Apple last month restricted the "Everyone" option for AirDrop to 10 minutes in China, where it was being used to avoid government censors and organize protests
Foxconn founder Terry Gou told Chinese officials in a letter that COVID-19 restrictions were threatening the company's position in global supply chains
Apple recorded higher operating profits in China during its most recent fiscal year than the two largest local tech companies, Alibaba and Tencent, combined
Apple shared an update on Sunday afternoon about the supply of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, warning of lower supply and increased wait times, due to COVID-19 in China. "COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou, China," said Apple...
Apple wants to expand production beyond China in the wake of geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing, COVID-19 slowdowns, and other issues.
According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the overall impact of the resulting factory closures on iPad production should be minimal if assembly lines restart by August 20.
China has started strictly enforcing an old rule that requires Taiwan-made imports to be labelled as originating from "Taiwan, China," or "Chinese Taipei."
It is possible that the job opening has something to do with the long-rumoured Apple Car, but the company has more going on in the automotive space as well.
The leaks directly conflict with assurances from TikTok owner ByteDance that U.S. users' data is stored within the country and cannot be accessed from China.