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  As Australian authorities pursue a plan to have Big Tech companies pay news sites, Facebook shut down all pages that could be even vaguely be described as news ones. As it has previously threatened to do, Facebook has removed news pages in Australia. It follows continued progress by authorities toward a proposed system of charging social media firms. Alongside pages from news organizations, however, Facebook also shut down some charities, plus emergency services and health pages. According t...

Industry sources say Apple plans to increase its iPad production in India, and that it is lobbying the local government to increase incentives for it and other technology firms.

Satechi has released a pair of new Bluetooth remotes to control presentations as well as media playback on both Mac and iPad.

Following nearly six months of profound availability constraints, the US government is about to assess semiconductor, battery, and rare earth metal supply chains for inefficiencies and national security concerns.

Google has rolled out support for Apple's TV app and its Apple TV+ streaming service to its Chromecast with Google TV hardware, meaning users can now watch Apple originals on the Google hardware.

  Apple is investigating ways to join images from many iPhone cameras, and optionally to control all those devices simultaneously to capture a 360-degree image. As Apple continues to research periscope cameras for the next iPhone, newly-revealed patent applications show that it is looking to leverage multiple cameras on multiple devices. "System For Producing A Continuous Image From Separate Image Sources," is concerned with synchronising multiple iPhones, and then combining images together ...

Apple is researching how to embed sensors into display panels, potentially enabling both Touch ID, and Face ID without a notch.

  Researchers at Torontos Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research are looking into whether the Apple Watch can help with early identification of worsening heart failure. In the study, researchers will use the data collected from participants wearing the Apple Watch to see if the onboard blood oxygen detectors and mobility metrics can provide early warning for worsening heart failure. According to the University Health Network (UHN), suitable patients from the heart function program at the Peter ...

The Skydance and Apple TV+ film "Luck" adds Jane Fonda to the cast roster, voicing The Dragon.

Apple has released a much more detailed guide to the security mechanisms built into its software, service, and hardware products.