Apple's confrontation with the U.S. government over encryption took a major twist, thanks to the Justice Department officially withdrawing its court order. Later in the week, Apple shipped the iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and fixed a critical bug via iOS 9.3.1.
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Everything you need to know:
- The DoJ withdrew its action against Apple, saying it successfully extracted data from Syed Farook's iPhone > >
- The FBI agreed to try cracking an iPhone 6 and an iPod in an Arkansas murder case > >
- Apple published its 2016 Supplier Responsibility report > >
- iOS 9.3.1 fixed a bug causing crashes tied to Web links > >
- The next wave of iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro launches begins April 4 > >
- Apple's security team is in flux > >
- Some ResearchKit studies are now sending data to Apple > >
- Siri will now respond properly to questions about sexual assault > >
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A roundup of all of our hottest stories this week:
DOJ confirms successful iPhone data extraction, withdraws encryption case against Apple [u]FBI agrees to help crack iPhone 6 and iPod tied to Arkansas murder trial, but method unknownApple Supplier Responsibility 2016 Progress Report reveals 97% work-hour compliance, carbon emissions reductionsApple releases iOS 9.3.1 to fix Web link crashing bugApple's second wave of 9.7" iPad Pro & iPhone SE launches to start April 4As FBI's iPhone exploit remains secret, Apple's security operation in transitionApple begins collecting ResearchKit data to further platform integrationApple's Siri updated to understand sexual assault queries, provide helpTesla's unveils more affordable Model 3, gives glimpse at Apple's future auto competition