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Apple plans to build self-driving cars for consumers by 2024
Apple is developing its own battery technology that could reduce the cost of power packs & is tapping outside partners for elements of the system, Reuters reported.
Violence at iPhone plant will not cause significant impact to company, Wistron says
Wistron, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer for Apple in India, said the impact won't be significant as the Karnataka facility was a new operation and the shipment quantity small.
India’s Adelaide Test loss underlines chaos in selections, poor planning, arrogant leadership
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Apple temporarily shuts all retail stores in California, London amid surging Covid cases
The iPhone maker, which was looking to top $100 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, will also close its stores in Mexico and Brazil as cases rise.
Apple puts Wistron on probation after violence in Karnataka unit, initiates investigation
Wistron, which assembles the latest version of the iPhone SE at the violence-hit plant, fired its Vice President who was heading the company's operations in India.
Why the world is out to de-fang Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google
Europe & US seem set on curbing the dominance of FAANG firms. There’s limited debate in India, where almost all of them have done deals with Jio.
Wistron iPhone plant violence ‘unfortunate but not norm’, we’ll get more investment — Modi govt
In an interview to ThePrint, Mohapatra said Modi govt has been in constant talks with Karnataka and has asked it to ensure normalcy is restored at the earliest.
Facebook attacks Apple’s iOS changes in full-page US newspaper ads
The series of ads slated to run in New York Times, Wall Street Journal & Washington Post claims that Apple’s changes, scheduled to go live in early 2021, are bad for small businesses.
At Wistron iPhone plant, families search for ‘missing’ men, accuse contractors of cheating
Relatives of people arrested for 'vandalising' Wistron factory in Kolar say some hadn't even joined work yet. Many call for arrest of contractors first.
Trouble at Wistron India plant won’t hurt iPhone output but could hit Apple’s ties with firm
Apple has long had its iPhones made in China by contractors such as Wistron, but political tensions between China & US have raised the risks of dependence on a single production base.