This week on AI: Apple puts $1B into Didi Chuxing, 'iPhone 7' and '7s' rumors, Apple Pay in Canada & more

By Roger Fingas

The biggest news was clearly Apple's $1 billion investment into Didi Chuxing, but the rest of the week was chock full of stories, including plenty of rumors about future iPhones, and Apple Pay finally making its "real" Canadian debut.

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Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride sharing service Didi ChuxingRBC, CIBC & other Canadian banks launch support for Apple PayRumor: Apple's 2017 iPhone will be radical redesign with Touch ID, FaceTime camera & speaker embedded in display'iPhone 7' schematics suggest dual camera, Smart Connector will be exclusive to 5.5" Plus modelVoIP-Pal serves Apple in $2.8B patent infringement suit over iMessage & Wi-Fi CallingApple's 'iPhone 7 Plus' rumored to use 3GB of RAM for dual-camera image processingApp Store shuffle brings long-awaited speed boost for developersApple unable to repair iPhone of teen lost at seaApple debunks rumors that it will stop selling iTunes downloadsFoxconn nears deal to build iPhone manufacturing plant in India, report saysSpotify growing even faster thanks to launch of Apple Music, VP saysiTunes 12.4 to reportedly include new sidebar, minor UI tweaks