This week on AI: 'Touch bar' MacBook Pro in late Oct., all-glass casing on 2017 iPhones & more

By Roger Fingas

For a rare moment, the Mac actually grabbed some the spotlight this week -- though it had to share the stage with yet more rumors about 2017 iPhones, and an assortment of minor Apple announcements.

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Apple planning to launch new MacBook Pro with OLED touch bar in late October - reportAll 2017 iPhones likely to have glass casing, stainless steel edges may be limited to high-end modelsNvidia working with Apple on graphics for 'revolutionary' new Mac productsApple's local iPhone 7 pages point to more international launches on Oct. 14Sharp in talks with Apple for anticipated switch to OLED display iPhonesApple partners with leading business service provider Deloitte for enterprise ITApple to house 1,400 employees at London's restored Battersea Power Station starting in 2021New macOS Sierra 10.12.1 betas available to developers & publicApple celebrates grand opening of first retail store in MexicoApple's health hires geared towards sharing, interpreting data, including new Watch appsHealth insurer Aetna to offer customer & employee discounts on Apple WatchApple summons security experts for bug bounty program brief - reportChinese media, government confirms Apple research center in Beijing tech corridorApple acknowledges tracking iMessage metadata and sharing it with law enforcementiPhone 7 owners complain about issues with BMW Bluetooth support, Verizon LTE connectionsApple Pay said to be in testing for Russia, in talks for Taiwan & Kenya