A quest taken up by farmers and independent repair shops to gain the rights to service manuals, diagnostic tools and parts for hi-tech equipment has met opposition from Apple, among other corporations.
Taiwanese iPhone assembler Foxconn Technology Group is looking at seven states in the American heartland to invest $10 billion or more to manufacture flat-panel screens and related equipment.
Trouble-struck British chip designer Imagination Technologies has confirmed it is for sale amid an ongoing dispute with Apple that has crushed its valuation on the London Stock Exchange.