Alphabet (GOOGL)-owned Google on Wednesday launched its much-anticipated YouTube Music app in the U.S., for both the Apple (AAPL) iOS and Google Android operating systems. The streaming music service and app aims to use the YouTube site’s massive music video collection to go up against Internet streaming music offerings including Apple Music — which Apple launched in June — and Spotify. YouTube Music is part of YouTube Red, the no-ad $9.99 per
Under scrutiny by the European Union for its tax-sheltering deal with Ireland, Apple (AAPL) is bolstering its operations on the Emerald Isle, promising to hire 1,000 extra workers by mid-2017. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the planned hiring on Wednesday. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company currently has 5,000 workers in Ireland, after adding 1,000 jobs in the past year. Last year, the EU accused Ireland of shirking international tax rules by
Apple’s (AAPL) iPad Pro hit the market on Thursday amid mildly positive reviews and hopes that it can help revitalize tablet sales. Pundits also weighed the impact the jumbo-screen tablet could have on Apple’s Mac computer business and the company’s relationship with chipmaker Intel (INTC). The iPad Pro went on sale in Apple’s retail stores Thursday after the company began taking online orders on Wednesday. Apple is selling three models of the