Apple considers a curved screen iPhone; Hackers target San Francisco's transit system, and more news

Apple is considering more than 10 iPhone variations for a model to be released next year, the Wall Street Journal reports. One prototype is said to have a curved screen, which would require an OLED display — another example of Apple merely matching rivals. 9to5Mac speculates the necessarily more-expensive OLED model could be a third, high-end model, perhaps to be called the "iPhone Pro."

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Hackers attacked San Francisco’s transit system over the weekend, greeting passengers with "Metro Free" signs on ticket machines. It's a bit of Robin Hood but mostly extortion: The perpetrators claim they stole data from San Francisco Municipal Railway and are looking for a "deal" with the agency, reports The Verge, who made email contact with the hackers. Gizmodo reports the blackmail demand is for $70,000 in bitcoin, and that the hack was "worse than we thought."

President-elect Trump threatened to "terminate" relaxed Cuban restrictions if the island nation "is unwilling to make a better deal." The assertion comes three days after the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and just as commercial flights between the countries resumed for the first time in a half century.

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The World Trade Organization ruled that an $8.7 billion Washington state tax break to Boeing was an illegal subsidy. Airbus — which brought six charges against its competitor and prevailed on only this one — called it a "knockout blow." Boeing declared it a "complete victory." And Forbes proclaimed it "meaningless," since the WTO has no enforcement authority and the United States Trade Representative (the actual defendant) will appeal. See you in two years.

Theranos has been hit with a third lawsuit by an investor alleging the blood-testing startup made "false and misleading claims" as it sought private backing. The suit by Robertson Stephens & Co. co-founder Robert Colman is the first to seek class-action status. In November former partner Walgreens sued Theranos for $140 million.

Cover Art: Apple CEO Steve Jobs watches a video of the new iPhone 3G as he delivers the keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference June 9, 2008 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)