WeChat remains available on the App Store as US judge blocks download ban
The Justice Department said the judge’s order would “frustrate and displace the president’s determination of how best to address threats to national security.”
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US government wants to purge app stores of untrusted Chinese apps
The government’s Clean Network initiative would prevent major Chinese apps from accessing sensitive information on American citizens and businesses.
Reuters: the FBI pressured Apple not to encrypt iCloud backups
Now you know why your iOS device backups in iCloud are not end-to-end encrypted whereas everything stored locally on your iPhone is key safe thanks to strong encryption.
Japan Display could sell Apple and Sharp its main smartphone screen factory
Japan Display owes Apple more than $800 million for the $1.5 billion cost of building a manufacturing plant four years ago.
Apple supplier Sharp reportedly building a plant in Vietnam due to the US trade war with China
Apple’s supplier Sharp is reportedly gearing up to move part of its production out of China in response to President Trump’s latest escalation of the growing US trade war with China.
Eight US states could separately launch antitrust investigations of Apple & others
Following the unusual step of announcing a broad antitrust review of major Silicon Valley platform giants on part of the United States Department of Justice, a new report released Friday alleges that eight US states could separately probe the tech giants.
Apple could use in-house 5G modems in some of its products as soon as 2021
Citing sources familiar with the matter, news gathering organization Reuters suggests that first Apple devices incorporating an in-house modem could ship as soon as 2021.
LG gets one step closer to supplying iPhone OLEDs thanks to a $2.6 billion investment
LG will invest a whopping $2.6 billion in its organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels production line in South Korea, most likely in an effort to secure a lucrative deal with Apple.
Apple needs revolutionary LiDAR sensors for self-driving cars
Apple has evaluated LiDAR sensors from four suppliers. It’s also working on inexpensive, unobtrusively designed autonomous driving sensors of its own.
Facebook promises a prompt fix for WhatsApp’s Face/Touch ID vulnerability
Face/Touch ID can lock WhatsApp but the security feature can be bypassed by accessing your chats via Share sheets. Facebook is aware of the bug and is working on a fix.
Apple will compensate the kid who spotted the FaceTime bug and invest in his education
Aside from undisclosed compensation, Apple is going to contribute to the US teen’s education for spotting the embarrassing FaceTime bug.
Apple accelerates in-house modem development ahead of 5G iPhone
Future iPhones may combine Apple’s own cellular modems with the main processor to save space and battery life, which is what Samsung, Huawei and others have been doing for some time.
