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Apple CEO Tim Cook is addressing the privacy battle his company is having with the FBI. Apple has refused to hack into one of the phones used by the San Bernardino terrorists so the FBI can gain access. See what he told ABC News is the FBI "equivalent of cancer", CBSN's Elaine Quijano has the details.
Popular apps on your smartphone can be convenient and fun, but some also carry malicious software known as malware, which gives hackers easy access to your personal information. A security firm found that between 75 and 80 percent of the top free apps on Android phones or iPhones were breached. The number jumps as high as 97 percent among the top paid apps on those devices. Anna Werner takes a look at the hackers’ methods.
Bill Gates is backing the government in its battle with Apple. The Microsoft founder told the Financial Times the San Bernardino case is a limited and unique request for information. Gates' stance is a break from his technology industry peers. Charlie Rose asked Gates to expand on the security versus privacy fight on Rose's PBS program Monday.
In the latest on the legal standoff between Apple and the FBI, CEO Tim Cook has sent out an email to his company, defending their decision to object to the warrant to open the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid joins CBSN to discuss.
A powerful intelligence insider is weighing in on Apple’s standoff with the FBI over unlocking the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone. Retired Gen. Michael Hayden says Apple is right in principle, but the government has a point. The former director of the National Security Agency and the CIA created and oversaw controversial programs designed to keep Americans safe. Hayden joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his new book, "Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror."
Apple is fighting a court order to unlock an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino, California, terrorists, citing privacy concerns. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger reports with the business angle of this story.
This Justice Department says it would be willing to allow Apple to keep the software of its encrypted iPhones in an effort to hack into the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists. Federal prosecutors describe the tech giant's decision not to unlock iPhone as "a marketing strategy, but Apple says if it did, its customers would lose their right to privacy. The company has until next Friday to reply to the judge's decision. During a campaign stop in South Carolina Friday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in. Jim Axelrod reports.
Presidential candidates try to make their case to undecided voters in Nevada and South Carolina. Also, the Justice Department offers a compromise to Apple over a gunman's iPhone. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.
Major Garrett spoke to Donald Trump before a rally in South Carolina on Friday, where they discussed the pressure of not letting down his supporters, his spat with the Pope, and his original stance on the Iraq war; and a young boy in Michigan helped coordinate an appreciation event for his heroes -- the men in blue.
The CEO of Apple says he is fighting an order to devise a way past the iPhone's encrypition to keep his consumers safe. According to Michael Morell, former number two at the CIA, the government has been falling behind in its capabilities to hack such devices on their own. Jim Axelrod reports.
The Department of Justice is ordering Apple to give the U.S. government the tools to unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook. CBS News' Paula Reid has details on the ongoing case for Apple to cooperate.
The feud between Apple and the FBI may go to the Supreme Court. Apple plans to appeal a court order obtained by the FBI to give the government access to encrypted data on one of the iPhones of the San Bernardino shooters. With an analysis on the encryption debate, NewYorker.com editor and CBS News contributor Nick Thompson joins CBSN.
Government regulators are taking steps that could lower part of your cable bill. The FCC is considering opening up the market for set-top boxes. American homes spend an average of $231 a year to rent them from cable companies. CBS News contributor and NewYorker.com editor Nicholas Thompson joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the implications of this decision as well as Apple's refusal to help the FBI unlock one of the San Bernardino killer's iPhone.
Apple is getting support from another high tech heavyweight in its standoff with the FBI. Google’s CEO says Apple is right to defy a judge’s order to help unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers, Syed Rizwan Farook. The FBI needs four digits to crack the code. Jeff Pegues reports.
Apple's refusal to unlock the San Bernardino shooter's phone for the FBI has sparked a strong debate. CBS News Justice Correspondent Paula Reid and Mashable Chief Correspondent Lance Ulanoff analyze the issue for CBSN.
Apple has refused a judge's order to unlock the iPhone owned by the San Bernardino shooters, setting up a potential legal battle with the FBI. CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues joins CBSN with the latest details.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple will not comply with a federal court order demanding that it unlock an iPhone of the San Bernardino terrorist attackers; After a roadside bomb in Afghanistan caused Kevin Jaye to lose a leg and a testicle, he and his wife Lauren turned to IVF to start a family
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he plans to take a court ruling to unlock a San Bernardino attacker's iPhone all the way to the Supreme Court if need be. If that happens, the case could define privacy for a generation. In recent interviews, "60 Minutes" talked about this with Cook and FBI Director James Comey.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple will not comply with a federal court order demanding that it unlock an iPhone of the San Bernardino terrorist attackers. Cook says he will appeal the order, and take the legal fight all the way to the Supreme Court if needed, reports Jeff Pegues.
The FBI is pushing for Apple to unlock one of the San Bernardino killer's iPhones. CNET Senior Editor Jeff Bakalar joins CBSN to explain why unlocking just one phone would open a "Pandora's box."
Apple has refused to comply with an FBI order to help unlock a phone, as part of the San Bernardino attack investigation. CBS News Justice Reporter Paula Reid joins CBSN to explain the legal ramifications of this case, and the precedent it could set.
The FBI has asked for Apple to help with its investigation on the San Bernardino, California, shooters, but the tech giant has declined. But what exactly is Apple being asked to do? CNET's Dan Ackerman joins CBSN with those details.
Apple has declined to help the FBI investigation into the San Bernardino, California, shooters, saying it jeopardizes all Apple users' privacy. The fight from Apple may go as high as the Supreme Court. CBSN contributor Randy Zelin breaks down the next steps for the Apple-FBI feud.
A federal judge Tuesday ordered Apple to help the FBI unlock the office iPhone used by San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook. Defense Secretary Ash Carter discussed the encryption debate with “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose Tuesday. He described the military's growing outreach to technology companies. The conversation took place before Apple CEO Tim Cook responded and vowed to fight the court order.
CBS News legal expert Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the federal judge's order for Apple to help unlock one of the San Bernardino killer's phone. FBI believes the iPhone could contain crucial information. Klieman is married to New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton who has called on Apple to help law enforcement access cell phones.
Explosions boomed across Kyiv for hours as ballistic missiles and drones hit the city in an attack that began early in the morning.
Millions of Americans live in areas under winter storm alerts stretching from northern Minnesota to the Eastern Seaboard.
President Trump said he won't quickly follow Mideast ally Israel in recognizing Somaliland, saying he needed to "study" it.
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday after weeks of deadly fighting along their border.
After a teen didn't return from walking her dog, her dad used cell phone data to find her in a secluded area two miles away.
The Telluride Ski Resort in Mountain Village, Colorado, was shuttered Saturday, with no date set for reopening, due to a labor dispute with the ski patrol union over wages.
Several lanes of the 5 Freeway were closed and a shelter-in-place order was issued to residents in Castaic, California, after a gas line ruptured on Saturday.
The university fired ex-coach Sherrone Moore on Dec. 10 for having an "inappropriate relationship" with a female staffer.
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Todd Kendhammer said his wife Barbara was killed in a freak accident, but a Wisconsin jury didn't believe him. Can his new attorneys upend the case with what they say is critical new evidence?
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Jeffrey R. Holland was next in line to lead the Mormon church under a long-established succession plan.
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Several major retailers are now charging customers to return items even if they are unopened and in perfect condition.
Stocks are mostly flat in quiet morning trading on Friday as investors return from the Christmas holiday.
With President Trump declaring Dec. 26 a federal holiday, here's what's open and closed on Dec. 26.
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Most major retail stores and grocery chains are closed on Christmas Day, with some exceptions.
As prosecutors contend with a massive trove of Epstein files, President Trump suggested Friday the Justice Department is spending too much time on the issue — but said Democrats should be named.
Karoline Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, welcomed their first child, also named Nicholas, in July 2024.
The Veterans Affairs Department is reimposing a near total ban on abortions for veterans and their families that was modified in 2022.
Strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria come after President Trump spent weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.
The message, aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Day, reflected on the impact of President Trump's second term in office thus far.
Nearly five million flu cases have been reported nationwide, the CDC estimates, and at least 1,900 people have died from the virus. "CBS Saturday Morning" has more on why this year's strain is breaking records.
Suze Lopez, a 41-year-old nurse who lives in Bakersfield, California, didn't know she was pregnant with her second child until days before giving birth.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy.
A federal judge has approved a preliminary agreement for a class action lawsuit requiring Aetna to cover fertility treatments for same-sex couples as they do with heterosexual couples.
Doctors and scientists say this year's influenza season could be tougher than usual, with a new version of the flu virus, called H3N2, spreading quickly.
The Spanish soccer club Valencia said that a coach for its women's reserve team, Fernando Martín, and three of his children were among the victims.
President Trump said he won't quickly follow Mideast ally Israel in recognizing Somaliland, saying he needed to "study" it.
Explosions boomed across Kyiv for hours as ballistic missiles and drones hit the city in an attack that began early in the morning.
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday after weeks of deadly fighting along their border.
The attack began Friday afternoon in the northern city of Beit Shean, where the Palestinian man crashed his vehicle into people, killing one man and injuring a teenage boy.
Peter Turnley, an American and French photographer known for documenting the human condition, finds comfort in Paris. His new book "PARIS Je t'aime" showcases 50 years of photographs from his favorite city.
Samara Joy burst onto the jazz scene in 2021, earning major praise as a "classic jazz singer from a new generation," and gaining popularity on TikTok. The young artist has already won five Grammy Awards, and her album "Portrait" is now up for Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year. Here's Samara Joy performing "Now And Then (In Remembrance Of...)."
Samara Joy burst onto the jazz scene in 2021, earning major praise as a "classic jazz singer from a new generation," and gaining popularity on TikTok. The young artist has already won five Grammy Awards, and her album "Portrait" is now up for Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year. Here's Samara Joy performing "Three Little Words."
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
Instacart says its ending its controversial system of using AI price tests for retailers. Earlier this month, an investigation by Consumer Reports and progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative found that Instacart's algorithmic pricing charged various prices for the same item from the same store. Jo Ling Kent reports.
Massive tech companies wanting to build more data centers in the U.S. are lobbying for support among Americans, according to a recent report by POLITICO. Gabby Miller joins CBS News with more on her reporting.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Timothy Werth, a tech editor at Mashable, joins "CBS News 24/7" to discuss the best gadgets of 2025.
Instacart had drawn criticism for testing an AI-based system that enabled retailers to charge different prices for the same grocery items.
The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions, in Boulder, Colorado, over what it said were concerns about "climate alarmism."
The footage of a bear caring for an adopted cub was captured during the annual polar bear migration along the Western Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.
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NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
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Todd Kendhammer said his wife Barbara was killed in a freak accident, but a Wisconsin jury didn't believe him. Can his new attorneys upend the case with what they say is critical new evidence?
The victim was sitting with her family under a covered porch several blocks away when she was hit by a bullet, according to a probable cause affidavit.
After a teen didn't return from walking her dog, her dad used cell phone data to find her in a secluded area two miles away.
Lawmakers may take action against the Department of Justice for the delayed release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson weighs in.
Police were called to a shopping center late Friday morning. Two officers were shot and are in critical condition.
NASA astronauts took their first drive on the moon 54 years ago. Now, three companies are competing for a NASA contract to build a new lunar rover for use starting with the Artemis 5 mission in 2030. Kris Van Cleave reports.
NASA is gearing up to send four Artemis astronauts on looping test flight around the moon in 2026.
A German aerospace engineer made history Saturday, becoming the first wheelchair user to go into space when she took a 10-minute trip aboard a Blue Origin rocket.
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President Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator in April, before nominating him again in November.
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Perry Bamonte, a guitarist and keyboardist for the alternative rock band The Cure, died at his home in England following a "short illness," the band announced Friday. He was 65.
Nestled deep in the mountains of South Korea, in a remote part of the country's east, is one of the world's largest deposits of tungsten, a critical mineral the U.S. desperately needs for its defense. As Anna Coren shows, a newly reopened mine in South Korea could soon fill that need.
During his first year back in power, President Trump has used American military might to send messages to adversaries abroad. On Christmas Day, Mr. Trump ordered a strike on ISIS militants in Nigeria, which came about one week after the U.S. also struck ISIS targets in Syria. Willie James Inman reports from Mar-a-Lago.
The National Retail Federation estimates that 17% of holiday purchases will be sent back. Andres Gutierrez reports on what happens to unwanted gifts after they're returned to retailers.
For approximately 10 hours Saturday, Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv with about 500 drones and 40 missiles. The assault left about one-third of the city without power. The attack comes one day before before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Trump in Mar-a-Lago. Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.