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Sales of smartphones continued to shrink globally in the recently-ended quarter as consumers watched spending, market tracker Counterpoint reported on Monday.

Apple on Monday said it is working to fix a "bug" it said was among reasons some newly released iPhone 15 smartphones are heating up.

The EU's digital chief Thierry Breton told Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday that the iPhone maker must open up its products to competitors as part of Brussels' tough curbs on tech behemoths.

Workers at Apple stores in France are set to strike and disrupt the launch of the iPhone 15 in a battle over pay, trade unions told AFP on Wednesday.

Apple's shares tumbled 3.6% Wednesday after reports of China banning iPhones at central government offices surfaced. It marked the biggest daily decline in a month after rising to 46% this year.

Apple on Thursday confirmed it is endorsing passage of a California law requiring major gadget makers to enable people to fix their devices without taking them back to companies.

A Foxconn facility in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has begun the process of making Apple Inc's next-generation iPhone 15.

Apple reported modestly higher quarterly profits Thursday despite another dip in revenues, as a record performance in services offset lower iPhone sales.

Apple engineers reportedly call the new chatbot service "Apple GPT."

As part of the new policy, Google requires "apps [to] be transparent with users about tokenized digital assets," especially if a game or an app allows users to earn.

"India's manufacturing certainly needs to capture a much bigger share of its GDP if it has any hopes of toppling China in the long term and this is a welcome move in that direction. And Apple agrees!" Abhijeet Mukherjee, founder of Guiding Tech, told International Business Times.

Apple became the first U.S. enterprise to finish the trading day at a market capitalization of more than $3 trillion.

Apple is set to debut more upgraded devices this fall, including a new Watch Ultra, the tech company's largest wearable.

Apple told Damus that it can either "revise your app to use in-app purchase to pay for this type of transaction or remove these transactions from your app."

The crypto executive issued the warning over the weekend, suggesting that in case of an economic collapse, operating system access of top tech companies could work against crypto holders.

Apple pointed out in the warning email that Damus' tipping feature allows users to send tips for receiving content from content creators, which utilizes a mechanism "other than in-app purchase."

The iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple's next-generation flagship smartphone, is expected to be more expensive than previous units since it sports the biggest design changes.

The FSB said it found "anomalies" in several thousand iPhones, including those used by diplomatic missions in Russia.

Balaji Srinivasan said that in the future, if owning enough Bitcoin becomes a significant political concern, financially distressed governments may seek to acquire portions of individuals' cryptocurrencies.

The hikers sent an alert using an Apple emergency SOS feature, which provides information such as the possible location and details of emergency services.

The surge sparked hope among AXS holders, who over the past 30 days, saw over 17% loss on the crypto asset's value and approximately 64% decline in the price in a year.

Telegram said that it has resolved the issue in a new update it recently submitted to Apple.

France probes Apple over restricting smartphone repair

The smartphone titan reported profit of $24 billion on revenue of $94.8 billion in the first three months of this year.

The two tech giants reportedly each plan to spend $1 billion per year on movies headed first for the big screen.

A recent evaluation conducted by participants of Apple's Beta Software Program showed that the beta version of the upcoming macOS update, macOS Ventura 13.4, no longer contains the crucial cryptocurrency document.

A U.S. appeals court has upheld an order that could force Apple Inc to change payment practices in its App Store, and Apple said it may appeal the decision.

"From education and developers to manufacturing and the environment, we're committed to growing and investing across the country," Tim Cook tweeted after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The year 2023 is poised to be a new banner year for the smartphone industry with the upcoming release of Apple's iPhone 15 and Google's Pixel Fold.