
In an interview with Buzzfeed News, Apple CEO Tim Cook has called on Bloomberg to retract a contentious news report that alleged Chinese spies used microchips to infiltrate a number of major U.S. tech companies.
Although Apple had released a statement denying what Bloomberg found soon after the investigation was published, Cook’s comment to BuzzFeed is the first time the CEO has spoken publicly about the controversy and marks an unusually confrontational move by the head of the world’s most valuable tech company.
“There is no truth in their story about Apple,” Cook told BuzzFeed. “They need to do that right thing and retract it.”
The Bloomberg article alleged that Chinese spies managed to implant tiny chips on computer motherboards made by Super Micro Computer, and used by several of the largest American tech companies, like Amazon and Apple. The chips were designed to provide secret access to the private data on the machines.
Since the report was published, a series of statements from government officials and information security professionals — including some named in the stories — have cast doubt about the report’s main claims.
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1. Call on /kɔl ɑn/ (formal verb): To ask someone in a formal way to do something: Yêu cầu.
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2. Retract /riˈtrækt/ (verb): To take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false: Rút lại.
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3. Alleged /əˈlɛʤd/ (adj): Is said to have done something illegal or wrong without giving proof: Bị cho rằng; bị nghi ngờ rằng; bị tình nghi.
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4. Infiltrate /ɪnˈfɪlˌtreɪt/ (verb): To secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that group thinks or behaves: Thâm nhập.
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5. Controversy /ˈkɑntrəˌvɜrsi/ (noun): A lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people: Tranh cãi.
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6. Confrontational /ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃənəl/ (adj): Causing or involving angry disagreement: Gây nên/Liên quan đến sự chạm trán, đối đầu; mang tính xung đột.
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7. Implant /ɪmˈplænt/ (verb): To put an organ, group of cells, or device into the body in a medical operation: Cấy ghép.
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8. Professional /prəˈfɛʃənəl/ (noun): A person who has the type of job that needs a high level of education and training: Chuyên gia.
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9. Cast doubt /kæst daʊt/ (verb) To make people feel less sure about or have less trust in something or someone: Làm dấy lên nghi ngờ.
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10. Claim /kleɪm/ (noun): A statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not believe it: Kết luận không căn cứ.
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Người dịch: Phương Thảo
Nguồn: Business Insider
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