Apple will dramatically expand iPhone production in India
Local manufacturing will allow Apple to dodge Indian import duties.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Germany’s first criminal indictment in VW emissions scandal is ex-CEO Winterkorn
Winterkorn was indicted in the US but is unlikely to be extradited to face charges.
Twitter blocks EFF tweet that criticized bogus takedown of a previous tweet
Starz filed bogus takedown requests—Twitter eventually restored blocked tweets.
FCC “consumer advisory” panel includes ALEC, big foe of municipal broadband
Pai brings ALEC to FCC despite AT&T and Verizon quitting the controversial group.
Yet another state (Washington, this time) passed 100% clean energy legislation
Hawaii, California, New Mexico suggest climate policies are popular at state level.
Ajit Pai proposes $20 billion for “up to” gigabit-speed rural broadband
$20 billion over 10 years to connect up to 4 million rural homes and businesses.
YouTube, Facebook put up ad roadblocks for Weedcraft, Inc. business sim
Tycoon-style sim focuses on building marijuana empire in "semi prohibition-era."
Illinois bill banning eavesdropping by IoT devices defanged by tech lobby
Lobbyists: Bill would punish even if failure to disclose was "accidental."
Julian Assange arrested, charged with conspiracy to hack US computers
Assange had been holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012.
Why the US still won’t require SS7 fixes that could secure your phone
The regulatory back door big telecom uses to weaken security regulation.
Amazon admits that employees review “small sample” of Alexa audio
Amazon says it uses human transcriptions to "improve the customer experience."
Yahoo tries to settle 3-billion-account data breach with $118 million payout
Verizon-owned Yahoo boosted offer after judge rejected first settlement.
Japanese F-35 crashed into Pacific, rest of fleet grounded
Wreckage recovered, search for pilot continues.
Twitter blocks Trump 2020 video over Dark Knight Rises music
Copyright's fair use doctrine gives candidates fairly broad leeway.
DHS, FBI say election systems in all 50 states were targeted in 2016
Joint Intelligence Bulletin issued in March says Russian hacking efforts were wide-ranging.
