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Less than two months before succumbing to cancer, ailing Apple co-founder Steve Jobs resigned from the office of CEO on August 24, 2011. Tim Cook (left), who had been the company's Chief Operating Officer since 2004, took over the top spot at the world's preeminent technology company. In the five years since his ascension to the CEO position, Cook has made a unique imprint on Apple, becoming a more vocal social activist than his legendary predecessor, and even directly taking on the US govement in a high-profile fight for digital privacy. In terms of Apple's products, however, Cook has largely taken a conservative approach, shepherding evolutionary changes to the existing product line (iPho...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageIt takes just one call to make Siri get it right. Apparently. Barbra Streisand/VEVO screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Let me tell you about pain.Actually, let Barbra Streisand tell you. The renowned singer and occasional actor gave an interview to NPR that was aired on Saturday.In a surely unrehearsed moment, interviewer Scott Simon asked her about Siri. Streisand revealed the extreme distress Apple's personal assistant had caused her."She pronounces my name wrong," she said. Indeed, her second "s" come...

My, how things haven't changed. Five years ago, Tim Cook officially took over as CEO of Apple amid questions about his ability to live up to the legacy of Steve Jobs. This week, as Cook celebrates his fifth aiversary as head of the company (the exact date is Wednesday), questions continue to swirl. When Jobs officially stepped down from the top spot, he said he believed "Apple's brightest and most iovative days are ahead of it." Was he right? Cook's track record leaves you scratching your head. Yes, Cook has had some big wins. The larger iPhone 6, for instance, propelled Apple to record profits. The company is also more vocal about causes like the environm...

Under tremendous pressure to continue the iovative performance record forged by Steve Jobs, Tim Cook officially took over as CEO of Apple five years ago, with looming questions about his ability to deliver.As Cook celebrates his fifth aiversary as chief, questions still linger. Let's block ads! بخوانید...

Enlarge Image Xinhua Apple has been losing momentum in China as of late, but CEO Tim Cook hopes to tu that all around.Cook is currently in Beijing, his second visit to the city in three months, meeting Tuesday with China's Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, reports the state-run Xinhua. At the meeting, Gaoli invited US companies like Apple to boost investments into the country, saying that doing so strengthens the global economy, according to the publication. Those words from a Chinese official would be music to Cook's ears. The country's govement has a reputation for being tough on foreign companies, something Apple...

Apple's Tim Cook tells The Washington Post about the "lonely" job of CEO. The Washingont Post/Screenshot by CNET For those of you who hold onto every word Tim Cook says, The Washington Post has about 10,000 to offer.Apple's CEO sat down with the Post for what it termed two "sprawling and highly self-reflective interviews" published Saturday that hit on topics ranging from losing and succeeding the late Steve Jobs, the company's recent fight with the FBI and who he tus to for advice.The Post prefaces the interview with a nice summary of what it covers. But we've also put together a few highlights:Mistakes: Aft...

When Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton aounced that Sen. Tim Kaine would be her ruing mate, the inteet went wild with witty memes. Now it seem Kaine is trending again on Twitter as old photos of him surface online. Plus the young Kaine could double as Superman, which could come in handy. Not only are his new fans smitten with his dashing good looks, some are even giving the VP candidate hipster status just based on his '70s fashion sense. Kaine is getting a lot of attention for his cheekbones and laid-back swagger. But his Democratic cohorts likely have photos from their youn...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageYou mean he isn't actually out there playing Pokemon Go? Twitter @JimCramer You were focused on the numbers, weren't you?Apple's results were slightly less bad than the questionable Wall-Street types had anticipated. But those who are truly current had other qualms.It seems that Apple CEO Tim Cook struggles with the pronunciation of "Pokemon."He was asked during the Apple eaings call about augmented reality and the stuing success of Pokemon Go. Cook replied that Apple is investing greatly in AR. He added:...

Enlarge Image James Martin/CNET After months of to and froing with the Indian govement, Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Tuesday the company will open retail stores in India.The aouncement was made on the sidelines of Apple's Q3 2016 eaings call, where the Cupertino, Califoia-based company reported iPad sales growth for the first time in 10 quarters and better-than-expected numbers for the iPhone SE. He did not share the number of stores plaed or any time frame for their development. "India is now one of our fastest growing markets. In the first three quarters of this fiscal year, iPhone sales in India were up 51 p...

Kaine is able. He's a Kaine-do guy. Yes he Kaine, that Citizen Kaine. Moments after Hillary Clinton aounced Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her vice presidential pick Friday, the puns started flying on Twitter. And they don't show any sign of letting up, despite the fact that Virginia has already heard all the jokes related to Kaine's name, thank you very much. There are, of course, countless serious tweets about the man chosen to run alongside the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. There are links to biographical pieces, analyses of his stand on the issues, commentaries and fact-checks. But because we kaine always count on Twitter to be the open mic of the inteet, there are als...

Hillary's pick for VP, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine. Kaine.senate.gov In 2008, Barack Obama did it with a text message. Last week, Donald Trump did in it a tweet. Now Hillary Clinton has done it too. The former secretary of state and presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the United States said via Twitter that she's picked Tim Kaine, a US senator from Virginia, as her ruing mate and nominee for vice president of the United States. The aouncement came by way of a tweet at 5:11 p.m. PT. The aouncement underscores the importance of social media in the presidential campaign....

Enlarge ImageGal Gadot is ready for battle in the new "Wonder Woman" movie. Entertainment Weekly Can't wait until next year to see "Wonder Woman" in action? Luckily, for us anxious fans of the Amazonian princess who fights for justice and truth, while protecting mankind, we get a few new images from the upcoming movie. Entertainment Weekly released exclusive new images from the long-awaited "Wonder Woman" movie, directed by Patty Jenkins. The new photos show Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman and Chris Pine ("Star Trek") as her love interest, Captain Steve Trevor.Sadly, we can't glean much information fro...

Inventor of the World Wide Web Sir Tim Beers-Lee has made an impassioned bid in favour of net neutrality in Europe, calling on European citizens to stop legislation that could see the creation of so called Inteet "fast lanes".In an open letter published by the World Wide Web Foundation, Beers-Lee, along with law academics Professor Barbara van Schewick and Professor Larry Lessig, wa that "potential loopholes" in EU guidelines -- which are being written following a European Parliament vote on net neutrality in October -- could threaten the open nature of the Inteet. With public consultation on those guidelines due to end on 18 July, the open letter urges EU citizens to have their say on regu...

You can make pasta in a coffee machine and fry an egg with an iron, but did you know you can also cook a full dier in a dishwasher? Rob Czar, producer and host of "Man Vs Din" on the popular Threadbanger YouTube chael, decided to take viewer suggestions on what he should make for dier when cooking with the kitchen appliance.In a video that's gotten more than 1.2 million views since it was uploaded Wednesday, Czar whips up an impressive meal of herbed chicken, baked potato, frozen pizza, a kid's TV dier, fresh asparagus and a frozen apple pie -- all wrapped in aluminum foil, stuffed in mason jars or placed in oven bags. He loads up the dishwasher with his wrapped food, and ru...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageIs he to be pitied? Or is he to be admired for doing his job? Josh Miller/CNET One of the lovelier things about politicians is that they always know best.Democrat, Republican or Libertarian, they believe they know the souls of the people and are the repositories of righteousness. Until, that is, the people tell them to disappear.House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recently suggested, perhaps inelegantly, that the govement -- and not Steve Jobs -- invented the iPhone. Now she's decided to pity Apple CEO Tim...

Apple might be pulling its support from the Republican National Convention, but it doesn't appear to be giving up on the GOP entirely. CEO Tim Cook will help raise money for House Speaker Paul Ryan next week, reported Politico. Tim Cook is reportedly hosting a fundraiser for Rep. Paul Ryan. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A private breakfast hosted by Cook along with Apple's Gary Wipfler is said to be taking place on June 28 in Menlo Park, Califoia, according to an invite obtained by Politico. Funds from the event will reportedly benefit both Ryan and a committee dedicated to helping elect other House Republic...

Microsoft has been on a spending spree. Just days after aouncing that it will buy Linkedin for $26.2 billion, the company aounced today via a blog that it has acquired the messaging app developer Wand Labs. The deal is part of Microsoft's bigger strategy in developing its "conversation as a platform."Founded by Vishal Sharma in 2013, Wand Labs focuses on semantic ontologies, services mapping, third-party developer integration and conversational interferaces.Terms of the deal are not disclosed at this time but Wand Labs' team will be added to Microsoft's Bing team and will focus on artificial intelligence and online chat bots. Basically, that means soon the machine will get so smart that you...

Larry Page is a tough act to follow. But Google CEO Sundar Pichai is holding his own.Enlarge ImageGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai eaed the No. 7 spot on Glassdoor's aual list of top CEOs. James Martin/CNET Page led last year's Glassdoor list of the top 50 chief executives in the US. Pichai grabbed the No. 7 spot on this year's list, after just eight months on the job. "Visionary leadership, interesting products, great brand, great perks, very focused on employee development/growth," one Google employee said of Pichai, according to Glassdoor. The list, which ranks the highest-rated CEOs using reviews submitted anony...

Critics took to social media to complain about images like this one in a trailer on YouTube. Fox/YouTube Movie studio 20th Century Fox apologized for images marketing its latest superhero movie, "X-Men: Apocalypse," following a social-media backlash claiming the studio was showing violence against women.Promotional images on billboards, posters and trailers showed Jeifer Lawrence's character, Mystique, being choked by the movie's main villain, Apocalypse."In our enthusiasm to show the villainy of the character Apocalypse we didn't immediately recognize the upsetting cootation of this image in print form," Fox...