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

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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