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Apple’s Tim Cook Goes to Washington to Meet With Top GOP Lawmakers
30Nov By adminNo Comments
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Apple’s Tim Cook Goes to Washington to Meet With Top GOP Lawmakers

[ad_1] Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Washington to meet with top Republican lawmakers as the company seeks to forge ties with the GOP ahead of the party’s takeover of the House. Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is in Washington to meet with top Republican lawmakers, according to people familiar with his visit, as the company seeks to forge ties with the GOP ahead of the party's takeover of the House early next year. Cook has scheduled sessions with Republican Representatives Jim Jordan of Ohio, Darrell Issa of California and Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, according to two of the people familiar with the meetings, who asked not to be identified discussing private travel plans. Jordan and McMorris Rodgers are likely to chair the top committees overseeing the tech industr...
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Apple supply chain data shows receding exposure to China
30Nov By adminNo Comments
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Apple supply chain data shows receding exposure to China

[ad_1] Apple Inc's wide exposure to Chinese manufacturing, notable both for its low costs and rising risks, has receded. Apple Inc's wide exposure to Chinese manufacturing, notable both for its low costs and rising risks, has receded since the COVID-19 pandemic began, company supply chain data shows. With the world's biggest iPhone factory, operated in central China by Foxconn, battling production shortfalls and labour unrest spurred largely by Beijing's harsh virus containment policies, analysts expect the risks - and Apple's retreat - to accelerate. A Reuters analysis of Apple's supply chain data shows China's prominence in the company's global manufacturing is declining: In the five years to 2019, China was the primary location of 44% to 47% of its suppliers' production sites,...
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China’s ‘iPhone City’ Sends 870 Workers Away Without Notice
27Nov By adminNo Comments
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China’s ‘iPhone City’ Sends 870 Workers Away Without Notice

[ad_1] Without giving any advance notice about the measure to curb Covid transmission, China’s Zhengzhou relocated 870 iPhone workers. China's Zhengzhou — the capital of Henan province known as “iPhone City” — relocated 870 workers to a hub about 230 miles away in a neighboring province, without giving them any advance notice about the measure to curb Covid transmission.The workers were transported to Xuzhou in Jiangsu province early Friday “without prior communications,” the city's authorities said in a statement Saturday on its official WeChat account. It didn't say whether any of the people tested positive. Zhengzhou, home to Apple Inc.'s largest iPhone manufacturing site, shot to global prominence after videos emerged on social media showing hundreds of workers in violent clashes ...
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Foxconn unrest risks iPhone shipments
26Nov By adminNo Comments
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Foxconn unrest risks iPhone shipments

[ad_1] Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China is set to see a further reduction in November shipments. Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China is set to see a further reduction in November shipments after the latest bout of worker unrest this week, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday, as thousands of employees quit. The world's largest Apple iPhone factory has been grappling with strict COVID-19 restrictions that have fuelled discontent among workers and disrupted production ahead of Christmas and January's Lunar New Year holiday, as many workers were either put into isolation or fled the plant. Following Wednesday's escalation that saw workers clash with security personnel, Foxconn could now see more than 30% of the site's November production affected,...
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In more bad news for China, Apple supplier Foxconn to quadruple workforce at India plant
11Nov By adminNo Comments
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In more bad news for China, Apple supplier Foxconn to quadruple workforce at India plant

[ad_1] Apple supplier Foxconn plans to quadruple the workforce at its iPhone factory in India over two years. Apple supplier Foxconn plans to quadruple the workforce at its iPhone factory in India over two years, two government officials with knowledge of the matter said, pointing to a production adjustment as it faces disruptions in China. Foxconn has grabbed headlines in recent weeks, with tight virus restrictions at its Zhengzhou plant, the world's largest iPhone factory, disturbing production and fuelling concerns over the impact of China's virus policy on global supply chains. The disruptions prompted Apple to lower its forecast for shipments of the premium iPhone 14 models this week, dampening its sales outlook for the busy year-end holiday season. Taiwan-based Foxconn no...
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Want iPhone 14 Pro or Max? Then read this
8Nov By adminNo Comments
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Want iPhone 14 Pro or Max? Then read this

[ad_1] Apple Inc. is warning customers they'll have to wait longer to get its latest iPhone models after anti-virus restrictions were imposed on a contractor's factory in central China. Apple Inc. is warning customers they'll have to wait longer to get its latest iPhone models after anti-virus restrictions were imposed on a contractor's factory in central China. The company announcement Sunday gave no details but said the factory operated by Foxconn in the central city of Zhengzhou is “operating at significantly reduced capacity.” “We now expect lower iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments than we previously anticipated,” the company said. “Customers will experience longer wait times to receive their new products.” Foxconn Technology Group said earlier it imposed anti-vi...
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iPhone factory lockdown shows risks of China dependence, analysts say
3Nov By adminNo Comments
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iPhone factory lockdown shows risks of China dependence, analysts say

[ad_1] Foxconn, Apple's principal subcontractor, has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site. The lockdown of Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory, the world's biggest producer of iPhones, has highlighted some of the risks of relying on zero-Covid China's manufacturing sector, analysts told AFP.Foxconn, Apple's principal subcontractor, has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site, leading the company to lock down the vast complex in a bid to keep the virus in check. Images then emerged of panicking workers fleeing the site on foot in the wake of allegations of poor conditions at the facility, which employs hundreds of thousands of workers. Foxconn is China's biggest private sector employer, with over a million people working across the country in its around thirty fact...
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Big Setback for Apple; iPhone Supply Chain Takes Hit From China’s Covid-Zero Enforcers
3Nov By adminNo Comments
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Big Setback for Apple; iPhone Supply Chain Takes Hit From China’s Covid-Zero Enforcers

[ad_1] With little warning, China locked down the world’s largest iPhone factory on Wednesday. It’s the last thing Apple Inc. needed. With little warning, China locked down the world's largest iPhone factory on Wednesday, declaring the zone around the Zhengzhou Foxconn Technology Group complex off-limits to combat a local Covid-19 outbreak. It's the last thing Apple Inc. needed. The abrupt move is expected to further disrupt a factory already grappling with an outcry over an on-site coronavirus outbreak, worker exodus and enforced quarantine. Local authorities said Wednesday that they'll sterilize Foxconn's campus and the surrounding areas in the next three days and send N95 masks to workers, another sign of the government's tightening grip. It served up a stark reminder of th...
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Apple drops plan to use chips from China’s Yangtze Memory Technologies: Report
18Oct By adminNo Comments
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Apple drops plan to use chips from China’s Yangtze Memory Technologies: Report

[ad_1] Apple has shelved plans to use memory chips from China's Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) in its products. Apple has shelved plans to use memory chips from China's Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) in its products, Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asia reported citing multiple sources. Before the US introduced its fresh export control list this month, the report said that the American multinational technology company had already completed the process to certify YMTC's 128-layer 3D NAND flash memory for use in iPhones. According to Nikkei Asia, NAND flash memory is a key component found in all electronic devices from smartphones and personal computers to servers. These Chinese chips are by far the most advanced produced by the chipmaker. Though YMTC chips are cheaper th...
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Massive Move! India wins big in Apple race against China on iPhone 14, more
14Oct By adminNo Comments
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Massive Move! India wins big in Apple race against China on iPhone 14, more

[ad_1] Apple will be diversifying its production out of China and begin manufacturing iPhone 14 in India. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reveals important details. Last month, Apple made a major announcement when it revealed that it will be beginning some of its iPhone 14 manufacturing in India. This move will facilitate the iPhone makers' diversification of the supply chain outside of China. It is believed that this strategy was leveraged in the light of rising geopolitical tension between the US and China. India will be one of the prime beneficiaries of this move alongside Thailand which is expected to get some of the assembly line for MacBooks.As a direct effect of this move, The Foxconn unit in Chennai has begun assembling iPhone 14 series smartphones as of last month. The smartphones are f...
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