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This week on AI: iPhone 7 & Apple Watch 2 launch, iOS 10 goes live & more

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The big news, naturally, was Friday's launch of the iPhone 7 and the second-generation Apple Watch. iOS 10, tvOS 10, and watchOS 3 emerged on Tuesday though, and there was still plenty of news going on outside the launch-day bubble.

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Everything you need to know:

  • Shoppers lined up around the world for a chance at the iPhone 7 > >
  • iOS 10, tvOS 10, and watchOS 3 launched after months in beta > >
  • Initial stocks of the iPhone 7 Plus and jet black versions of the iPhone 7 are sold out > >
  • News media filed suit to find out how the FBI's iPhone hack was done > >
  • Next year's iPhone should have a "virtual" button built into an edge-to-edge screen > >
  • iTunes 12.5.1 introduced a new Apple Music interface, Siri commands & more > >
  • Apple Japan was ordered to pay $118 million in back taxes > >

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