Apple Buys Back $14 Billion Shares and Other News You Need to Know

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By Stan Schroeder2014-02-07 14:34:49 UTC

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.

Apple’s sapphire-manufacturing capabilities just got a major boost. The Cupertino, Calif.'s manufacturing partner GT Advanced has obtained 518 sapphire furnaces, with another 420 on the way, according to 9to5Mac .

In other Apple news, the tech giant scooped up $14 billion of its own shares, according to The Wall Street Journal.

And IBM will begin developing self-destructing electronic devices for the U.S. government.

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