This week on AI: Apple's executive shuffle, iPhone 8 & Apple Watch fixes, Apple Pay Cash plans & more

By Roger Fingas

News settled into a quieter groove this week, the biggest items being an executive shakeup at Apple, and the release of updates for the Apple Watch and iPhone 8 fixing some well-publicized glitches.

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Apple's Bruce Sewell retires as general counsel, replaced by former Honeywell exec Katherine AdamsEuropean Commission takes Ireland to court for failing to collect taxes from AppleApple continues weekly update cycle with iOS 11.0.2, containing iPhone 8 call crackling fixApple releases watchOS 4.0.1 with fix for LTE/Wi-Fi connectivity bug on Apple Watch Series 3Federal judge rules FBI not obligated to reveal details about San Bernardino iPhone 5c penetration toolApple to report Q4 2017 earnings on Nov. 2, first glimpse at iPhone 8 sales expectedApple employees begin testing Apple Pay Cash in iOS 11.1 betaApple execs reap more than $19M each in vested stock bonusApple testing Google DoubleClick ad serving in News app, report saysAdobe debuts Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2018 with focus on computer visionSonos debuts One smartspeaker with Amazon Alexa, AirPlay 2 & Google Assistant coming laterApple reinforcing macOS, iOS Siri team with acqui-hire of init.ai startup crewThree more reports of swollen batteries in iPhone 8 Plus surface, still not statistically significantApple partners with Ohio State University to launch digital learning initiativeIndia may grant Apple retail presence, tax breaks in exchange for building iPhones locallyFirst look: Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones with Pure ANC & Apple W1 chipApple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13 Supplemental Update with bug fixes for Adobe InDesign, MailVideo: How Apple's 'Slow Sync' flash for iPhone 8 and iPhone X makes pictures better than everApple Supplemental Update for macOS High Sierra fixed Disk Utility, Keychain vulnerabilitiesJony Ive on iPhone X and Apple's future products: Design and ideas must wait for technology to catch upApple's head of iCloud infrastructure leaves company, report says