Apple Watch ban will boost Biden mega-donor whom president calls ‘one of my closest friends’

A Democratic mega-donor whom Joe Biden called “one of my closest friends” stands to win from a ban on the latest version of Apple Watches — which has already been upheld by the president.

The Biden-backed ban was put on temporary hold by a federal appeals court Wednesday as Apple battles to overturn it — and end a long-running claim by medical technology company Masimo that the Silicon Valley giant has stolen its intellectual property. ---More...