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President Trump may not spare Apple’s iPhone from trade war
The phrase on the back of iPhones — ‘Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China’ — highlights a key reason…
Apple cobalt supplier seeking ethical supply with industry pilot
A supplier of cobalt to Apple Inc. is joining with others in the industry to try to ensure the metal…
Designed in California. Assembled in China. How Apple’s iPhone skews U.S. trade deficit
U.S. President Donald Trump often tweets from his iPhone about pressuring China to address its $375 billion trade surplus…
President Trump’s tariffs on China likely to be 7 times larger than steel, aluminum import duties
President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs were pretty small potatoes compared with the broadside he is reportedly getting set to unleash on China…
Former Apple CEO weighs in on President Trump’s tariffs
Former Apple CEO John Sculley discusses President Trump’s heated rhetoric around trade and China…
President Trump eyes tariffs on up to $60 billion Chinese goods; tech and telecoms targeted
U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese imports…
Apple’s potential cobalt mining play is about more than money
Recent reports that Apple is looking to procure cobalt, an essential component in smartphone batteries…
Why Apple wants its own supply of cobalt
Apple may be cutting out the middleman in its acquisitions of cobalt…
Apple in talks to buy cobalt directly from miners
Apple Inc. is in talks to buy long-term supplies of cobalt directly from miners for the first time…
Apple’s Lisa Jackson on making a completely green iPhone and tackling child labour concerns in supply chain
As tech companies come under pressure over the questionable ethics involved in their supply chains…
Apple has recovered millions in gold from old iPhones
Apple recovered 2,204 pounds of gold, valued at…
Conflict minerals: Why Apple can’t stop digging holes
Just before Earth Day, Apple Inc. announced a new goal…
Apple promises to one day stop mining minerals to make iPhones
Apple has one of the most aggressive sustainability and recycling programs in tech, but…
Apple continues supply chain transparency as Trump administration considers suspending conflict mineral requirements
Apple released its 2017 Supplier Responsibility Report today, as concern mounts over the potential impact …
Would you trade privacy for national security? Most Americans wouldn’t
Only one in four Americans are willing to trade their privacy for lower prices, the survey found…