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Anti-poaching lawsuit against Google, Apple and others denied class action status

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 8th, 2013)

In 2010, several high-profile tech companies -- including Apple, Google, Adobe, Intuit, Lucasfilm, Intel and Pixar -- settled a suit with the US Justice Department regarding anti-poaching agreements. The suit alleged that the aformentioned companies, from 2005 to 2009, agreed not to recruit ...

Disney CEO Bob Iger speaks about his relationship with Steve Jobs

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 24th, 2013)

Yesterday at the Hollywood Radio and Television Panel, Producer Brian Grazer lead a Q&A with Disney CEO and current Apple board member Bob Iger. Though the discussion was to center around the television and film industry it quickly turned to Iger's relationship with Steve Jobs. In 2006, ...

Tim Cook ordered to undergo questioning in anti-poaching case

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 18th, 2013)

Even though he wasn't CEO at the time, Apple's Tim Cook will be questioned about the company's hiring practices as part of a anti-poaching lawsuit, says a Reuters report. Apple, along with several other tech heavyweights, is embroiled in a civil lawsuit that accuses the company of illegally ...

Daily Update for November 7, 2012

by Steven Sande (Nov 7th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Pixar names building after Steve Jobs

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 7th, 2012)

Steve Jobs was critical to the early success of Pixar, and the animation company has honored that legacy by naming the studio's main building the Steve Jobs Building. A photo posted to Twitter by Pixar employee Junn Lee shows the building, which was designed by Jobs during his time at the ...

Pixar Image Computer: Yours on eBay for a cool $25K

by Steven Sande (Jul 24th, 2012)

So, you purchased a mint condition Apple I at an auction, have every model of Mac Quadra and Performa ever made, use your NeXT cube every day, love your working Newton MessagePad and QuickTake 100, and you're looking for something Apple-related that will finish off the collection. How about an ...

Pixar president Dr. Ed Catmull, Oracle's Larry Ellison discuss Steve Jobs

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 1st, 2012)

Over the years, Steve Jobs was a big part of the annual D:All Things Digital conference and his presence at the recent D10 was sorely missed. In one long sit-down session, both Pixar President Dr. Ed Catmull and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talk candidly about their interactions with Jobs and his ...

Daily Update for April 18, 2012

by Steven Sande (Apr 18th, 2012)

Fast Company on the 'wilderness years' of Steve Jobs

by Chris Rawson (Apr 18th, 2012)

Brent Schlender of Fast Company has written a great long-form article on Steve Jobs's so-called "wilderness years" -- the period between when Jobs was ousted from Apple in the mid 80s and his return in the late 90s. Many people (wrongly) tend to think of this period as Jobs sort of aimlessly ...

Computerworld releases long version of 1995 Steve Jobs interview

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 2nd, 2011)

Computerworld has a piece of Apple history that Apple fans should watch. In 1995, a then 40-year-old Steve Jobs sat down with Computerworld's Daniel Morrow for a 75-minute interview. The one-on-one talk was recorded as part of an oral history project organized by the Computerworld Information ...

John Lasseter receives star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honors Jobs

by Mike Schramm (Nov 2nd, 2011)

Pixar head (and current Disney chief creative officer) John Lasseter recently was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in addition to being honored for all his great work on Pixar's movies and Disney's animations, Lasseter himself passed on some of the honor to Steve Jobs. Jobs ...

Journalist Brent Schlender shares memories of Steve Jobs

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 26th, 2011)

Steve Jobs interacted with many people over the course of his career at Apple, NeXT and Pixar. Employees and journalists covering his companies became part of his inner circle and got a rare glimpse of the real man behind the public persona. One such journalist was famed Fortune writer Brent ...

Steve Jobs on Apple in 1996, prior to his return

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 19th, 2011)

In 1996, Steve Jobs sat down with PBS' Wall $treet Week host Louis Rukeyser and discussed his current business ventures - Pixar and NeXT. He also touched briefly on his former project, Apple, which in 1996 was at an all-time low and considered to be "one of the failure stories of Wall Street." ...

Antitrust class action lawsuit filed against Apple, others over anti-poaching agreements

by Michael Grothaus (May 4th, 2011)

The law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein has announced that they have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple and other major tech companies on behalf of a Lucasfilm employee. The lawsuit alleges that the tech companies took part in illegal "no solicitation" agreements that barred ...

Labor union opposed to Steve Jobs' reelection to Disney board

by Chris Ward (Mar 23rd, 2011)

Steve Jobs' position as a director of Disney is being questioned as the company's annual shareholder's meeting takes place in Salt Lake City today. The AFL-CIO federation of labor unions has already voted against his reelection, citing his absences for health reasons and full-time ...