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Federal appeals court upholds U.S. ban of TikTok
A panel of three federal Appeals Court judges have ruled that TikTok can be banned in the United States due to national security concerns…
Apple reportedly hits snags adapting Apple Intelligence for CCP-controlled China
Apple is facing challenges in introducing Apple Intelligence to the Chinese market due to the Chinese Communist Party’s strict…
Apple’s iPhone, other foreign smartphone sales in China drop 44.25% YoY in October
Sales of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, plummeted by 44.25% year-over-year in the Chinese market during…
Apple Intelligence likely to be highly censored in China, if it ever launches
Apple is facing significant challenges in introducing its AI models to the Chinese market. A top Chinese official has warned that…
Apple’s Cook attends CEO summit on trade with Chinese premier
Cook, who’s visiting the country for at least the third time this year, joined top executives of global firms including Rio Tinto…
Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max the best-selling smartphones during China’s Singles’ Day
Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max were the best-selling smartphones during China’s two-week Singles’ Day sales period…
Apple’s App Store in China paid over 95 percent of the $519 billion in 2023 revenue it generated to developers
Apple’s Chinese App Store paid out over $493 billion to developers in 2023, representing 95% of the total revenue generated…
FBI investigating possible Chinese hack of U.S. presidential campaign officials’ iPhones
The FBI has been notified of evidence of hacking on the iPhones of two senior officials at one of the presidential campaigns…
Apple significantly ups Indian iPhone production in shift away from China
One of the most significant shifts in global manufacturing is the effort to reduce reliance on Chinese Communist Party-controlled China…
Apple vaults into second place in China smartphone sales with iPhone 16
Apple’s iPhone vaulted into second place in China smartphone shipments with 15.6% market share. The smartphone market in China grew overall…
Chinese Communist Party welcomes Apple’s continued, deeper presence
Chinese Communist Party Commerce Minister Wang Wentao expressed support for Apple’s continued growth in China during a meeting…
Apple CEO Cook says company will increase investment in China
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced during a meeting with Chinese Communist Party officials in Beijing that the company will increase…
Apple CEO Cook meets China’s IT minister during Beijing visit
Apple CEO Tim Cook met with China’s Minister for Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong during his visit to Beijing…
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China for second time this year
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Beijing on Tuesday, his second trip to China this year. This visit highlights the increasing significance of…
Apple’s new iPhone sales in China surge 20% in first 3 weeks – Counterpoint
Apple’s new iPhone sales surged 20% in China during initial three weeks year over year, research firm Counterpoint reports…
Apple opens extensive research lab in Shenzhen, China; expected to employ over 1,000 people
Apple has established a new applied research laboratory in Shenzhen, China, reflecting its commitment to the world’s largest…
China detains four Taiwanese employees at Foxconn’s ‘iPhone City’ in Zhengzhou
Taiwanese officials have confirmed that four Taiwanese employees working at a Foxconn Technology Group facility in Zhengzhou…
Apple may lean more on China after fire at Tata’s iPhone component plant in India
A fire at Tata Group’s Apple iPhone component plant in southern India has caused significant damage, potentially disrupting production…
Apple Intelligence won’t come to China quickly, so iPhone sales will depend on hardware merits
Apple will focus on how iPhone has been infused with artificial intelligence, rather than its usual emphasis on hardware upgrades – except…
TSMC achieves production yields at new Arizona facility on par with Taiwan plants
TSMC has achieved production yields at its Arizona facility on par with established plants in Taiwan, an early indicator that its American…
Foxconn adds an extra 50,000 workers for iPhone 16 assembly
Major Apple assembler Foxconn has hired around 50,000 new workers in “iPhone City,” its Zhengzhou factory in China, local media including…
Shipments of foreign phones in China, including Apple’s iPhone, rise 10.9% in June
Sales of foreign-brand smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, in China continued to rise in June but at a slower pace compared to previous…
Apple ships 9.7 million iPhones in China in Q224 for 14% market share – Canalys
Canalys estimates that Apple shipped 9.7 million iPhones in China during Q224, taking a 14% share of China’s smartphone market…
Lawyers want $122.5 million of $490 settlement of case alleging Apple CEO Tim Cook defrauded shareholders
Attorneys from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd and Labaton Keller Sucharow who secured a $490 million settlement for Apple investors…
In China, the App Store is censored; Apple should expose exactly how – WaPo
A new report by internet freedom advocates exposes limited app availability in China’s App Store, likely due to government censorship…
Microsoft orders employees in China to upgrade from Android Phones to real iPhones
Microsoft has informed employees in China that, starting in September, they’ll only be able to use real iPhones for work, killing Android…
Apple seeks to remove ‘dominance’ from App Store antitrust ruling it won in China
In a surprising move, Apple is asking a Chinese court to modify its written decision in an antitrust lawsuit Apple itself won. This request…
Apple Vision Pro costs 18% more in China than in America
The Apple Vision Pro spatial computer is now available in China with a retail price 18% higher than in America, Apple’s home country.…
Apple Vision Pro arrives in China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore
Apple Vision Pro on Friday arrived in Apple Store locations across China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. Vision Pro seamlessly…
Apple’s China iPhone shipments up 40% in May
Apple’s iPhone shipments in China rose 40% in May. iPhone shipments began bouncing back around March, and surging more than…
Apple seeks to cut number of iPhone assembly workers by half
Apple is reportedly telling its iPhone assemblers to replace up to 50% of their employees with automation within the next few years…
Apple looks for Chinese partner for Apple Intelligence
OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other Western AI models aren’t available in China, and that is prompting Apple to look for a Chinese partner to…
Apple’s AI push faces daunting challenges in China
Apple Intelligence is Apple’s method of bringing artificial intelligence to its devices, but CCP-controlled China’s stringent rules on AI…
Apple Vision Pro pre-orders begin in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore
Apple today announced Apple Vision Pro will expand to new countries and regions, with pre-orders for China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and…
Apple Vision Pro arrives in new countries and regions beginning June 28th
Apple today announced Apple Vision Pro will expand to new countries and regions, with pre-orders for China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and…
Microsoft, Nvidia, and Apple are bigger than China’s stock market
Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp. and Apple Inc. combined are now worth more than China’s stock market. The three companies…
After slashing iPhone prices in China, Apple’s sales are bouncing back strongly
Apple’s iPhone sales in China are surging again, fueled by aggressive price cuts that are tempting budget-conscious consumers in the…
Apple’s iPhone sales in China surged 52% YoY in April
According to data from a research firm affiliated the Chinese government, Apple’s smartphone shipments in China rose 52% in April…
If China invades Taiwan, ASML and TSMC can disable chip machines remotely
TMSC and its Dutch chip machine supplier ASML have made joint plans to remotely disable the machines in the event of an invasion…
Apple slashes iPhone 15 prices in China to combat Huawei
Apple has slashed prices on iPhone 15 models in mainland China, in a move to increase sales in the world’s biggest smartphone…
Apple Vision Pro set to launch internationally as regulators approve the spatial computer for sale in China
The Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories…
