"China has not issued laws, regulations or policy documents that prohibit the purchase and use of foreign brand phones such as Apple s," foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular press briefing when asked about the reports.
Democratic lawmakers are pressing the top tech firms to open up about the conditions of their “ghost work” — unseen laborers like those labeling data and rating responses who have become pivotal to the artificial intelligence boom.
Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed at giving more people more reasons to buy the technology trendsetter s marquee product.
A trial to determine if Google abused its monopoly in online search, which begins Tuesday, is set to lay bare how the internet search giant cemented its power.