Friday, December 13, 2024
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Apple Daily Report: Police use Face ID to unlock a suspect’s iPhone (and more news)

Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, at the end of each week day, we’ll offer this wrap-up of news items you should check out.

A child abuse investigation unearthed by Forbes includes the first known case in which law enforcement used Apple Face ID facial recognition technology to open a suspect’s iPhone. That’s by any police agency anywhere in the world, not just in America.

A number of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max owners in the Apple Support Communities and MacRumors Forums report that the devices fail to start charging when a Lightning cable is plugged in while the screen is turned off.



Apple is reportedly establishing an office presence across the street from the new flagship D.C. store it is preparing to open in the historic Carnegie Library. Apple signed a lease for a full floor, roughly 23K SF, at 700 K St. NW, a source involved in the deal tells Bisnow

The use of digital technology has had a long stretch of rapid growth in the U.S., but the share of Americans who go online, use social media or own key devices has remained stable the past two years, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center data.

Heal, the market-leader in house calls, today supports Health Records on iPhone, which brings together hospitals, clinics and the existing Apple Health app to make it easy for patients to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they choose.

Sales tax collection statutes and regulations that require online retailers to collect sales tax on online orders from residents of 10 states go into effect today, Oct. 1. The statutes and regulations, the details of which vary by state, apply to online retailers that don’t have a physical presence in the taxing jurisdiction.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed suit after California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation to restore open internet protections known as net neutrality in the state after the Trump administration repealed the rules in December 2017.

Apple has posted some of the best “Shot on iPhone” photos seen on Instagram and Twitter from customers who have purchased one of the new iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max devices. 

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.