Over $490 million in U.S. tax dollars were funneled to China. The Chinese entities that benefited ranged from a controversial Wuhan lab to a Chinese tech company. Where did the money go? And how is the Pentagon involved? A new report is tracking it down. Topics in this episode: U.S. Granted $1.3B to Chinese, Russian…

SAO PAULO—Apple Inc. said on Tuesday it will appeal a Brazilian order banning it from selling iPhones without a battery charger, pushing back on claims that the company provides an incomplete product to consumers. The Justice Ministry fined Apple 12.275 million reais ($2.38 million) and ordered the company to cancel sales of the iPhone 12…

NEW YORK—A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Apple Inc. of misleading consumers about how resistant its iPhones are to water exposure. Apple’s advertisements had made various claims about the iPhone’s resistance to damage when submerged or otherwise exposed to water, including that some models could survive depths of 4 meters…

“I don’t want to go to school today,” my 10-year-old son whined. Jacob was the most naturally curious of my three children. He loved going to school. His words were a warning that something was amiss. “Why don’t you want to go to school?” I asked. “What’s wrong?” “I don’t have any friends.” His face…