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China’s quixotic ‘zero-COVID’ quest pushes February MacBook Pro orders into June
Customers who ordered a MacBook Pro with an M1 Max chip in February are being notified that their new Macs aren’t coming until June…
Half of Apple’s suppliers at risk in China due to quixotic ‘zero-COVID’ lockdown quest
Half of Apple’s 200 top suppliers have facilities in and around Shanghai, China where the CCP’s quixotic quest for “zero-COVID” has caused…
‘iPhone City’ in China is operating normally despite quixotic COVID lockdowns
The world’s biggest iPhone assembly campus, know colloquially as “iPhone City,” on the outskirts of Zhengzhou in central China…
Apple MacBook assembler joins 30+ plant closures due to China’s draconian COVID restrictions
More than 30 Taiwanese companies have now halted production in the electronics hubs of eastern China to comply with CCP COVID restrictions…
China’s quixotic quest for ‘Zero-COVID’ is a concern for Apple
Apple’s bet on China looks increasingly risky, especially amid the country’s lockdowns in a quixotic quest for “Zero-COVID.”
China smartphone market could plummet 20% due to COVID lockdowns, but Apple may see growth
China’s response to an increase in COVID cases threatens to depress sales in the world’s largest smartphone market, but Apple could…
Apple assembler Foxconn partially resumes production in Shenzhen after COVID disruption
Taiwan-headquartered Apple assembler Foxconn has partially resumed production on campuses that include both employee housing and…
Apple has ‘manageable but significant’ exposure to latest China COVID lockdowns – analyst
Apple investors have a new concern: lockdowns in response to rising COVID-19 cases in key manufacturing areas in China could impact…
Apple stock falls below key level after China shuts Foxconn plant over COVID spike
Apple shares fell on Monday, dropping below their 200-day moving average, after Foxconn halted operations following China’s COVID …
Apple supplier Foxconn halts production in Shenzhen amid China’s COVID spike
Foxconn, a supplier to Apple, has halted production in Shenzhen, China, after government officials put the city under COVID lockdown…
Apple drops COVID mask mandate for corporate and retail employees
Apple has now dropped its mask requirement for both corporate and retail employees as local governments reassess their various COVID-19…
Apple to increase COVID-19 testing for vaccinated retail employees ahead of dropping employee mask mandate
Apple plans to begin testing vaccinated retail staff twice a week for COVID-19 in preparation for dropping its mask mandate…
Apple Retail Stores drop COVID mask mandates
Apple has dropped its mask requirement at most retail stores across the U.S. and is also ramping up for the return of in-store classes…
New ‘PublicSq.’ app connects freedom-loving Americans with businesses against COVID vaccine mandates
A new app, called “PublicSq.” aims to connect freedom-loving Americans with local community, reliable information and businesses…
The sneaky way COVID-19 helped Apple
Obviously, due to the various and sundry COVID-19 responses around the world, rational and irrational, more people worked from home…
Apple will now require employees to submit proof of COVID-19 booster shot or face frequent testing
Apple now requires store and corporate employees to get a COVID-19 booster shot or face frequent testing, according to an internal email…
Virtually nobody in America is using an Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing app
Virtually nobody in America today is using an Apple-Google COVID-19 contact tracing (exposure notification) app…
Apple closes retail stores to indoor traffic in New York City over COVID fears
Apple has closed its stores in New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Staten Island) to indoor traffic over fears of COVID…
Apple closes eight retail stores in U.S. and Canada over COVID fears
Apple has temporarily shuttered at least eight retail stores over the past few days over COVID-19 fears and reinstated its mask mandate…
Stock futures tumble on Omicron COVID variant fears
U.S. stock index futures tumbled, dragged by concerns about the impact of tighter restrictions over fears of the Omicron COVID variant…
Apple indefinitely delays return of employees to corporate offices over COVID fears
Apple is indefinitely delaying the return of employees to corporate offices from February 1 to a “date yet to be determined” due to COVID…
Apple closes multiple retail stores across U.S. and Canada over COVID fears
Apple has temporarily closed three retail stores in the U.S. and Canada after a rise in employee COVID-19 cases and exposures…
Apple closes Texas retail store due to COVID-19 outbreak
An Apple store in Southlake, Texas, is closed Wednesday through Sunday this week following an outbreak of positive Covid-19 cases among…
Stocks tank as CDC confirms first case of omicron COVID variant in the U.S.
Stocks swooned on Wednesday after the CDC confirmed the first U.S. case of the COVID variant in California.…
Apple stock soars to new record as investors look past inflation, omicron COVID variant concerns
Apple stock soared over 2.5% on Wednesday to a new all-time intrdayy record as investors appeared to look past inflation and omicron…
Wall Street and Apple rebound from Omicron COVID variant fear
Apple stock posted strong gains in early Monday trading as investors rushed to take advantage of Friday’s steep losses over Omicron COVID…
Apple mandates daily COVID-19 tests for unvaccinated corporate employees
Apple will force unvaccinated corporate employees to undergo daily COVID-19 tests while vaccinated staff members will be required to take…
iPhone 13 delivery times lengthen as COVID-19 disruption hits Vietnam suppliers
Apple’s new iPhone 13 is facing longer-than-expected delivery times due to the disruption caused by the response to COVID-19 in Vietnam …
In Apple’s iOS 15.1, proof of COVID-19 vaccination can be added to Wallet app
The new updates includes the ability for iPhone users to upload their COVID-19 vaccination status to the Health app and then generate…
Apple TV+ series ‘The Morning Show’ moves beyond #MeToo to COVID and cancel culture
“The Morning Show,” the Apple TV+ series that tackled #MeTooin its first season, returns this week and explores topics from COVID-19 to…
Stock futures rise as Apple rebounds and COVID cases fall sharply
Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures each rose Monday morning as the market digests the Epic Games v. Apple ruling and COVID cases fall …
Microsoft delays office reopening date indefinitely in America due to ‘COVID-19 uncertainty’
Microsoft on Thursday decided to push the dates for the full reopening of its offices in America indefinitely due to “COVID-19 uncertainty.”
Apple asks employees to ‘voluntarily’ report COVID-19 vaccination status
Apple is asking all U.S. employees to “voluntarily” report their COVID-19 vaccination status regardless of whether they are working remotely…
Apple urges, but doesn’t mandate, all employees to get COVID-19 vaccine
Apple is strengthening its push for employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but stops short of issuing a mandate …
Apple delays office return to at least January over COVID-19 fears
Apple is once again delaying its return to corporate offices pushing their return to work date to Jan. at the earliest over COVID-19 fears…
Apple closes South Carolina retail store after some employees were exposed to COVID-19
Apple closed its store in Charleston, South Carolina, after more than 20 staff members were exposed to COVID-19 …
Apple scraps plan to resume in-store classes over COVID-19 fears
Apple will increase testing of employees and will delay rebooting in-store “Today at Apple” classes in the U.S. over COVID-19 fears …
Apple TV+ ‘The Morning Show’ Season 2 COVID-19 delay triggers $44 million lawsuit
The production company behind “The Morning Show,” Always Smiling Productions has $125 million in cast coverage, plus more…
Apple postpones office return by at least a month over COVID-19 concern
Apple is postponing its deadline to return to the office by at least a month – to October at the earliest – citing a resurgence of COVID-19 …
Apple Retail Stores expand operations as U.S. emerges from response to COVID-19
Apple Retail Stores are expanding operations as the United States emerges from response to COVID-19, betting that a combination of…
Apple technology helped students and teachers stay connected during COVID-19 lockdowns
Over the last year, as bedrooms and kitchens became classrooms throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns, teachers and students around the world…