This week on AI: CES 2018, Meltdown & Spectre fixes, Apple's AR headset & more

By Roger Fingas

CES was taking place in Las Vegas, but much of the news continued to revolve around crises like Meltdown and Spectre, the iPhone slowdown controversy, and taxes.

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Apple releases iOS 11.2.2 for iPhone and iPad, supplemental macOS 10.13.2 security updateApple met with suppliers during CES to talk AR glasses - reportApple responds to investor criticism over heavy smartphone use by children, says parental controls already in placeFrench government investigates planned obsolescence allegations amidst iPhone slowdown controversyApple forks over another $184M to UK tax authorities after 'extensive audit'Ad firms losing 'hundreds of millions' after Apple clamps down on Safari trackingApple could bring glass back to 'iPhone SE 2,' rumor saysWemo Bridge adds Apple HomeKit to Belkin's line of smarthome accessoriesiPhone battery fire forces brief evacuation of Zurich Apple storeJimmy Iovine says he's staying at Apple, rumors 'had nothing to do with reality'U.S. government questions Apple over iPhone slowdown debacleApple informs Chinese customers of iCloud service handover in late FebruarySecond iPhone battery fire in two days affects Spanish Apple storeDrama series 'See' picked up by Apple as original content march presses on - reportSiri adds tennis and golf data integration ahead of Australian OpenApple servers briefly enabled signing of older iOS firmwares, allowing users to downgrade to earlier versionsApple carries first-ever in-store, third-party Wi-Fi router in form of Linksys VelopApple running low on iPhone 6 Plus batteries, postponing some swaps until MarchApple claims VoIP-Pal secretly lobbied judges, USPTO officials in patent case