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Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily announces closure after crackdown

Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily announced its closure on Wednesday.

Driving the news: The closure comes after the paper founded by imprisoned tycoon Jimmy Lai had its assets frozen under China's national security law — days after the sweeping led to the arrest last week of five senior Apple Daily executives in a raid by some 500 police officers.

Editor's note: This a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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Apple's plans to identify child abuse images on iPhones stir praise and protests

Apple's plan to detect images of child sexual abuse on iPhones and to shield some underage users of Messages from receiving explicit images has touched off the latest round of a perennial debate over prioritizing law enforcement or user privacy.

Why it matters: There's increasing pressure on giant tech platforms to flag illegal behavior and remove harmful content. But smartphones are also powerful tools of surveillance that are increasingly employed by authoritarian governments and invasive marketers to target users around the world.

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