US Trade Body Investigates Apple and Other Tech Companies for Alleged Violation of Tariff Act of 1930

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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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1. US Trade Body Investigates Apple and Other Tech Companies for Alleged Violation of Tariff Act of 1930
2. ‘Russia’s Google’ Yandex Sending User Data to Country, May Share Information with Government
3. Apple Targeted by Yet Another Dutch Class Action
4. Department of Justice Endorses New Antitrust Bill to Reign In Big Tech
5. Apple TV+ Show Slow Horses Nabs Mick Jagger for Theme Song
6. Apple Sues Developer Toronto’s The One Skyscraper Due to Slow Work Progress
7. Modder Builds Extreme iPhone 13 Pro Max, Doubles Battery, Adds Extensions
8. Apple May Pay More Fines For Not Complying with Dutch Third-Party Payment Systems Ruling
9. Suppliers Deny the Rumors that Apple AirPods Orders Were Cut by 10 Million Units
10. Apple Granted Patent for Sleep Mask Wearable Device
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1. US TRADE BODY INVESTIGATES APPLE AND OTHER TECH COMPANIES FOR ALLEGED VIOLATION OF TARIFF ACT OF 1930
The U.S. Trade Commission launched an investigation into Apple and other tech companies for alleged violations of the Tariff Act of 1930.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/us-trade-body-investigates-apple-and-other-tech-companies-for-alleged-violation-of-tariff-act-of-1930/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. ‘RUSSIA’S GOOGLE’ YANDEX SENDING USER DATA TO COUNTRY, MAY SHARE INFORMATION WITH GOVERNMENT
A report released by The Financial Times reveals that Russia company Yandex is obtaining user data and storing it on Russian servers.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/russias-google-yandex-sending-user-data-to-country-may-share-information-with-government/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. APPLE TARGETED BY YET ANOTHER DUTCH CLASS ACTION
A second Dutch class action lawsuit against Apple brews, even as Apple continues to struggle with a regulatory agency in The Netherlands.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-targeted-by-yet-another-dutch-class-action/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ENDORSES NEW ANTITRUST BILL TO REIGN IN BIG TECH
The Department of Justice has officially endorsed a new antitrust bill that focuses on big tech, including Apple.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/department-of-justice-endorses-new-antitrust-bill-to-reign-in-big-tech/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. APPLE TV+ SHOW SLOW HORSES NABS MICK JAGGER FOR THEME SONG
Apple TV+’s latest spy thriller Slow Horses has a new song from music legend Mick Jagger. It is the singer’s first penned TV theme song.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-tv-show-slow-horses-nabs-mick-jagger-for-theme-song/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. APPLE SUES DEVELOPER TORONTO’S THE ONE SKYSCRAPER DUE TO SLOW WORK PROGRESS
Apple filed a lawsuit against the developer of Toronto’s The One skyscraper due to delays in the project’s completion.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-sues-developer-torontos-the-one-skyscraper-due-to-slow-work-progress/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. MODDER BUILDS EXTREME IPHONE 13 PRO MAX, DOUBLES BATTERY, ADDS EXTENSIONS
A TikTok user named Yang Changshun recently posted videos of his extremely modded iPhone 13 Pro Max, which sports USB-C charging and more.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/modder-builds-extreme-iphone-13-pro-max-doubles-battery-adds-extensions/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

8. APPLE MAY PAY MORE FINES FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH DUTCH THIRD-PARTY PAYMENT SYSTEMS RULING
As a Dutch regulator levies the 10th fine against Apple for its failure to comply with orders to allow third-party payment systems for dating apps, it warns that there may be higher fines in the future.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-may-pay-more-fines-for-not-complying-with-dutch-third-party-payment-systems-ruling/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

9. SUPPLIERS DENY THE RUMORS THAT APPLE AIRPODS ORDERS WERE CUT BY 10 MILLION UNITS
Two suppliers of Apple AirPods denied the rumors that Apple requested the reduction of AirPods production by 10 million units in 2022. The AirPods EMS suppliers said that production is normal and nothing has changed.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/suppliers-deny-the-rumors-that-apple-airpods-orders-were-cut-by-10-million-units/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

10. APPLE GRANTED PATENT FOR SLEEP MASK WEARABLE DEVICE
Apple was granted a patent for a sleep mask wearable device that would offer a comfortable headphone solution and light-blocking mask.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-granted-patent-for-sleep-mask-wearable-device/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>