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1 | Apple launched a pre-release version of its buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) service for select users. The service, known as "Apple Pay Later," allows users to break up the cost of their purchases with Apple Pay into four payments spread over a period of six weeks. |
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2 | Apple plans to spend $1B per year to make films that will be released in movie theaters. The U.S. tech giant is working to boost its Hollywood profile in a bid to attract more subscribers to its streaming platform. |
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3 | Amazon may bid for rights that would allow it to exclusively stream Premier League games in the U.K. Establishing a presence in U.K. soccer would pit Apple against more established sports broadcasters, including Comcast Corp.'s Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. |
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4 | Apple employees are skeptical about the company's upcoming mixed-reality headset due to its high price, limited use cases, and uncertain market. The skepticism comes after several employees lost their jobs due to the project's slow progress, while others left the project after developing doubts about its feasibility. |
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5 | Apple CEO Tim Cook praised China for its innovation and long-standing relationship with Apple when he met with the country's minister of commerce on Monday. The meeting came during a high-level forum that brought together representatives of several large Western firms, including Pfizer, BMW, and Qualcomm. |
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6 | Apple has released a standalone classical music app. The app, named Apple Music Classical, provides a catalog of over five million individual tracks and includes “complete and accurate metadata” that helps users navigate multiple renditions of influential musical pieces. |
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7 | Apple recently acquired WaveOne, a California-based startup that specializes in video compression. Apple is seeking AI solutions that save bandwidth for its video services as other tech giants also race to develop AI-powered video compression algorithms. |
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