photography guy

Apple does not work for the government, and as far as I know, they have no R&D contracts with the government, so they have no obligation to do the FCC's bidding (or that of any other government agency, except where prescribed by law). It seems that whenever some terrible thing happens, the government uses that event to further some pet agenda. After the San Bernadino attacks, the FBI tried to get Apple to build a backdoor into their devices. Now, following several hurricane disasters, FCC wants Apple to turn their phones into FM radios.

I'd much rather wait a couple hours for my phone to charge than run the risk of a "fast charge" burning my house down. Samsung learned that the hard way.

I'm waiting for a headline from the media: Apple's TouchID hacked! Is Your iPhone Safe?

I know I'm nitpicking, but accuracy in reporting is important.

The title says:

"Proposed Australian law forces tech companies to decrypt customer messages"

It should say, "Proposed Australian law would force tech companies to decrypt customer messages" (emphasis mine)

A proposed law can't force anyone to do anything in the present.

I haven't read all the comments, so this might have already been mentioned/discussed, but it makes sense that Apple would "pre-announce" pro models versus their famously super-secret shroud of mystery over their consumer products until they're actually released. We consumers, love the spectacle of an unveiling of the shiny new iPhone X or iMac or whatever. And if we have the money, and want to be the first on the block to own one, we'll gladly wait in line, or lock in the pre-order. On the other hand, if you're running a design studio, you need to make budget decisions for next year, meaning, you need to know what will be available next year. If Apple held all their pro announcements for a special unveiling, then they'd have to wait quite a while for significant sales to come in. But, if Apple announced now, that, say, in June 2018, they'll have new Mac Pros with accompanying Apple-branded 5K displays (and include tech specs, options, and prices), then my hypothetical design firm could plan ahead and allocate money to make purchases next year.