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Apple has gotten so big it’s almost overtaken France’s entire stock market — Fortune

The iPhone maker’s market value is approaching that of Europe’s largest stock market: France, according to the report. Here is the link: https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/14/apple-gotten-so-big-3-trillion-almost-overtaken-france-stock-market/

Apple CEO succession plans ‘very detailed’, says Tim Cook — MacRumors

Tim Cook has revealed that Apple has "very detailed" succession plans in place for when the time comes to replace him as chief executive of the company, writes Tim Hardwick.

Apple reaches $25M settlement with the DOJ for discriminating against US residents during hiring — Engadget

The DOJ said that Apple's hiring practices favored visa holders and left out US citizens and permanent residents, writes Pranav Dixit. 

Apple announces new M3 chips and cuts the price of the entry-level MacBook Pro — CNBC

Apple announced new PC chips, MacBook Pro laptops, and a new iMac model at a night-time launch event on Monday, writes Kif Leswing. 

Google paid $26 billion in 2021 to become the default search engine on browsers and phones — CNBC

Google paid $26.3 billion to be the default search engine on mobile phones and web browsers in 2021, according to a slide made public Friday in a federal antitrust trial against the company, writes Lauren Feiner.