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OpenAI inks deal with Apple assembler Luxshare to make consumer AI device
OpenAI has partnered with China-based Apple device assembler Luxshare to develop a consumer device. The pocket-sized prototype…
Apple supplier Luxshare considers manufacturing in America due to tariffs
The Apple supplier Luxshare, a Chiense company, is in talks with customers on ways to respond to U.S. tariffs by shifting more production…
Apple assembler Luxshare set to transform iPhone production landscape with major acquisition
As part of Tim Cook’s plan to strengthen ties with China-based suppliers and enhance relations with the Chinese Communist Party, Luxshare …
Apple assembler Luxshare to invest $330 million more in northern Vietnam
Apple assembler Luxshare has been awarded a license to invest an additional $330 million in its plant in Bac Giang, Vietnam, increasing…
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Luxshare factory amid preparations for Vision Pro assembly
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited manufacturing facilities in China run by Luxshare Precision Industry Co, as the firm prepares assembly…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple plans more affordable mixed-reality headset for 2025
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a blog post on Friday that, after announcing its first “high-end” mixed-reality headset in June…
Apple chooses China’s Luxshare to assemble augmented reality headsets
Apple has chosen China’s Luxshare to assemble its new augmented reality headsets, the first time Apple has tapped a Chinese supplier for…
Apple supplier Jabil begins making AirPods components in India
Apple supplier Jabil has begun making components for AirPods in India, marking a significant step in Apple’s push to diversify production…
Apple supplier Luxshare refutes Apple production cut report
Apple supplier Luxshare said on Thursday its cooperation with current clients was normal, in response to a media report that Apple had…
Apple plans increased differentiation between ‘iPhone 15 Pro’ and ‘iPhone 15 Ultra’ as Luxshare joins assembly chain
Apple has enlisted Luxshare to assemble the iPhone 15 Pro Max — reportedly to be named “iPhone 15 Ultra” as Apple plans increased…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple rebalances AirPods Pro 2 assemblers due to production issues
Apple has instructed Chinese supplier Goertek to suspend assembly of the second-generation AirPods Pro due to production issues, moving…
Taiwan accuses Chinese Apple supplier of stealing trade secrets, charges 14 people
Prosecutors in Taiwan on Friday accused a Chinese Apple supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s iPhone 14 to feature massive front camera upgrade
Apple’s iPhone 14 lineup’s front camera will upgrade to Auto Focus (vs. the existing Fixed Focus), significantly improving the selfie and…
Apple supplier Luxshare seeks to raise $2.1 billion for device, EV expansion
Apple supplier Luxshare Precision Industry Co. is seeking to raise up to 13.5 billion yuan ($2.1 billion) through a private share placement…
Luxshare builds massive iPhone factory in China to challenge Foxconn and Pegatron
Luxshare Precision Industry is building a massive manufacturing complex in eastern China as it aims — with Apple’s blessing — to break…
Apple taps more China suppliers for next-gen ‘iPhone 13’ series
Despite the U.S. government’s attempts to rein in Beijing’s tech ambitions, Apple is tapping more suppliers in China to produce “iPhone 13″…
Chinese Apple-assembler Luxshare soars on iPhone assembly deal
As U.S.-China tensions continue to escalate, Apple is set to invite mainland Chinese company Luxshare into the exclusive iPhone assembly club…
Apple’s AirPods fire up Luxshare, one of Asia’s top stocks
Luxshare is making big gains from producing Apple’s hot-selling AirPods as Cupertino’s wearables business is expected to become a growth driver…
U.S.-China trade tensions prompt Apple to consider diversifying supply chain out of China
Apple Inc. is asking suppliers to study shifting final assembly of some products out of China, people familiar with the matter said…
Apple is playing Chicken with China. Will Beijing flinch?
Apple has reportedly asked each of its largest suppliers to evaluate the costs to shift between 15% and 30% of its production out of China…
Special team within Apple investigating move of up to 30% of production out of China
A team of between 30 and 40 people at Apple is surveying the company’s major suppliers about the cost implications…
