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• Former Apple exec Matt Casebolt joins Tesla Motors

  Another high profile employee from Apple has moved to Tesla. Tesla team seems to look a lot like Apple's, when the American automaker company continues its trend of hiring former Apple employees.

• Apple accused of slowing iPhone 4s with iOS 9 upgrade, faces $5 million class-action lawsuit

  Apple is being sued by more than 100 owners of iPhone 4s for allegedly slowing down the performance of their devices after upgrading to iOS 9.

• Apple, Google workers head to court on $415 million poaching settlement

  Workers accusing Apple (AAPL.O), Google (GOOGL.O) and two other Silicon Valley companies of conspiring to hold down salaries will try on Monday to win approval of a $415 million settlement from a U.S. judge who rejected an earlier deal as too low.

• Apple wins digital music U.S. antitrust trial

  Apple Inc (AAPL.O) won an antitrust trial on Tuesday when a U.S. jury decided the company did not act improperly when it restricted music purchases for iPod users to Apple's iTunes digital store.

• Apple heads to trial over digital music claims

  Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will defend against allegations that it abused a monopoly position in the digital music player market as it heads to trial in a case that could cost the company about $1 billion if it loses.

• Russian memorial to Apple founder dismantled after CEO comes out

  A memorial to Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs has been dismantled in the Russian city of St Petersburg after the man who succeeded him at the helm of the company, Tim Cook, came out as gay.

• Tech workers ask appeals court to reject Apple, Google bid

  Employees suing Apple, Google and two other tech companies over hiring practices said an appeals court should not approve a $324.5 million settlement in the case, according to a court filing on Tuesday.

• Apple, Google resume talks with tech workers in hiring lawsuit: filing

  Four technology companies, including Apple (AAPL.O) and Google (GOOGL.O), have resumed mediation talks with tech workers in a high-profile lawsuit over hiring practices in Silicon Valley, according to a court filing.

• Court grants class-action status to wages and breaks lawsuit of 20,000-strong ex-Apple employees

  According to labor laws in the California state, rest breaks are mandatory, Yahoo News noted. The plaintiffs said that there is proof that managers do not allow them to go on breaks after long hours as the latter normally punch in and out when taking a breather.