This week on AI: Apple's iPhone 8 goes RED, legal battles, Asimov's 'Foundation' & more

By Roger Fingas

Apple launched (PRODUCT)RED versions of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, from which a portion of sales will go to fight diseases like AIDS. There was plenty of other news this week, including legal dramas and rumors about upcoming iPhones.

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iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition ships on April 132018 iPhone may sport three-lens camera system to boost image qualityApple ordered to pay VirnetX $502.6M in patent infringement rowApple picks up TV adaptation of Isaac Asimov's 'Foundation' sci-fi novelsApple cuts HomePod orders on weak demand, report saysUS lawmakers ask FBI director Wray to explain decision to take Apple to courtApple memo reveals 29 leakers caught last year, urges staff to stop leaking confidential informationActivists stage 'die-ins' at French Apple stores to protest impact of tax avoidance on social servicesApple could be hit by Korean FTC for shifting iPhone burdens to local carriersFinal Cut Pro 10.4.1 update with ProRes RAW now availableApple now runs on 100 percent renewable energyiPhone depleted battery throttling controversy investigations expand to IsraeliOS 11.3 upgrade fatal for some repaired iPhone 8 screens done by third-party shopsWatch: Should you upgrade to Apple's 2018 iPad?Mark Zuckerberg was ready to pounce on Apple's data practices at Senate hearingThird party repairs found to disable iPhone 8, iPhone X ambient light sensorApple picks Oliver Schusser to head up Apple Music worldwideiPhone & iPad Touch ID technology at center of suit filed by probable patent trollApple bringing in more labor to cope with surge of iPhone battery replacementsiMovie for iOS update delivers iPhone X, Metal graphics supportApple trialing iPhone 6s Plus production in India in bid to cut costsApple's ongoing legal battle with Smartflash involving iTunes technology likely overApple offers up extended repair program for defective iPad Pro Smart KeyboardsFCC photos hint at future -- or defunct -- gold iPhone X model