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No, Amazon was never going to commit the ‘confrontational and political act’ of listing tariff costs on products
Amazon has refuted baseless claims that it would display tariff impacts alongside product prices on its e-commerce platform, a move that…
New Tata plant starts iPhone assembly in India, Foxconn close behind
A new iPhone factory in southern India has begun production, with another set to start shipments in May, as Apple ramps up manufacturing…
Apple looks to manufacture all iPhones for America in India by end of 2026
Apple plans to produce all iPhones sold in America at its India factories by the end of 2026, accelerating efforts to shift out of China…
Apple looks to boost iPhone production in India by 10% this year despite CCP roadblocks
Apple intends to boost iPhone production in India by approximately 10% in 2025, as reported by a source within the company’s supply chain…
China delaying, blocking shipments of iPhone manufacturing equipment to India
Apple’s heavy reliance on China for product assembly is increasingly a liability, one that, to some observers, been a major risk for many…
Tariff optimism spurs rally on Wall Street
Wall Street’s major indexes surged to one-week highs on Wednesday, driven by optimism for a thaw in the U.S.-China trade war…
Apple’s Q1 iPhone shipments decline 9% YoY in China
China’s smartphone market shipped 71.6 million units in 1Q25, a 3.3% year-on-year (YoY) increase, but iPhone shipments declined 9% YoY…
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about tariffs impact
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick last week about the potential impact of the tariffs on Apple’s business…
Apple airlifted iPhones worth a record $2 billion from India ahead of U.S. import tariffs
Apple’s key India suppliers exported a record-breaking $2 billion in iPhones to the U.S. in March, ahead of President Trump’s…
Apple exported $17 billion in iPhones from India in 2024
Apple exported iPhones worth over 1.5 trillion rupees ($17.4 billion) from India in the last fiscal year, according to India’s technology…
President Trump extends TikTok deal deadline by 75 days, touts ‘tremendous progress’
On Friday, President Donald Trump granted a 75-day extension to the deadline for ByteDance, a Chinese tech company, to divest the…
Shipments of foreign-branded phones, including Apple’s iPhone, in China up 9.2% in February
Shipments of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc.’s iPhone, in China increased by 9.2% in February compared to the previous…
With Apple’s in-house AI efforts sputtering, China’s AI diktats may end up being a blessing
As of now, there are no official updates regarding the introduction of Apple Intelligence in China. However, Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent…
Apple CEO visits Hangzhou, China, DeepSeek’s hometown
Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to Hangzhou, China’s AI hub and home to DeepSeek, a rising star in artificial intelligence known for developing…
Apple starts new $99 million China Clean Energy Fund
On March 24, 2025, Apple announced the establishment of a new clean energy fund in China, valued at approximately $99.22 million…
China welcomes Apple expansion, commerce minister assures Tim Cook
On Monday, China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao assured Apple CEO Tim Cook that the company is encouraged to increase its…
Apple’s iPhone 16e is significantly outselling iPhone SE
According to the analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC), Apple Inc.’s iPhone 16e is surpassing the initial sales of the iPhone SE…
Apple’s iPhone returns to growth in China in June – analyst
The most significant gap in Apple’s AI rollout has been its China strategy, which remained on hold pending Beijing’s approval of a Chinese…
Apple to open AI server factory in Texas as part of $500 billion investment in America
Apple announced plans to collaborate with partners to establish a 250,000-square-foot AI server manufacturing plant in Houston, Texas…
Analysts expect India to supply 25 percent of Apple’s iPhones by 2027
Mobile phones have now eclipsed diamonds as India’s leading export. Currently, about 15% of Apple’s iPhones are manufactured in India…
Apple Intelligence launch in China key to ‘long awaited growth catalyst’ – Analyst
Wedbush Securities stated in a Friday note that Apple’s potential launch of Apple Intelligence in China could be the crucial factor driving…
Apple Intelligence may launch in China as soon as May
Apple is working to launch its Apple Intelligence features in China by mid-2025, a project that involves software modifications and strong…
Shipments of foreign-branded phones in China up slightly YoY in December
Foreign-branded smartphone shipments in China, including Apple’s iPhone, increased by 0.6% year-over-year in December, according…
Apple said to choose Alibaba as China Apple Intelligence partner
Apple stock rose sharply Tuesday on a report that the company has partnered with e-commerce firm Alibaba to bring Apple Intelligence…
Apple iPhone leads China Q424 smartphone market share – IDC
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, China’s…
China considers probe into Apple’s App Store
China’s antitrust regulator is preparing for a possible investigation into Apple’s App Store developer fees and policies, amid a wider…
President Trump’s new tariffs on China could push up iPhone prices
President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he would be implementing 10% tariffs on China – which could affect Apple – and…
Wall St set to open sharply lower on news of China’s ‘DeepSeek’ AI
Wall Street was poised for a decline, triggered by the increasing popularity of an affordable Chinese AI model called “DeepSeek.”
Tata Electronics buys 60% stake in Pegatron India for Apple iPhone factory
On Friday, Tata Electronics announced that it has acquired a 60% stake in Pegatron’s Indian subsidiary, which manages an iPhone factory…
Apple’s China and iPhone ‘concerns’ are overdone – Wedbush
Concerns over Apple’s challenges regrading iPhone sales in China persisted on Thursday as the AAPL’s difficult beginning to 2025 intensified…
iPhone shipments in China fell 17% to 42.9 million in 2024; Apple stock swoons
According to research firm Canalys, Apple’s iPhone lost its leading position in the Chinese smartphone market in 2024, falling to third…
Apple MixC Hefei retail store opens this Saturday in Anhui, China
Apple today previewed Apple MixC Hefei, the first store in the dynamic city and the first in China’s Anhui province. This new store offers…
Apple forms Shanghai data-processing venture
While its plans to launch AI services on iPhones in China remain uncertain, Apple has established a new data-processing venture in Shanghai …
Argus hikes Apple target price to $280 on ‘positive signs for iPhone sales’
Argus analyst Jim Kelleher on Monday raised his Apple price target from $250 to $280, citing increased fiscal 2025 earnings estimates…
Foreign smartphone sales sink in China for 4th straight month
November shipments of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple’s iPhones, to China dropped 47.4% year-on-year, marking the…
Apple stock drops on iPhone discounts in China
Apple stock fell sharply Thursday on news reports that the consumer electronics giant cut iPhone prices in China due to increased…
Apple discounts iPhone in China amid intense competition
To combat increasing competition from domestic brands like Huawei, Apple is offering limited-time discounts of up to 500 yuan…
U.S. weighs ban on America’s most-popular router, China’s TP-Link
U.S. authorities are investigating whether TP-Link, a Chinese router manufacturer with approximately 65% of the U.S. home and…
Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out Apple Intelligence in China
Apple, the world’s most valuable company, is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial…
U.S. Supreme Court to consider TikTok bid to halt ban
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hear TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance’s challenge to a law…
Apple assembler Foxconn to begin AirPods production in southern India early next year
Apple assembler Foxconn will begin producing AirPods wireless earphones in India for the first time early next year, marking a milestone in…
