Reports emerged Friday that a federal jury in San Diego hit Apple with a $5.7 billion damages award — the largest patent verdict in U.S. history — for infring

Reports emerged Friday that a federal jury in San Diego hit Apple with a $5.7 billion damages award — the largest patent verdict in U.S. history — for infringing two vibration-technology patents held by Taction Technology. The ruling targets the core component that makes iPhones and Apple Watches …