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The government said it had cracked a terrorist’s iPhone without Apple’s help and is seeking to drop its legal case to force the tech giant to unlock the device.

Belgian authorities are asking for U.S. help in examining seized laptops and mobile phones as they try to close in on the terror network behind last week’s attacks in Brussels.

The Justice Department’s move to postpone a showdown with Apple over unlocking a terrorist’s iPhone appears to be a victory for Apple. But it comes at a cost: the suggestion that there may be a gap in Apple’s software.

Silicon Valley, rarely a harmonious place, is united today remembering Andy Grove, the former CEO at Intel Corp. who passed away Monday at 79. Although not a founder, Mr. Grove put a decisive stamp on the company, successfully guiding Intel through one technology-inspired existential crisis after another—sound familiar CIOs?—and along the way turning the company into one of the few consumer brands to emerge from the semiconductor industry.

The Justice Department said Monday that it might be able to unlock an iPhone belonging to a shooter in the San Bernardino terror attacks without assistance from Apple Inc.

An Apple event Monday at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters led off with Chief Executive Tim Cook saying his company won't relent on its stance to keep data on customers’ iPhones secure.

Low expectations could help the smaller, cheaper iPhone SE surprise investors.

Lawyers for Apple and the Justice Department will square off in a courtroom Tuesday over whether Apple should be compelled to help investigators unlock a phone belonging to a shooter in the San Bernardino terror attacks.

Following up on the release in recent years of larger-display smartphones that broke sales records, Apple Inc. on Monday is expected to go small, announcing a successor to the 4-inch iPhone 5s. The move comes as the company grapples with slowing growth of its flagship product, as well as a dedicated core of users who remain loyal to the smaller format.

It makes sense for Foxconn to negotiate better terms for Sharp, but turning around the ailing electronics giant will still be an uphill battle.

Apple is expected to introduce a new version of its smallest current iPhone at a Monday event in an effort to cater to consumers who prefer phones with smaller screens.

‘Encryption,’ coined in World War II, is built on centuries of code-making and code-breaking.

Apple said its cooperation isn’t needed in the investigation of the San Bernardino terror attack, arguing the government hadn’t exhausted all options before turning to the company for help.