Apple races to change blood oxygen algorithms as U.S. Apple Watch ban looms

It’s a high-stakes engineering effort unlike any Apple has undertaken before. Though the iPhone maker’s products have previously been barred in certain countries over legal disputes, this restriction would hit one of Apple’s biggest moneymakers in its home country — on Christmas no less. Without a last-minute veto by the White House, a ban imposed […]

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Apple pausing sales of Watch Series 9 before Christmas

The move comes after an order in October from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that could bar Apple from importing its Apple Watches after finding the devices violate medical technology company Masimo’s patent rights. A presidential review period is in progress on the feature and while the review period will not end until Dec. […]

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