Apple’s reluctant, punitive compliance with regulators will burn its political and developer goodwill

Apple is on a roll when it comes to having its hand forced by state entities and governing bodies: Alternative payment methods, stripping features from existing hardware, allowing alternate app stores and genuine browser default competition — everywhere you turn it seems to be satisfying some reversal, owing either to trial judgments not going its … Read more

Is Israel running out of goodwill?

Nearly 20,000 Palestinians have been killed and millions displaced since Israel declared war on Hamas in Gaza. Conditions for people in Gaza are incredibly hard. Food is scarce, the health infrastructure is collapsing, and the death toll continues to climb – which some arms experts say is due in part to the Israeli government’s use … Read more