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December 28, 2023, 12:50 PM

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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Apple resumed Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 sales in its online store and in some physical US stores after a week of unavailability due to the ITC ban  —  You can once again buy the latest Apple Watches straight from Apple.  The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be available again …
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US appeals court pauses the ITC's Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 import ban over Masimo's patents, after the Biden administration declined to veto the ban  —  Apple (AAPL.O) scored a victory on Wednesday as a U.S. appeals court paused a government commission's import ban …
Washington Post:
Sources: India pressed Apple to come up with alternative explanations for warning Indian journalists and opposition politicians of state-sponsored iPhone hacks  —  NEW DELHI — A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers …
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers detail a zero-click iMessage attack that for over four years used four zero-days to hack iPhones, including dozens belonging to Kaspersky employees  —  “Triangulation” infected dozens of iPhones belonging to employees of Moscow-based Kaspersky.  —  Researchers on Wednesday …
Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times:
Seattle-based online retailer Zulily, which had a ~$7B market cap in 2014, winds down; in a December 11 lawsuit, Zulily accused Amazon of stifling its business  —  Once an e-commerce star, online retailer Zulily will liquidate its inventory to pay its creditors as it winds down.
Bloomberg:
Xiaomi unveils the SU7, its first EV, saying its aim is to become a top global carmaker in 15 to 20 years, which CEO Lei Jun calls his final entrepreneurial bet  —  - Tech company's first electric car is joining a crowded market  — SU7 made in partnership with state-owned Beijing Automotive
Raymond Wong / Inverse:
A look at Apple's renewed interest in Mac gaming, powered by Apple silicon, and an interview with Apple executives about Dynamic Caching, Game Mode, and more  —  On July 21, 1999, Steve Jobs stood on stage in front of a packed Macworld Expo New York audience and announced a video game …
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Affirm's stock grew 430% in 2023, outperforming all $5B+ US tech companies and rebounding from its 90% fall in 2022, due to partnerships with Amazon and others  —  - Affirm shares have skyrocketed more than 400% this year, outperforming all U.S. tech companies worth $5 billion or more.

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