Apple Thursday said iPhones and iPads will soon start detecting images containing child sexual abuse and reporting them as they are uploaded to its online storage in the United States, a move privacy advocates say raises concerns. “We want to help protect children from predators who use communication tools to recruit and exploit them, and […]
Speaking at a virtual annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, the Apple chief executive said it works out at one new acquisition “every three to four weeks”, the BBC reports. The iPhone-maker’s spending spree saw 20 to 25 companies purchased in the six months to May 2019 alone, Gizmodo added.
“We’re not afraid to look at acquisitions of any size,” said Cook. “Focus is on small, innovative companies that complement our products and help push them forward.”
In the past ten years the biggest acquisition by Apple was the $3bn deal in 2014 for Beats Electronics – the company founded by music producer Jimmy Iovine and hip-hop star Dr Dre. Other major deals include the $400m purchase of music recognition software company Shazam in 2018.