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Actor Brent Sexton sues Apple Studios over COVID vaccination mandate
Former “Deadwood” actor Brent Sexton is suing Apple Studios, alleging the company rescinded an offer to have him star in a new series…
Foxconn chairman to visit ‘iPhone City’ plant disrupted by CCP COVID restrictions late last year in China
Foxconn’s “iPhone City” campus was hit late last year by the CCP’s “zero COVID” lockdowns and restrictions that prompted thousands…
Apple’s iPhone dominated China last quarter, despite COVID lockdown disruptions
Apple’s iPhone in China took its biggest quarterly smartphone market share in the fourth quarter, despite the CCP’s quixotic “Zero COVID”…
Apple iPhone dominates Q4 smartphone shipments, market share despite CCP ‘Zero COVID’ factory shutdowns
Apple’s iPhone dominated worldwide smartphone shipments and increased market share over imitators, according to IDC…
Apple stops mandating employees test for COVID-19 before coming into the office
Apple will cease the practice of mandating employees test for COVID-19 before coming into the office to work…
CCP releases all ‘high-risk’ COVID zones from lockdown in China
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has slashed the number of locations deemed “high risk” COVID zones inChina, re-opening locked down…
TSMC revenue surges 50% in November despite quixotic ‘Zero COVID’ lockdowns
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported a 50% increase in November sales, a month challenged by the CCP’s quixotic…
Apple assembler Foxconn, widespread protests pushed China to ease ‘Zero COVID’ curbs
A letter from the founder of Foxconn, the world’s largest iPhone assembler, played a major role in persuading China’s Communist Party…
Major Apple assembler Foxconn’s China ‘iPhone City’ lifts ‘closed-loop’ COVID restrictions
Major Apple assembler Foxconn’s COVID-hit Zhengzhou facility in China lifted its “closed-loop” COVID restrictons on Thursday…
Chinese Communist Party starts dismantling ‘Zero COVID’ policy after widespread insurrection across China
For years now, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government insisted that his “Zero COVID” policy would “stand the test of history,” and…
Chinese Communist Party set to ease ‘Zero COVID’ lockdowns and restrictions
The Chinese Communist Party is set to announce the easing of some of its quixotic “Zero COVID” lockdowns and restrictions as early as Wed…
Foxconn sees China iPhone plant beset by CCP ‘Zero COVID’ restrictions back at full output within weeks
Apple assembler Foxconn expects its “iPhone City” assembly campus in Zhengzhou, China which has repeatedly been beset by the CCP’s…
China’s CCP caves on ‘Zero COVID’ nonsense after protests; softens tone on COVID severity
The Chinese Communist Party has caved and is now softening its stance regarding the severity of COVID-19 and has begun the process…
Piper Sandler cuts estimates for Apple’s December quarter over CCP ‘Zero COVID’ crackdowns
Piper Sandler analysts on Thursday cut their estimates on revenue and iPhone sales Apple’s December quarter (fiscal Q123), as the CCP…
Analyst: Apple’s stock price won’t feel the full impact of China’s COVID production lockdowns
In China, the city of Zhengzhou – home to the world’s largest iPhone assembly factory – has lifted its quixotic “Zero COVID” lockdown…
Apple shares fall after analyst warns China COVID protests could drop iPhone shipments by 20%
After TFI Asset Management analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on Tuesday slashed his iPhone shipment estimates citing protests in China, Apple shares …
iPhone assembler Foxconn dangles big bonuses to entice workers amid CCP’s ‘Zero COVID’ lockdowns
Apple’s main iPhone assembler Foxconn is offering big bonuses to entice workers back to its Zhengzhou, China factory after the CCP…
LBRY: Apple forced us to censor over 20 terms related to COVID-19
After Elon Musk revealed that Apple was significantly decreasing its advertising on Twitter, ostensibly due to Musk’s stance of free speech…
Chinese workers rebel against CCP’s quixotic COVID lockdowns; iPhone production hit estimated at 6 million
On November 23rd, Chinese workers rebelled against security personnel in white protective clothing at the “iPhone City” factory compound…
Foxconn is paying Chinese workers unhappy over COVID restrictions $1,400 to leave
Workers protesting yet another futile round of the CCP’s quixotic “Zero COVID” lockdowns at Foxconn’s “iPhone City” assembly campus…
Foxconn iPhone factory workers clash with police at COVID-restricted plant in China
Foxconn workers at the world’s biggest iPhone assembly plant clashed with police after protests erupted at the factory in central China…
Apple iPhone 14 Pro supply woes due to China’s COVID lockdowns could push $3 billion in sales into next quarter
Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro supply continues to be negatively impacted by CCP-mandated COVID-related production slowdowns at Foxconn’s…
CCP’s Xi Jinping gives up the ghost on China’s ‘Zero COVID’ pipe dream
Chinese President Xi Jinping has decided this week to entertain some measure of reality and do away with the CCP’s authoritarian approach…
Apple assembler Foxconn hires over 100,000 workers in iPhone factory hit by CCP COVID restrictions
Apple assembler Foxconn has hit a hiring target of 100,000 new workers for its “iPhone City” assembly factory in Zhengzhou, China…
Apple assembler Foxconn offers bonuses to lure back workers who fled over CCP COVID lockdowns
Apple supplier Foxconn is hoping to lure workers back to its biggest manufacturing plant in Zhengzhou, China, by offering one-time 500 Yuan…
CCP’s ‘Zero COVID’ policy hits vulnerable China-dependent Apple
Apple warned that it expects lower than anticipated shipments of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max than previously anticipated following…
Apple warns: Due to China’s COVID lockdowns, expect lower iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max shipments previously anticipated
Apple expects lower than anticipated shipments of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max than previously anticipated following a significant…
China forces new 7-day COVID lockdown around major Apple iPhone factory
China’s quixotic “zero-COVID” quest continues as the Chinese Communist Party imposes yet another 7-day lockdown in the city where…
Apple supplier Foxconn quadruples bonuses to staff hit by yet another China COVID lockdown
Apple assembler Foxconn said on Tuesday it has quadrupled bonuses on offer for workers at its iPhone assembly plant in central China as…
Apple iPhone production at Chinese Foxconn factory could fall 30% amid COVID restrictions
Production of Apple’s iPhones could slump by as much as 30% at one of the world’s biggest factories next month due to tightening…
Apple stock slips as iPhone assembler Foxconn shifts production in China over COVID outbreak
Foxconn, Apple’s main iPhone assembler is preparing to shift production to other parts of China afterworkers began fleeing its main…
Foxconn says production normal at Chinese iPhone plant despite CCP’s COVID-19 curbs
Taiwan electronics manufacturer Foxconn said on Friday production at its largest iPhone factory remains normal, despite the CCP …
Apple’s iCloud operator in China warns of paralyzing COVID lockdown
The Chinese Communist Party’s latest quixotic COVID lockdown has virtually paralyzed a city of 6 million in China, forcing Apple…
Apple MacBook assembler’s profits halved due to China’s COVID shutdowns
Apple MacBook assembler Quanta Computer said its Shanghai campus recovered from the Chinese Communist Party’s quixotic “zero-COVID”…
Apple to move some iPad production out of China for first time due to CCP’s quixotic ‘zero-COVID’ crusade
Apple is moving iPad production out of China for the first time in history and the Chinese Communist Party’s quixotic “zero-COVID” crusade…
Apple’s iPhone 14 Max faces three week delay due to China’s ‘zero-COVID’ lockdowns
Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu says that production of the upcoming 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max is delayed by three weeks…
Development of ‘at least one’ iPhone 14 model hit by China COVID lockdowns – Nikkei
Development of “at least one of Apple’s new flagship iPhones for this year” has fallen behind schedule due to disruptions from the monthlong…
Apple looks to diversify manufacturing outside of China due to draconian COVID-19 restrictions
Apple has told some of its contract manufacturers that it wants to boost production outside China, citing the Chinese Communist Party’s…
Apple assembler Foxconn faces logistics disarray from China’s quixotic ‘zero-COVID’ lockdowns
Apple assembler Foxconn said it faces logistics disruptions and other challenges in China stemming from the CCP’s stringent COVID-19 …
Apple’s China engineers keep products flowing amid CCP’s draconian COVID lockdowns
Prior to the CCP’s various responses to COVID, Apple sent hundreds of U.S. engineers each month to China to oversee the contract…
Workers at Apple supplier factory in China clash with guards over ‘zero-COVID’ lockdowns
Hundreds of workers at an Apple supplier’s factory in China clashed with authorities, flooding past barriers after draconian lockdowns…