Random House has debuted the first volume in a series of enhanced editions of George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, exclusively on Apple’s iBooks marketplace.

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Despite strong encryption — and claims that it “doesn’t scan your communications” or “store data related to customers’ location” — Apple is saving some metadata from iMessage and other apps and sharing it with law enforcement agencies, according to a new report.

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Six companies including Microsoft and Google have launched a cross-disciplinary partnership to steer the future of artificial intelligence development, but as of yet, Apple has not signed on.

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Apple has silently added traffic data for Maps users in four more European nations, namely the microstates of Malta, Monaco, San Marino, and Liechtenstein.

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With the glossy jet black iPhone 7 leading the way in sales, Apple is expected to switch to a more scratch-resistant all-glass finish for the front and back of a 2017 iPhone redesign, with stainless steel edges, rather than aluminum, for premium models.

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Apple’s senior VP of internet software and services, Eddy Cue, sat down for an interview with rock musician Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday night, who appeared at Apple’s SoHo store in New York City to promote his new autobiography Born to Run.

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According to Chinese media, Apple is launching its first research and development center in the country, located in long-time technology incubation area Zhongguancun Science Park, Beijing.

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Smartwatches perhaps more than any other portable device would benefit from power saving and color adjustable displays, but squeezing the requisite ambient light sensor that serves as the basis of such technology into an already stuffed chassis is a difficult proposition. Apple might have solved the problem, however, with a sensor capable of detecting light reflected through flesh.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook is slated to sit down with U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch this Friday in a Q&A session that will cap off the senator’s Utah Tech Tour, an event created to shine a light on the state’s technology community.

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