Apple Pulls iPhone Security Feature in UK

Law enforcement in the country was pressuring the company to create a tool that would act like a back door into customers’ data.

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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.
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Apple Unveils Lower-Priced iPhone 16e With A.I. Features

The iPhone 16e is the first update to the company’s most affordable model since 2022, but carries a higher price tag of $599.
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After 18 Years, Apple Just Killed Off 1 of Its Most Iconic iPhone Features. It’s the End of an Era

The all-new iPhone 16e ditches the Home Button for good.
Inc. - 5d
BBC pulls Gaza documentary featuring child whose father was Hamas minister

Show removed from iPlayer as ‘further due diligence’ carried out and critics ask if any Hamas members were paid for filming. A BBC documentary about Gaza has been pulled from its iPlayer service ...
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Apple iPhone 16e (2025): Specs, Price, Release Date

The iPhone SE is no more. It’s now replaced by the iPhone 16e, which includes a price hike, Face ID, and USB-C.
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Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest-priced iPhone

Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the audience for a bundle of artificial intelligence technology that the company has been ...
ABC News - 6d
Apple announces $500 billion investment in US amid tariff threats that could affect the iPhone

Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas
ABC News - 1d
Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order

iPhone-maker says it can no longer offer advanced protection in Britain after secret demand for ‘back door’ to user data
Financial Times - 4d
Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request

Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable. Business live – latest updates Apple has taken the unprecedented step of ...
The Guardian - 4d
The Papers: 'PM to defy Trump' and 'Apple in UK privacy row'

Sir Keir Starmer's next move before meeting Donald Trump and a data security dispute make Saturday's front pages.
BBC News - 3d
Apple cheers Trump with $500bn US investment plan; UK defence firm Chemring ‘targeted’ by private equity firm – business live

One of the world’s largest private equity investors has made an approach to buy Chemring, the FTSE 250 defence group, Sky News reports. German election live: Merz says priority is to make Europe ...
The Guardian - 1d
The Incompetence of DOGE Is a Feature, Not a Bug

A series of mistakes by DOGE shows just how arbitrary and destructive this slash-and-burn strategy can get.
Wired - 5d
King Charles pulls pint and helps fit tyre

The King visits manufacturer JCB on its 80th anniversary, before going to a family-owned brewery.
BBC News - 1d
He Pulled a Card With a $200,000 Bounty. Then It Sold for More.

Bounties for the rarest trading cards have become increasingly common.
The New York Times - 2h
There’s No Longer a Sub-$500 iPhone. Does It Matter?

The iPhone 16e starts at $599, which is nearly $200 more than the iPhone SE it just replaced.
Wired - 5d
Which iPhone 16 Model Should You Buy?

Should you save up for the iPhone 16 or save some cash with the new iPhone 16e? We break down Apple’s complicated lineup.
Wired - 4d
The iPhone 16e has one big drawback

The new device has all the bells and whistles we have come to expect.
MarketWatch - 3d
Apple expands India manufacturing

Also in this newsletter: better-off Indians’ growing reliance on borrowing, and foreign direct investment shrinks
Financial Times - 4d
BBC pulls Gaza film as it carries out checks over Hamas links

The broadcaster has removed the documentary from its streaming service while it carries out "further due diligence".
BBC News - 4d
Olympians A'ja Wilson, Jordan Chiles featured on Time 'Women of the Year' cover

A'ja Wilson and Jordan Chiles were named among Time's 13 "Women of the Year," announced on Thursday.
ESPN - 4d
Judge clears path to pull USAID personnel off the job

A Trump-appointed judge on Friday greenlighted the administration’s plans to place thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees on administrative leave and recall many ...
The Hill - 3d
Kinzinger: Musk's chainsaw moment will feature in Democratic attack ads

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Sunday that tech billionaire Elon Musk’s recent moment with a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will be featured in Democratic ...
The Hill - 2d
Pennsylvania secures 88-75 win against Dartmouth

Led by Nick Spinoso's 23 points, the Pennsylvania Quakers defeated the Dartmouth Big Green 88-75
ABC News - 3d
Drexel secures 64-55 win against Charleston

Led by Kobe Magee's 19 points, the Drexel Dragons defeated the Charleston Cougars 64-55
ABC News - 2d
Zelensky: Ukraine in the EU gives it an 'economic security' guarantee

Yahoo News - 2d
Apple’s diversity policies and OpenAI deal targeted by shareholders

iPhone-maker is rare holdout in Silicon Valley against conservative efforts to force rollback on DEI issues
Financial Times - 1d
Apple announces $500 billion investment in U.S.

Apple has announced a $500 billion investment in the U.S. over the next four years. The company also said it will hire 20,000 additional workers in the U.S. CBS MoneyWatch Correspondent Kelly ...
CBS News - 23h
Apple to build AI server manufacturing factory in U.S.

Apple has committed to investing $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years. CEO Tim Cook says the investment will include the creation of a 250,000-square-foot artificial intelligence ...
CBS News - 17h
Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap DEI program

Apple credits its DEI program as helping make the iPhone maker the most valuable company in the world.
CBS News - 1h
Apple shareholders reject ban on diversity programs

Apple shareholders rejected a proposal to eliminate internal programs intended to boost the diversity of the company's workforce on Tuesday before its public shareholder meeting.
NBC News - 1h
Daniel Dubois pulls out of world title fight with Joseph Parker due to illness

British heavyweight was due to defend title on Saturday Martin Bakole steps in to face Parker as replacement Daniel Dubois has withdrawn from his IBF world heavyweight title defence against ...
The Guardian - 4d
NFL scouting combine features plenty of debate over top players at multiple positions

The hopes of many NFL teams will start taking shape this week as the league’s annual scouting combine begins in Indianapolis
ABC News - 23h
Who Pulled Off the Biggest Crypto Heist in History? Signs Point to North Korea

Yahoo News - 19h
Each team's most pivotal player for 2025, featuring those who could shake up the Fantasy Baseball world

So much hinges on the way things shake out for these 30 players in particular
CBS Sports - 6h
UK pledges £200mn for Grangemouth refinery

Investment comes amid growing pressure to ensure just transition for workers at Scottish facility
Financial Times - 2d
iPhone designer still asks: ‘I wonder what Steve Jobs would do?’ – despite being told not to

Jony Ive, the man behind the look of Apple’s iconic brands says the firm’s co-founder specifically asked him not to consider ‘what Steve would do’. Sir Jony Ive, the innovative designer of Apple’s ...
The Guardian - 2d
Wojnarowski auctions iPhones used for 'Woj bombs' to raise NIL money at St. Bonaventure

Adrian Wojnarowski is cleaning out his office of cell phones and press passes, and even offering dinner dates in a bid to raise name, image and likeness funds for the St. Bonaventure men’s ...
ABC News - 1d
Musk's private security detail deputized by U.S. Marshals Service, sources say

The U.S. Marshals Service routinely deputizes police. However, the move to deputize private security officers, who are not sworn law enforcement officials, is considered unorthodox
CBS News - 4d
How many people over 100 receive Social Security benefits?

Here's how many Social Security retirement checks go out to people 99 and older. Hint: It's far fewer than Trump claims.
The Hill - 4d

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