Apple investors reject call to nix diversity, inclusion initiatives

Apple investors rejected outside shareholder proposals that asked the iPhone maker to cease its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and write a report assessing the risks of its work on AI.

The company conducted the votes as part of its annual meeting, held virtually on Thursday, with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and General Counsel Kate Adams leading the proceedings. In line with Apple’s recommendations, investors also spurned a proposal that demanded a transparency report on its decisions related to child sex abuse material, or CSAM,…