128GB version.

MTS said delivery could take up to 120 days and it retained the right to cancel orders if it faced difficulties importing the products.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request to comment.

Manturov, who is also a deputy prime minister, said last month that the scheme, which covers Western products ranging from luxury clothes to cars, could reach $16 billion in value this year, equivalent to around 4% of Russia's 2021 imports.

($1 - 60.78 roubles)

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Apple (AAPL) PT Set at $200.00 by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
By: MarketBeat | September 6, 2022

• Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Rating) has been given a $200.00 price objective by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report released on Tuesday, Borsen Zeitung reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s target price points to a potential upside of 29.42% from the stock's current price...

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Apple reveals Apple Watch Series 8 and the new Apple Watch SE
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 3:21 pm

Apple today introduced Apple Watch Series 8 and the new Apple Watch SE, which bring groundbreaking technology and performance, and important safety innovations to the two best-selling smartwatches.

https://macdailynews.com/2022/09/07/apple-reveals-apple-watch-series-8-and-the-new-apple-watch-se/

Apple unveils AirPods Pro 2 with new H2 chip
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 3:01 pm

Apple today announced the second generation of AirPods Pro, the most advanced AirPods ever. With the power of the new H2 chip, AirPods Pro unlock breakthrough audio performance — including major upgrades to Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode — while also offering a unique way to experience Spatial Audio that’s even more immersive.

https://macdailynews.com/2022/09/07/apple-unveils-airpods-pro-2-with-new-h2-chip/

Apple Fitness+ available to all iPhone users – even those without Apple Watch – in 21 countries later this fall
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 2:48 pm

Apple today announced that Apple Fitness+, the award-winning fitness and wellness service designed to be welcoming to all, will be available for all iPhone users to subscribe to and enjoy, even if they don’t have an Apple Watch.

https://macdailynews.com/2022/09/07/apple-fitness-available-to-all-iphone-users-even-those-without-apple-watch-in-21-countries-later-this-fall/

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AAPL Aggressive sweepers hitting the tape
By: Cheddar Flow | September 6, 2022

• $AAPL Aggressive sweepers hitting the tape.



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Apple, Prepping New iPhone, Hits a Key Benchmark
By: TheStreet | September 6, 2022

• Apple gets good news as it readies to roll out its next slate of mobile hardware.

What kind of smartphone is in your hand right now?

Most likely it’s an Apple (AAPL) made iPhone, which for the first time has surpassed other smartphones that use Android operating system.

According to analytics compiled by Counterpoint Research, there are now more iPhones in use in the U.S. than any other type of smartphone, including any that use Alphabet (GOOGL) -owned Google’s Android operating system and apps.

Specifically, the iPhone overtook the entire Android ecosystem in June to claim 50% U.S. market share, allowing the tech giant to achieve its highest-ever share of the American smartphone market since the iPhone debuted in June 2007.

Apple's iPhone takes the pole position over Android-run smartphones on the back of the iPhone’s “active installed base,” a metric that takes into account all the people who are using an iOS device after purchasing one used.

It’s all excellent news for Apple, which is set to reveal its latest slew of gadgets including the hotly anticipated iPhone 14 and a 14 Max at its 'Far Out' product launch event, scheduled for 10:00 am P.T. in Cupertino, California, on Wednesday.

The company is likely to also include new versions of its Apple Watch, alongside previously announced operating system upgrades and the expansion of its homemade A15 chip.

In the early days of the iPhone, iOS (then known as iPhone OS) never had anywhere near 50% market share. At that time, companies like Blackberry, Nokia and Motorola dominated the smartphone space. By 2010, two years after its debut, Android overtook iOS to claim the larger install base.

Since then, Google’s mobile operating system has been the dominant force in the global smartphone market, claiming more than 70% market share as of 2022, according to Statcounter.

To that point, Apple dominated the premium smartphone market in Q2 2022, with the iPhone representing 57% of all U.S. sales, according to Counterpoint Research.

Apple has been preparing for ongoing iPhone demand this year, despite a pullback in global consumer sentiment and a cautious outlook from its main assembler Foxconn last month.

Foxconn in August said it sees current-quarter smartphone revenue to come in flat compared to last year, citing "geopolitics, inflationary pressure, and the covid pandemic."

Apple typically accounts for around half of Taiwan-based Foxconn's annual revenue.

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Apple, Inc. (AAPL) Phone event tomorrow @ 1pm est... these are typically sold off
By: Options Mike | September 5, 2022

• $AAPL Clinging to the 50D. Phone event tomorrow @ 1pm est... these are typically sold off. Careful chasing during the presentation.



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$AAPL closed below its 10 week MA which confirms that it made a weekly cycle high 2 weeks ago
By: CyclesFan | September 3, 2022

• $AAPL closed below its 10 week MA which confirms that it made a weekly cycle high 2 weeks ago. A lower low is guaranteed next week though not necessarily another down week, as it may turn out to be similar to after the January low. Overall I expect it to hit its 200 wee MA in Feb.



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Dan Niles hit piece against Apple (AGAIN_) in this weeks Barrons---this guy just NEVER gets it right !! # 1 Jerk !!!

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Apple's iPhone Now Accounts for Over Half of the Active Installed Base in the U.S.
By: Investing.com | September 2, 2022

Smartphone users migrating from Android to iOS has increased over the last four years, with Apple devices now accounting for over half of all U.S. smartphones used, surpassing Android.

That's according to data from Counterpoint Research, who said Apple's hardware "gains continue to fuel service revenues through services like the App Store, Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple Pay."

Apple surpassing 50% marks its highest market share point since the iPhone was first released, and the first time its iPhone active installed base in the U.S. market has been over 50%. It climbed above the level in the second quarter of this year.

"In Q2 2022 Apple now accounts for more than half of the active smartphone installed base in the U.S. market. We have seen continued strong Android to iOS migration over the last four years. This is a big achievement for Apple," stated Counterpoint Research.

In data reported to the Financial Times this week, Counterpoint revealed that the numbers are based on smartphones in use, otherwise known as the "active installed base," and is said to be a more meaningful measurement than new iPhone shipments.

On Wednesday, in a note to clients on Apple's upcoming event where it is expected to present its new iPhone 14, a BofA analyst urged investors in a note to focus on product, pricing, and timing.

"iPhone pricing is the main focus item for investors followed by timing and cadence of the launch and any news on pricing/bundling," said the analyst. "Apple saw strong iPhone 13 demand in F3Q, and we expect to similar trends for the iPhone 14 line-up, further fueled by buy-now/pay later and installment plans," he wrote in a client note.

Apple shares (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 1% Friday and are down more than 12% in 2022.

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AAPL - The B wave of this "bear market" topped in August at 176
By: CyclesFan | September 2, 2022

• $AAPL - The B wave of this "bear market" topped in August at 176. The next 16 month cycle low and 7 year cycle low is due in February. The target is likely to be the 50 month MA that is at 103.81 and rising every month.



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Apple (AAPL) Daily Chart. Potentially finding support off the 50sma
By: ReciKnows | September 2, 2022

• $AAPL Daily. #AAPL potentially finding support off the 50sma, may re-test 200sma before continuing its downward move.



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Inside Tech It's really AAPL vs MSFT
By: Julius de Kempenaer | September 2, 2022



Plotting the components of the Information Technology Sector against $ONE provides us with a sobering picture. Pretty much every single stock in that index is either in a downtrend, inside lagging, or very close to entering it, those inside weakening.

Plotting that same graph on a weekly time frame shows almost all tails rolling over after an upward move.



When doing presentations I often joke about we don't need to worry about the ticker symbols we cannot read. The tickers that we CAN READ are the interesting ones. Apart from PYPL and ENPH, the symbols that I can read and which are triggering my attention are IBM inside the lagging quadrant and FTNT, INTC, and HPQ inside the lagging quadrant.

These are not the locations where you want to be able to read those symbols. These are not small companies.

Obviously, the big names in the sector are AAPL at 25% market-cap, and MSFT at 22% market cap.

The two Relative Rotation Graphs below show the tails for both stocks against $ONE on weekly and daily time frames.



The weekly tails tell us that MSFT has already started to roll over before reaching the leading quadrant while AAPL did enter leading but at flat RS-Momentum. On the daily RRG both are shooting off into the lagging quadrant which suggests that a. The roll over of MSFT on the weekly RRG is likely to continue and b. AAPL is likely to start rolling overjust inside the leading quadrant anytime soon.

With this observation in mind I want to see the behavior of these two mega-caps from a relative perspective.



This weekly RRG above perfectly shows the opposite movements for the trails of MSFT and AAPL. AAPL is moving inside, and further into the leading quadrant while MSFT is rotating in opposite direction through the weakening quadrant but heading towards lagging.

This, sort of, balances out the relative behavior of XLK and it means that the other names in the sector, all much less in terms of market cap than MSFT and AAPL, are dictating the rotation of the XLK tail.



This RRG shows the tails for MSFT and AAPL against SPY, and I have added the XLK tail for reference. The loss of relative momentum is clearly visible for XLK already and driven by MSFT.

What this means is that "As If And When" AAPL starts to deteriorate against SPY/XLK from a relative perspective we will most likely see a more rapid deterioration for the sector against SPY.



Looking at the daily rotation for this setup, such a move may be around the corner.

MSFT



MSFT is on its way to the lower boundary of a trading range between 240-290 and a more or less similar situation is visible in the relative strength line. The RRG lines have slowly started to pick up an emerging downtrend in relative strength for MSFT vs XLK and both are pointing lower.

AAPL



Despite the fact that AAPL is moving in a slightly down slanting range, its relative strength against XLK is much stronger than for MSFT. This shows in the raw RS-Line which is breaking above overhead resistance and following through. As a result both RRG-Lines are moving above 100 and pointing higher at the same rate, which results in the strong RRG-heading that is visible on the graph.

All in all the biggest risk for the Technology sector at the moment is a deterioration of AAPL. The first important support level to watch is near 150. Once broken that will open up more downside and very likely drag the sector lower vs the S&P 500.

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Apple Trying to push through overhead supply after finding support off the 8/21 EMA cloud!
By: TrendSpider | September 2, 2022

• $AAPL Trying to push through overhead supply after finding support off the 8/21 EMA cloud!



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Technical Data Shows Big Change in This Hedge Fund Favorite
By: Schaeffer's Investment Research | September 2, 2022

• BA promptly ceded that $100 billion market cap level

• AAPL put buyers are growing bolder in recent weeks

With all eyes on the Jackson Hole symposium this week, interest was sparked on our trading team when Bloomberg reported an increase in bets for hedge fund managers in tech. Specifically, funds for U.S. megacap tech shows Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) carries the most popular long position. But funds also took bets and boosted the likes of Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and others.

However, this lack of diversification in their portfolios poses issues. Per Senior Market Analyst Chris Prybal, when these funds buy the same names they are suffering from concentration risk. Similar to Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META), the stock sold off and subsequently saw funds pile on, making it difficult to get out of the position during mass exits.
Also of interest is AAPL’s 50-day buy-to-open put/call volume ratio, which has flipped from the most bullish of all-time (late last year the reading dropped below 0.3, or 7+ calls per every 10 options traded), to above 1.0 for the first time ever. This indicates puts have been bought-to-open over calls in the past 50 days.



Even short-term traders are preferring puts, with the security's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 1.24 standing in the elevated 89th percentile of annual readings. Digging a little deeper, in the past 10 days, the August 175 call and 170 put from the same series have been the most popular, with more than 1.1 million contracts purchased, combined, per TradeAlert.

These options are looking affordable, which could indicate a part of the equity’s lofty put/call ratio. The stock’s Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 25% stands in the relatively low 18th percentile of readings from the last 12 months, implying options traders are pricing in lower-than-usual volatility expectations. What's more, AAPL’s Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS) tally of 93 out of 100 suggests the equity tends to outperform said volatility expectations.

On a strictly technical level, Apple stock has given a mediocre performance (at best) in 2022. Off 7% in this time frame, Friday is eyeing the security’s first close below the 20-day moving average since the shares broke above the trendline’s resistance back in early July. And while the tech powerhouse remains 11% higher year-over-year, it’s lost almost 4% in the last week alone, leaving hedge fund managers and options traders alike on a road of caution for the coming weeks and months.



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Apple cleared in U.S. trade tribunal dispute over wireless patents
Thursday, September 1, 2022 8:59 am

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a win for Apple against allegations that imports of their devices infringe wireless-technology patents. The company’s iPhones, Apple Watches, and iPads do not violate INVT SPE LLC’s rights in two patents originally owned by Panasonic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said. Along with Apple, HTC Corp. and ZTE Corp. were also cleared.

Blake Brittain for Reuters:

INVT is a patent-holding company affiliated with investment funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC, a SoftBank Group Corp subsidiary.

INVT filed a complaint against Apple, HTC and ZTE at the U.S. International Trade Commission in 2018, accusing their devices that comply with the LTE wireless standard of infringing its patents. It sought a ban on imports of the allegedly infringing devices.

The commission ruled for the device makers in 2020. A three-judge Federal Circuit panel upheld the decision Wednesday.

U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond Chen wrote the devices did not infringe one of INVT’s patents because they functioned differently than what is described in the patent. The devices were not capable of receiving and handling data signals in the same way as INVT’s patented technology, the appeals court said… The court found the rest of the appeal was moot because INVT’s other patent had expired.

MacDailyNews Take: HTC, ZTE, LTE… ITC? WTF, INVT SPE LLC?

https://macdailynews.com/2022/09/01/apple-cleared-in-u-s-trade-tribunal-dispute-over-wireless-patents/

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Apple Inc. (AAPL) Short Interest Update
By: MarketBeat | August 30, 2022

• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Rating) was the target of a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 115,400,000 shares, a growth of 7.3% from the July 31st total of 107,540,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 77,240,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days...

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Apple (AAPL) Big money was dumping, while everyone was bullish
By: Ben Calusinski | September 1, 2022

• $AAPL Crazy Short

Trimming 1/3 of my position here @ 156.74

I drowned out all the noise and executed



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Privacy-focused Apple is killing Meta’s advertising revenue
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 1:33 pm

Apple’s privacy-focused changes to its operating system – App Tracking Transparency – that wiped out an estimated $10 billion of revenue for privacy-trampling Facebook/Instagram-parent Meta Platforms. And now, it looks like Apple’s is gearing up to go after the small businesses that have relied almost entirely on Meta’s online advertising tools for more than a decade.

Shoshana Wodinsky for MarketWatch:

Marketwatch found two recent job postings from Apple that suggest the company is looking to build out its burgeoning adtech team with folks who specialize in working with small businesses. Specifically, the company says it’s looking for two product managers who are “inspired to make a difference in how digital advertising will work in a privacy-centric world,” who want to “design and build consumer advertising experiences.” The ideal candidate, Apple said, won’t only have savvy around advertising, mobile tech, and advertising on mobile tech, but will also have experience with “performance marketing, local ads or enabling small businesses.”

The listings also state that Apple’s looking for a manager who can “drive multi-year strategy and execution,” which suggests that Apple isn’t only tailing local advertisers, but it will likely be tailing those advertisers for a while. And considering how some of those small brands are already looking to jump ship from Facebook following Apple’s privacy changes, luring them off the platform might be enough to hamper Meta’s entire business structure for good, adtech analysts said.

MacDailyNews Take: Meta’s privacy-trampling business model depended on keeping users ignorant in order to succeed.

Apple’s App Tracking Transparency simply gives users the control they should have always had. Clearly, users do not want Meta tracking them.

The fact that Apple providing users the choice to be tracked or not via App Tracking Transparency hurts Facebook et al. not only highlights the inherent flaw in the business model of these societal cancers, it makes us laugh. ?? — MacDailyNews, March 9, 2022

Apple’s privacy tool allows users to understand what’s being taken from them in exchange for a “free” services and gives users the tools they need to protect their privacy and security.

Privacy means people know what they’re signing up for, in plain English, and repeatedly. I’m an optimist; I believe people are smart, and some people want to share more data than other people do. Ask them. Ask them every time. Make them tell you to stop asking them if they get tired of your asking them. Let them know precisely what you’re going to do with your data. — Steve Jobs, June 2010

https://macdailynews.com/2022/08/31/privacy-focused-apple-is-killing-metas-advertising-revenue/

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Apple exec resigns from board of Chinese ride-hailing company Didi
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 10:49 am

Apple’s vice president of corporate development, Adrian Perica, has resigned from Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global’s board of directors.

Lisa Du and Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:

The departure of Perica, who also heads Apple’s mergers and acquisitions strategy, follows a tumultuous year for Didi. Since the company went ahead with a US initial public offering against Beijing’s wishes in June last year, Didi’s app has been pulled from China’s mobile stores, preventing meaningful growth and erasing more than 80% of its market value.

Didi said in May it will delist from the New York Stock Exchange. Last month, it was fined $1.2 billion by the Chinese government for infractions that Beijing said compromised national security, ending a yearlong probe.

Perica joined Didi’s board in 2016 after Apple made a $1 billion investment in the ride-hailing app, giving the smartphone maker a more secure foothold in the Chinese market amid rising US-China tensions. Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said at the time that the move was a “great financial investment.”

MacDailyNews Take: The whole thing – Apple’s $1 billion “investment” in a Chineses ride-hailing compnay – seemed like a sham from the start.

Apple is famously averse to greasing palms in order to get things done. That is laudable, but presents a problem when greasing palms is the only way out of a sticky situation. Luckily, there are respectable, legal ways to grease the required palms. — MacDailyNews, May 13, 2016

https://macdailynews.com/2022/08/31/apple-exec-resigns-from-board-of-chinese-ride-hailing-company-didi/

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Apple supplier TSMC showing ‘excellent’ progress on Arizona chip plant, governor says
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 9:10 am

Taiwanese chip maker TSMC, a major Apple supplier, is making “excellent” progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the state said on Wednesday.

Reuters:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), a major Apple Inc supplier and the world’s largest contract chipmaker, is constructing a $12 billion plant in Arizona.

Speaking at an investment conference during a visit to Taipei, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recalled meeting the TSMC leadership in 2017 and then in 2020 announcing the investment.

“Just over two years later TSMC has completed construction for its main facility and continues to make excellent progress,” he said, describing visiting the construction site as “even more impressive in person”.

Ducey, a Republican, will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and with companies in the semiconductor industry on his three-day trip.

MacDailyNews Note: The quicker this plant and others like it outside of Taiwan and China are up and running, the better.

See also:
• Apple supplier TSMC to build multibillion-dollar chip plant in Arizona with Trump admin backing – May 14, 2020
• Trump administration presses tech supply chain to cut ties with China – October 8, 2020
• Apple supplier TSMC to begin mass production of 5nm chips at new Arizona plant in 2024 – July 15, 2021

https://macdailynews.com/2022/08/31/apple-supplier-tsmc-showing-excellent-progress-on-arizona-chip-plant-governor-says/

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Apple Trying to breakout of this falling wedge as MACD curls
By: TrendSpider | August 31, 2022

• $AAPL Trying to breakout of this falling wedge as MACD curls.



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AAPL **SIZE** ~ 3.31 Million Shares at $158.91 AH's
By: Money Flow Mel | August 30, 2022

• $AAPL 3.31 mil shares at $158.91 AH's



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AAPL CLOSED $159.09 -2.29 (-1.42%)... SUCKERS!!!!!!

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Apple Retesting Bottom of Channel
By: Cheddar Flow | August 30, 2022

• $AAPL Retesting Bottom of Channel



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TSMC: Low-end chip demand is holding up production in key supply chain segments
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 9:51 am

C. C. Wei, the CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), warned Tuesday that an endemic shortage of chips costing anywhere from 50 cents to $10 is slowing down swathes of the $600 billion semiconductor industry.

Debby Wu for Bloomberg News:

ASML Holding NV of the Netherlands is struggling to obtain $10 chips for its extreme ultraviolet lithography systems, or EUVs, he said. TSMC has dozens of the machines, which are critical for packing more power onto smaller slivers of silicon. Elsewhere, a 50-cent radio chip has been holding up the production of $50,000 cars, Wei said, without elaborating.

Shortages are showing up as a result of automakers adding more features to cars and increasing the silicon used by 15% every year, while smartphones now require two to three times the number of power management chips they did five years ago, Wei said.

“The age of an efficient, globalized supply system has passed,” he said, noting that production costs are also increasing due to more countries racing to build fabs at home. “Costs are swiftly rising, including inflation.”

MacDailyNews Take: The repercussions from stupidly shutting down entire economies over COVID in a rights-trampling panic, instead of thoughtfully working to protect those with comorbidities who were most at risk, will be felt by all of us for many years.

The real virus is the panic. – MacDailyNews, March 9, 2020

https://macdailynews.com/2022/08/30/tsmc-low-end-chip-demand-is-holding-up-production-in-key-supply-chain-segments/

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Current Top 10 holdings of the @Roundhill Metaverse $METV ETF
By: Stock Market News | August 30, 2022

• Current Top 10 holdings of the @Roundhill Metaverse $METV ETF

1 Roblox $RBLX
2 Apple $AAPL
3 Nvidia $NVDA
4 Unity $U
5 Microsoft $MSFT
6 Facebook $META
7 Amazon $AMZN
8 Autodesk $ADSK
9 Snapchat $SNAP
10 Coinbase $COIN



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Trademark filings worldwide show Apple staking ‘reality’ names for mixed-reality headset
Monday, August 29, 2022 9:49 am

Trademark filings worldwide show that Apple looks to be securing potential names for its widely rumored, highly anticipated, conceptually rendered mixed-reality headset.

Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:

Applications were filed in the US, EU, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica and Uruguay for the names “Reality One,” “Reality Pro” and “Reality Processor.” Though Apple itself didn’t make the filings, they follow a pattern that the iPhone maker has used in the past—including relying on law firms that the company has previously enlisted to lock down brands.

Earlier this year, trademark filings linked to Apple also emerged for the realityOS name.

The new trademarks are all registered to a shell corporation named Immersive Health Solutions LLC that was incorporated in February, according to records obtained by Bloomberg News. That company itself was registered by another Delaware shell corporation, the Corporation Trust Co., typically used for filings by firms looking to avoid detection. The RealityOS trademark used that same firm…

In the US, Canada and New Zealand, the filer enlisted law firms that Apple has used in the past to either register trademarks or for other matters…

Apple’s headset is expected to include VR-based versions of Apple apps like Maps and FaceTime in addition to collaboration features for multiple users wearing the headsets. It’s also slated to have a focus on consuming media content like sports and movies in VR and gaming. The latest trademarks also imply the device may have health-related functions.

MacDailyNews Take: Apple’s next revolution looms!

Apple has the custom silicon. Apple has the installed base. Apple has the ecosystem. Apple has the services. Apple will have the profitable portion of the mixed-reality headset market. And then, a few years later, Apple will take the profitable portion of the smartglasses (AR) market, too.

And some people will slap their foreheads and lament, “I could’ve bought Apple shares under $140!” – MacDailyNews, May 24, 2022

Apple’s smartgoggles will be cool, but it’s the subsequent Apple smartglasses that will change the world. – MacDailyNews, July 11, 2022

Augmented Reality is going to change everything. — MacDailyNews, July 21, 2017

Someday, hopefully sooner than later, we’ll look back at holding up slabs of metal and glass to access AR as unbelievably quaint. — MacDailyNews, July 28, 2017

https://macdailynews.com/2022/08/29/trademark-filings-worldwide-show-apple-staking-reality-names-for-mixed-reality-headset/

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Apple’s Mac supply has normalized – JPMorgan
Monday, August 29, 2022 12:35 pm

Apple’s Mac supply chain challenges due to the Chinese Communist Party’s quixotic COVID-19 lockdowns have finally normalized, according to analysts at JPMorgan, who said lead times have moderated to a week or less across geographies.

CNBC:

Apple customers now have to wait about five days, on average, for a new Mac, compared with a wait time of about 15 days in June. The wait time is a bit longer in North America, where it takes about eight days to get a new Mac, down from 18 days in June.

Mac sales were short of consensus expectations in the company’s third-quarter earnings report and fell 10% year over year. CEO Tim Cook attributed the drop to supply constraints, which means Apple couldn’t make enough computers to meet demand.

MacDailyNews Take: More good news for Apple and, ultimately, for Apple shareholders!

https://macdailynews.com/2022/08/29/apples-mac-supply-has-normalized-jpmorgan/

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Apple $11.7 Million OTM Call Strike: 170 Expiration: 12/16
By: Cheddar Flow | August 29, 2022

• $AAPL $11.7M OTM Call

Strike: 170
Expiration: 12/16

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Apple, Inc. (AAPL) 200D is the next support area, gap below that also worth watching for a fill
By: Options Mike | August 28, 2022

• $AAPL Never good when a market leader rolls over that hard. 200D is the next support area, gap below that also worth watching for a fill.

Event Sept 7th I think, typically runs into it.



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AAPL $162.47 -7.56 (-4.45%) ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!

I WARNED BUBBLE FREAKS THE LONGER THEY HOLD THE MORE THEY WILL LOSE!!!!!!

A LOT MORE SELLING AHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!

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$AAPL Apple CFO sells $33.8M in shares
By: TrendSpider | August 27, 2022

• $AAPL Apple CFO sells $33.8M in shares.



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What to expect at Apple’s ‘Far Out’ live event: iPhone 14, Apple Watch, and more
Friday, August 26, 2022 4:22 pm

Apple is holding a special event, titled “Far Out”, where it is expected to unveil a range of products on September 7th; to be streamed live from its Apple Park campus.

Andrew Griffin for The Independent:

iPhone 14

If the new iPhone – or, rather, four different versions of it – does not appear, then it would be a major shock. This is basically confirmed, though Apple of course will not say so until it actually makes the announcement.

The update will primarily focus on the Pro version of the phone, rumours suggest. That will include a new design and improved cameras.

But the non-Pro phone will get an update, too – including the ending of the “Mini” size, and the introduction of a new one.

Apple Watch

Or, more likely, five different ones. In addition to the usual updates – a version of Watch in two different materials, and in two different sizes – Apple is preparing to add a new model to the line-up.

That is rumoured to be a “Pro” watch, which will include a bigger display without extending the size of the Watch itself, as well as a more rugged design.

New AirPods Pro

The AirPods Pro have been the same since they were first released in 2019. And while there are few complaints about them, new features are expected to arrive this year.

They could have new fitness tracking features, thanks to improved motion sensors, as well as making use of new wireless capabilities for better sound.

MacDailyNews Take: Then, likely in early October, Apple will unveil new iPads and Macs for the holiday shopping season!

https://macdailynews.com/2022/08/26/what-to-expect-at-apples-far-out-live-event-iphone-14-apple-watch-and-more/

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Wall Street sells off after Powell speech on rate hikes to combat rampant U.S. inflation
Friday, August 26, 2022 12:17 pm

Stocks sold off sharply Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in his Jackson Hole speech the central bank won’t be turning dovish in its fight against rampant U.S. inflation running at Carteresque 40-year highs.

Sara Min for CNBC:

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 611 points, or 1.85%, after initially seesawing during the Fed chair’s comments. The S&P 500 fell 2.18% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 2.71%.

Those moves follow a hawkish speech from the Fed chair who reiterated a tough stance against inflation, spurring investors to weigh the implications of higher interest rates for longer.

“Restoring price stability will likely require maintaining a restrictive policy stance for some time. The historical record cautions strongly against prematurely loosening policy,” Powell said.

The major averages were on pace for their second straight down week. The Dow is on track for a 2.9% decline. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are heading to losses of roughly 2.8% and 3.2%, respectively.

Tech giants in the group helmed the decline, with shares of Alphabet sliding nearly 4%. Meta lost 2.5% and Netflix fell 2%. Twitter lost 1.5%. [Apple shed 2.08%.]

Tech names are especially sensitive to rising interest rates, which hurt the value of the stocks’ future earnings.

MacDailyNews Take: In January, Interactive Brokers founder Thomas Peterffy said, “Inflation is 7% — 1% or 2% [in interest rate hikes] doesn’t mean anything. If they really wanted to stop inflation, they would have to raise rates to 4%, 5%, 6%.”

‘Tis best to get a handle on inflation, if you know how, while you still can. – MacDailyNews, May 11, 2021

Stop the misguided crusade against domestic energy production and profligate federal spending and inflation will be stopped dead in its tracks. It’s not difficult. – MacDailyNews, May 11, 2022

For new generations, sometimes tough lessons have to be retaught and learned the hard way. As we go through this, remember: It’s always darkest before the dawn. – MacDailyNews, July 14, 2022

Inflation is repudiation. — Calvin Coolidge

When a business or an individual spends more than it makes, it goes bankrupt. When government does it, it sends you the bill… [which] comes in two ways: higher taxes and inflation. Make no mistake about it, inflation is a tax and not by accident. — Ronald Reagan

https://macdailynews.com/2022/08/26/wall-street-sells-off-after-powell-speech-on-rate-hikes-to-combat-rampant-u-s-inflation/