Apple continues to leverage bond sales and low interest rates to fund both its stock buyback program and green initiatives, with an upcoming $7 billion sale to hit U.S. debt capital markets.

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Apple’s iPhone SE supplier in India, Wistron, has reportedly identified a few areas where it could build a new plant to continue building the company’s products locally.

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In a rare blog posting, Apple listed a series of inaccuracies in the “Paradise Papers” tax story reported by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, while outlining its business in Cork, Ireland; emphasizing that the company is the “largest taxpayer in the world” and repeating that it “pays every dollar it owes in every country around the world.”

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With iOS 11.2, currently in beta testing, app developers will be able to offer cheaper introductory rates to auto-renewing subscribers.

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In evaluating the new iPhone X display, Dr. Raymond M. Soneira of DisplayMate called it the “most innovative” and “best performing smartphone display we have ever tested,” noting in particular its leading absolute color accuracy, the highest full screen brightness for an OLED smartphone, highest full screen contrast rating in ambient light and highest contrast ratio, with the lowest screen reflectance and smallest brightness variation with a viewing angle.

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Despite the expense of technologies like a 5.8-inch, edge-to-edge OLED display and a 3D facial recognition camera, the iPhone X is actually more profitable per-device than the iPhone 8, according to a research estimate published on Monday.

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If you’ve got iCloud Keychain and Safari’s AutoFill turned on, Face ID on the iPhone X will let you quickly log into virtually any website.

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After a 2013 investigation into its Irish tax affairs, Apple continued to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes by changing its structure, moving the holding firm for over $250 billion in cash reserves to the Channel Islands, this week’s “Paradise Papers” leak has revealed.

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After a weekend of speculation, Broadcom has tendered what will likely be a hostile takeover fight for Qualcomm, in an offering valued at $130 billion including debt.

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The Walt Disney Co., which has worked closely with Apple for many years, is said to be in talks to potentially acquire most of rival entertainment giant 21st Century Fox, in a deal that could have major ramifications for services like iTunes, the Apple TV and Apple Music.

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