This week on AI: 'Apple Car' & 'iPhone 9' batteries, 'iPhone 8' leaks, Apple software updates & more

By Roger Fingas

Batteries, oddly, ended up being a theme of Apple product rumors this week -- including ones for the company's possible electric car. The "iPhone 8" otherwise dominated headlines, with less than two months to go before an expected announcement.

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Apple working with Chinese firm on car battery research - reportLatest supply chain reports claim 'iPhone 7s' and 'iPhone 8' both face production delaysNew 'iPhone 8' renders based on case manufacturer CAD files show large power/lock buttonApple squashes bugs with releases of iOS 10.3.3, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, tvOS 10.2.2, watchOS 3.2.3Four Apple manufacturers launch antitrust complaint against Qualcomm, with Apple's backingSamsung rumored to resume making iPhone chips for Apple in 2018 with 7nm 'A12'LG to be exclusive supplier of L-shaped 'iPhone 9' batteries, report saysApple sends top executives to lobby Australian government over proposed encryption lawsUS appeals court upholds gag orders on national security letters to firms like AppleApple appoints Isabel Ge Mahe as managing director of Greater ChinaConflicting iPhone SE rumors about impending refresh, doom of line both probably wrongApple puts Nokia health accessories back on sale following end of legal battlesApple adds Wave, 9 other TV providers to single sign-on on iPhone, iPad & Apple TVMedia mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg pitched Apple on new TV serviceQualcomm sues Apple in Germany as quarterly profits suffer steep declineWatch: Apple's new Files app for iOS 11Alleged chassis for Apple's 'iPhone 8' revives claims of rear-mounted Touch IDApple's iOS 10.3.3 update protects against 'Broadpwn' Wi-Fi exploitState Farm sues Apple over house fire allegedly caused by 'defective' iPhoneWatch: Everything you need to know about the new App Store in iOS 11Apple could provide Series 1 Apple Watch as replacement for original models requiring repairs