Michael Liedtke

AP Technology Writer

Strengthen Your Manufacturing Sales Resiliency

Strengthen Your Manufacturing Sales Resiliency

October 14, 2026

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Siemens Cuts Engineering Effort by 85%, Time-to-Market by 40% at AI Pilot Plant

October 19, 2026

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Fanuc Opens Largest Automation Training Center in the U.S.

October 19, 2026

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U.S. Revives Shuttered Nuclear Plants to Meet Growing Electricity Demand

October 19, 2026

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October 14, 2026

A sign is seen outside the Activision building in Santa Monica, Calif. on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Microsoft's planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft, U.S. Regulators Head to Court over $69 Billion Deal

FTC lawyers will set out to prove that Microsoft will gain an unfair advantage if it is allowed to blend its Xbox franchise with Activision.

June 22, 2023

In this June 3, 2019, file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook waves after speaking at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif. Cook has forged his own distinctive legacy. He will mark his ninth anniversary as Apple’s CEO Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 -- the same day the company will split its stock for the second time during his reign.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is Fulfilling Another Steve Jobs Vision

Initially seen as a mere caretaker for the iconic franchise that Jobs built before his 2011 death, Cook has forged his own distinctive legacy.

August 24, 2020

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Apple 1st US Company to Hit $2T Value

The company's hugely loyal customer base continued to buy iPhones and other devices online while stuck at home.

August 19, 2020

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Tough Times for Chipmakers

Chipmakers are suffering the consequences from misreading industry demand for their products.

October 8, 2019

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Apple Apologizes, Changes Siri

The use of humans to listen to audio recordings is particularly troubling to privacy experts.

August 29, 2019

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Appeals Court Insulates Qualcomm

It would have forced the mobile chipmaker to drastically change how it licenses key technology for connecting smartphones to the internet.

August 26, 2019

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Apple's Buys Intel Division for $1B

The agreement comes three months after Apple ended a long-running dispute with one of Intel's rivals, Qualcomm.

July 25, 2019

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Apple App Store Could Take Big Hit

Attorneys representing consumers in a pending Supreme Court case charge that Apple is an unfair monopolist in the market for iPhone apps.

March 7, 2019

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Weakening iPhone Demand

The iPhone's 2018 revenue dropped 15 percent, and Apple missed its own revenue projections for the first time in 15 years.

January 31, 2019

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Google Grilled in Congress

The 3-1/2-hour hearing hit upon familiar themes — online privacy, data protection and the danger of digital monopolies.

December 12, 2018

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Is Google Too Powerful?

The company's success now has regulators and lawmakers around the world questioning whether the company has become too powerful.

September 7, 2018

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Apple Targets Augmented Reality

Apple is hoping to transform the technology from a geeky sideshow into a mass-market phenomenon.

August 2, 2017

Google is Tracking Your Spending in Physical Stores

The company has a new tool that will track how much money people spend in brick-and-mortar stores.

May 24, 2017

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Yahoo Indictments for Hacks

A scheme uncovered during the federal investigation may have opened a window into other hacks instigated by foreign governments.

March 16, 2017