Here s what s going on in tech.
ICYMI: Teen says he hacked into CIA director s AOL account.
Youmi, a Chinese mobile-ad company, apologizes for disseminating code that allowed hundreds of Apple iOS apps to access users personal data, in violation of App Store rules. (Apple has pulled the 250 apps.) This is separate from the XcodeGhost security problem last month that prompted Apple to remove dozens of Chinese-language apps. (WSJ)
Tim Cook said a lot of things at the WSJ tech conference, including: Massive change is coming to the car industry; the Apple TV starts shipping next week; and encryption good, backdoors bad.
Irish regulator to investigate complaint that U.S. spies may have accessed Facebook users private details. The move comes after the ruling by Europe s highest court this month that invalidated a trans-Atlantic data-transfer pact, which the regulator had cited in rejecting to examine the original complaint. (Previous coverage) Meanwhile, Microsoft s Brad Smith has outlined steps on data sharing and dealing with the Safe Harbor ruling.
Google delivery drone test caught on camera.
Google s latest clean-energy investment: a stake in Africa s largest wind farm.
Speaking of Google investments, it s leading a round of funding for a Chinese AI developer Mobvoi, its Android Wear partner. It s the Silicon Valley company s first China investment since shutting down its search engine there in 2010 over censorship concerns.
Photo: Apple CEO Tim Cook in March 2015. (Associated Press)
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