La France et l'Indonésie doivent signer vendredi un accord portant sur le transfèrement vers Paris de Serge Atlaoui, un Français condamné à mort en Indonésie en 2007 pour trafic de drogue, selon des sources concordantes.
Following a class action lawsuit that alleges some Apple Watch bands contain toxic "forever chemicals," also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Apple has ensured that Apple Watch bands are "safe for users to wear."
Apple's full statement today:
Apple Watch bands are safe for users to wear. In addition to our own testing, we also work with independent laboratories to conduct rigorous testing and analysis of the materials used in our products, including Apple Watch bands.
Apple said its efforts to remove potentially harmful chemicals from its products and manufacturing processes often exceed regulatory requirements.
In a November 2022 document, Apple detailed its commitment to "completely phase out" its use of PFAS in its products and manufacturing processes. Apple said it would "take time" for this process to be completed, due to various challenges, including identifying and developing non-PFAS alternatives that meet certain "performance needs."
From the white paper:
We started with an assessment of the PFAS class with the highest use volume in our products — the fluoropolymers. While our analysis indicated that these materials are safe during product use, we felt it important to broaden our scope to consider manufacturing along the supply chain. We concluded that our goal needs to restrict the use of all PFAS compounds.
A complete phaseout of PFAS from Apple products and processes will take time. We need to compile a comprehensive catalog of PFAS use in electronics, identify and develop non-PFAS alternatives that can meet the performance needs for certain critical applications, and take into account the time needed for material qualification. Lastly we need to ensure that the non-PFAS alternatives do not result in regrettable substitutions — where alternatives are as harmful as, or even more harmful than, the PFAS being replaced.
The lawsuit cited a recent study that found some smartwatch bands contain "high levels" of PFAS, which can be absorbed through skin and lead to health problems. According to The Guardian, the study tested smartwatch models from Apple, Nike, Fitbit, and Google, but it apparently did not list any specific smartwatch bands containing PFAS by name.
Apple did not immediately respond when we asked which Apple Watch bands contain PFAS, if any. The lawsuit's proposed class is anyone in the U.S. who purchased a Sport Band, Nike Sport Band, or Ocean Band for an Apple Watch.
A judge still has to decide whether to allow the class action to proceed.
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, attending the inauguration ceremony for President Trump. Instagram and Facebook are under scrutiny after Meta made changes to its speech policies.
Djokovic produces another hold to go up 2-1 but his inability to land a first serve is already looking like it could be an issue going forward. Landing just four of his 21 serves at the first time of asking so far, the Serb was taken to break point four times in that game only to fight back and eventually produce the hold. Unable to land a decisive blow, the host broadcaster is already postulating that the occasion may be getting to Zverev.
A much less dramatic hold for Zverev, working his serve and baseline play to drop just a single point.
Le groupe armé, appuyé par le Rwanda voisin, a réalisé des avancées significatives et encercle désormais la grande ville de l’Est de la République démocratique du Congo. Le secrétaire général des Nations unies s’inquiète du « risque d’une guerre régionale ».
Le républicain a proclamé la fin du Green New Deal de son prédécesseur et déclaré la guerre aux éoliennes. Mais il ne pourra pas défaire les mesures déjà votées par le Congrès, et de nombreuses ambiguïtés demeurent autour de son projet.
Donald Trump, avant un discours sur la production énergétique américaine lors d’une visite à la plateforme pétrolière Double Eagle Energy, à Midland (Texas), le 29 juillet 2020.
Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly honest account of her experiences as a deaf actor in the funny and revelatory documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.”
Inside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractor building in Chicago on Thursday. Mr. Trump ordered the agency to shut down the Biden-era parole programs on Monday.
President Trump has blamed a lack of water during the Los Angeles fires on California decisions that benefit a small fish. Yet experts say he’s confusing different issues.
Firefighters have battled multiple blazes this month in Los Angeles County. That included the Hughes fire, where water from a state reservoir, Castaic Lake, was used.
Avant la diffusion de l’Xbox Developer Direct 2025, Bethesda a invité des médias comme Wccftech à découvrir la présentation de DOOM: The Dark Ages. Nous avons également eu l’opportunité de participer à une table ronde avec le producteur exécutif, Marty Stratton, et le directeur de jeu, Hugo Martin. Dès le départ, id Software a affiché […]
Avant la diffusion de l’Xbox Developer Direct 2025, Bethesda a invité des médias comme Wccftech à découvrir la présentation de DOOM: The Dark Ages. Nous avons également eu l’opportunité de participer à une table ronde avec le producteur exécutif, Marty Stratton, et le directeur de jeu, Hugo Martin. Dès le départ, id Software a affiché […]
Le président américain est intervenu, jeudi, par écrans interposés depuis la Maison Blanche. Les conséquences de son retour au pouvoir sont au cœur des débats de la réunion qui s’est ouverte lundi.
Lors du discours en visio du président américain, Donald Trump, à la réunion annuelle du Forum économique mondial à Davos (Suisse), le jeudi 23 janvier 2025.
Donald Trump fait vendredi son premier déplacement de 47e président, en Caroline du Nord (sud-est) et dans ce bastion démocrate qu'est la Californie, deux Etats éprouvés par des catastrophes naturelles dont il a fait des sujets de bagarre politique.
Depuis la chute du régime Al-Assad, la tutelle des Forces démocratiques syriennes sur l’ancienne capitale de l’organisation Etat islamique est de plus en plus contestée.
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