US Senator Ron Wyden on Thursday asked US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to stop US intelligence agencies from purchasing Americans' unlawfully collected personal data from data brokers, writes Thomas Claburn.

In a blog post on its developer website, Apple confirmed that third-party video game streaming apps from the likes of Xbox and Nvidia are now permitted on the App Store, writes Alex Perry. 

iOS 17.3 is out, and it comes with a new security feature that’s supposed to prevent thieves from taking your iPhone and quickly taking over access to anything stored in iCloud as well as your bank or email accounts, writes Emma Roth. 

Microsoft’s stock market value ended a trading session higher than that of Apple’s for the first time since 2021 on Friday, making it the world’s most valuable company as worries about demand hit the iPhone maker’s shares, according to the report. 

Former Vice President Al Gore will be departing from Apple‘s board of directorsafter a 21-year run due to the company’s mandatory retirement age, writes Dade Hayes and Jill Goldsmith.