SoftBank president Ken Miyauchi during a quarterly earnings presentation Monday hinted that this year’s iPhone refresh will hit store shelves…
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Apple investing in Softbank’s Vision Fund 2 , the world’s largest tech-focused venture capital fund
SoftBank Group Corp has secured pledges from Apple and other investors of around $108 billion for a second Vision Fund…
Apple CEO Cook visits world’s hottest startup during Beijing trip
The head of the world’s only trillion-dollar company swung by the Beijing offices…
T-Mobile and Sprint are finalizing merger terms, sources say
U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp are finalizing terms…
Bill Gates backs plan to cover earth in video surveillance satellites
“Live and unfiltered” coverage of the Earth has been backed by former Microsoft chief executive Bill Gates…
Sprint and T-Mobile restart merger talks
Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. have rekindled merger talks as the wireless rivals explore a combination…
Apple owns a two-year lead over Android imitators in 3D sensing race
Most Android phones will have to wait until 2019 to duplicate the 3D sensing feature behind Apple’s TrueDepth system…
Apple has eight years to pay $38 billion U.S. tax bill – with no interest or penalties
The eye-popping $38 billion tax bill that Apple Inc. said it plans to pay…
How Tim Cook’s ‘Trump strategy’ made Apple a killer stock
In case you haven’t noticed, Apple’s stock is up a mind-blowing 50% over the past 12 months…
President Trump personally calls Apple CEO Cook, thanks him for $350 billion investment pledge
President Donald Trump said Thursday he personally called Apple CEO Tim Cook to thank him…
Here’s what Wall Street thinks of Apple’s cash repatriation plan
Returning its overseas cash could net Apple Inc. $207 billion after taxes, according to an estimate…
Why a record $38 billion U.S. tax payment is a good deal for Apple
Apple has faced mounting criticism in recent years for avoiding taxes in the US and Europe…
‘We want to help America,’ Apple CEO Tim Cook says of moving foreign money back to the U.S.
In an ABC News exclusive interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook…
Apple to build new U.S. campus, pay record $38 billion repatriation tax
Apple’s $38 billion tax commitment is the largest such sum announced in response to the major overhaul of the U.S. tax code that President Donald Trump signed into law…
Apple gives employees $2,500 bonuses after President Trump signed the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Apple Inc. told employees Wednesday that it’s issuing a bonus of $2,500 worth of restricted stock units…
Looks like Apple is bringing nearly all of its $250 billion foreign cash back home to America
Apple, already the largest US taxpayer, anticipates repatriation tax payments of approximately $38 billion…
Apple plans to add $350 billion to U.S. economy and create over 20,000 new jobs over next 5 years, pay $38 billion in repatriated taxes, the largest ever made
Apple is increasing the size of their Advanced Manufacturing Fund from $1 billion to $5 billion…
Finisar deal helps Apple block Android rivals’ path to AR features
Apple Inc’s million deal with chip supplier Finisar Corp announced on Wednesday helps lock in…
Apple makes Trump-friendly investment in Finisar
Apple’s $390 million may go further than many think…
Apple is backing up iPhone X’s Face ID and AirPods with American jobs
In May, Apple pledged $200 million to glass manufacturer Corning…
How Apple and Finisar are transforming the future of Sherman, Texas
The 700,000-square-foot plant expects to begin shipping in the second half of 2018, and its output will make Sherman the VCSEL capital of the US…
Apple awards $390 million to VCSEL-maker Finisar; award will create 500 high-skill jobs at Sherman, Texas facility
VCSELs power some of Apple’s most popular new features, including Face ID, Animoji and Portrait mode selfies made possible with the iPhone X TrueDepth camera, as well as the proximity-sensing capabilities of AirPods…
T-Mobile and Sprint merger expected within weeks, then it’s up to the Trump administration
T-Mobile and Sprint are entering due diligence in a stock-for-stock deal that is expected…
How Apple’s iPhone won over Japan and gave the world emoji
Although there were teething pains associated with using an iPhone in Japan at first…
Amid President Trump’s ‘Made in America’ push, six U.S. states vie for Foxconn’s $10+ billion U.S. display factory
President Donald Trump has called for firms to build more products in the United States…
Made in America iPhones, after all? Apple supplier Foxconn considering iPhone plant in Wisconsin
President Donald Trump alluded to negotiations with an unspecified company during a visit to Milwaukee on Tuesday…
SoftBank and Saudi Arabia settled their differences to create world’s biggest tech fund; $100 billion fund has won Apple’s commitment
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. is poised to launch the world’s biggest technology fund…
Apple awards Corning $200 million in first Advanced Manufacturing Fund investment
Apple today announced Corning Incorporated will receive $200 million from Apple’s new Advanced Manufacturing Fund…
China Premier Li visits Apple supplier Foxconn after CEO’s meeting with President Trump
China is the best place for expanding manufacturing and investment, the country’s premier…
Apple’s billion-dollar advanced manufacturing investment is a blueprint for U.S. job growth
Add Apple to the list of companies trying to make nice with the Trump administration…
Apple: We are one of the biggest job creators in the U.S., responsible for two million jobs in all 50 states
Apple Inc. has debuted a new sectiojn on their website detailing their role in U.S. job creation…
Apple to invest $1 billion to promote manufacturing jobs in the U.S.
The fund comes as President Donald Trump has made bringing back manufacturing jobs a big part of his agenda…
Apple’s top manufacturing partner to meet with U.S. President Trump today
Chairman Terry Gou of key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn Technology Group, is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington…
Apple signs two-year contract with Samsung for up to 92 million OLED iPhone displays
Apple reportedly has signed a two-year contract with Samsung Display for the supply…
U.S. private sector job creation remains strong as employers add 263,000 private-sector jobs
Private-sector hiring this year remained strong as employers reported adding more workers to their payrolls in March than expected…
Samsung plans major U.S. expansion, would shift manufacturing from Mexico
Samsung’s interest in a U.S. factory was influenced by the election of U.S. President Donald Trump…
U.S. private sector job creation booms in President Trump’s first full month as employers add 298,000 jobs
President Donald Trump’s first full month in office coincided with a breakneck pace of job growth…
Sharp increases OLED-investment plan to $878 million as Apple’s next iPhone to feature OLED
Sharp Corp. is looking to spend some ¥100 billion ($878 million) in an expanded plan to build organic light-emitting diode displays…
Apple supplier Sharp may begin building $7 billion U.S. plant in within months as Japan PM meets President Trump
Japanese display maker Sharp Corp may start building a $7 billion plant in the United States…
Why Apple’s main supplier Foxconn might want a U.S. factory
The Apple supplier Foxconn is considering building a US-based factory for making large displays in the US…
Apple backing a big league manufacturing plant would be a huge win for President Trump
The new factory might be a joint investment with Apple…
Foxconn and Apple may team to build $7 billion manufacturing facility in U.S.; could create 50,000 new jobs during President Donald Trump’s first year
Foxconn Technology Group is considering building a U.S. display-making facility for upwards of $7 billion…