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Njengoba sesike sabika ekuqaleni kwenyanga, isikhulu esiphezulu sakwa-Apple u-Tim Cook ubebhekise amabombo e-Ireland kulezi zinsuku ukuyokwamukela indondo kundunankulu wendawo iminyaka engu-40 yokutshalwa kwezimali yinkampani yaseCalifornia kuleli. U-Apple uqashe abantu abangu-6 e-Ireland, okuhlanganisa ne-Apple EMEA, ezinze e-Cork.

Nginikeze nokho, inani lalingekho ngaphandle kwempikiswano. Oisikhundla sigxeka uNdunankulu wase-Ireland uLeo Varadkra ngeqiniso lokuthi ukuklomelisa umklomelo we-Apple kungesinye isinyathelo sangaphambi kokhetho lwabantu abaningi. Abaphikisi baphinde bagxeke i-Apple ngamakhefu amakhulu entela, kubez okuyinto i-Ireland engaba nemali eyengeziwe yokuthuthukisa imfundo neminye imikhakha. Lezi zivumelwano ziphinde zabhekwa yiKhomishini YaseYurophu, okusekelwe ekutholeni kwayo, yaphoqa u-Apple ukuthi akhokhe inhlawulo ye-14,4 billion dollars, noma imiqhele ye-325,5 billion.

Kumqondisi we-Apple, izintela nazo zaziyisihloko lapho aphawula khona ezitolo eziningi zemidiya, kuhlanganise ama-ejensi AmaReuters. UTim Cook washo ngesikhathi kunenhlolokhono ukuthi se inkampani ilangazelela ukwenza uhlelo lwentela lube nobulungisa ezinkampanini zamazwe ngamazwe, ezithi uhlelo lwamanje luyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. Ngakho-ke u-Cook ufuna ukuguqulwa kwentela yomhlaba wonke okufanele kubonise izimfuno zamanje nezamanje zezinkampani ezifana ne-Apple. Izinkampani eziningi ziyathanda Apple, Google noma Amazon ebhekeney ukugxekwa ikakhulukazi yi-European Union ngokubheka ngenkuthalo izindlela zokunciphisa intela.

“Ngokunengqondo, ngicabanga ukuthi wonke umuntu uyazi mayelana nesidingo sokulungisa kabusha uhlelo olukhona futhi ngingumuntu wokugcina ukusho ukuthi izinhlelo zamanje noma zangaphambilini bezilungile. Ngiyethemba futhi nginethemba lokuthi bazokwazi ukuthola isisombululo esisha." iphendule ezimisweni zamazwe ngamazwe ezigunyazwe yinyunyana yezomnothoí I-OECD. Phakathi nezingxoxo, ubuye wancoma umthetho we-European GDPR futhi wengeza ukuthi imithetho enjalo iyadingeka emhlabeni ukuvikela ubumfihlo babasebenzisi.

U-Cook uphinde wasebenzisa ithuba lohambo lwakhe lokuya e-Ireland ukuyohlangana nomculi odumile u-Hozier estudiyo, wengeza ngokuthi angakujabulela ukuhlinzeka ngamaphimbo amathrekhi. UHozier uphuma emndenini wamaciko, oxoshwe esikoleni ngemuva kokuncamela ukuqopha umculo kunezivivinyo. Izingoma zakhe eziningi zihambisana neziqeshana zevidiyo ezigxile ezihlokweni zomphakathi eziyimpikiswano, okuhlanganisa udlame lwasekhaya, inkinga yokufuduka, imibhikisho emelene nohulumeni kanye nokucwaswa komphakathi we-LGBT.

Uphinde wavakashela isitudiyo sokuthuthukisa i-WarDucks, esithuthukise izihloko ezimbalwa ze-VR eziphumelelayo futhi manje esigxile ekuthuthukiseni imidlalo yamaselula ne-augmented reality (AR). Le nkampani ithuthukise izihloko ezintathu ze-RollerCoaster kanye ne-Sneaky Bears shooter.

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Umthombo: AppleInsider

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