A US judge says Apple deliberately chose not to comply with an order requiring it to loosen App Store rules—then tried to cover up its disobedience.

A district judge on Wednesday wrote an Apple executive lied during the Epic Games case and referred the matter for a criminal investigation.

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers writes that finance VP Alex Roman’s testimony was ‘replete with misdirection and outright lies.’

A new plant making iPhones in southern India has started production and another will begin shipments in May, as Apple looks to boost manufacturing beyond its tariff-hit main manufacturing hub, China,

Apple (AAPL) plans to manufacture most U.S.-bound iPhones in India by the end of 2026, to navigate potential China tariffs. While production costs in India are 5% to 8% higher, the iPhone maker is holding urgent talks with Foxconn and Tata to achieve this goal.