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Protests are rocking Foxconn’s iPhone plant in Zhengzhou

November 24, 2022 News Centre 0

Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows. Read more…

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Apple cuts its iPhone sales outlook due to China lockdown

November 7, 2022 News Centre 0

Apple expects lower shipments of high-end iPhone 14 models than previously forecast following a significant production cut at a virus-blighted plant in China. Read more…

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Foxconn iPhone factory caught up in Zhengzhou lockdown

November 3, 2022 News Centre 0

China puts an industrial park housing a Foxconn iPhone factory under a seven-day lockdown, as Foxconn scrambles to quell worker discontent at the base. Read more…

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Shenzhen firms told to set up ‘closed-loop’ systems to combat COVID

July 26, 2022 News Centre 0

The Chinese city of Shenzhen told 100 major companies including iPhone maker Foxconn to set up “closed-loop” systems as it battles COVID-19. Read more…

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Shortage of foreign worker hinders Thailand’s post-COVID recovery

July 13, 2022 Joana Bagano 0

At a time when Thailand is starting to reopen after the pandemic, the country is facing a critical shortage of foreign workers. Read more…

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COVID monitoring app cuts travel history scrutiny in China

July 8, 2022 News Centre 0

China’s national authorities are reducing scrutiny of citizens’ travel history for COVID-19 monitoring via a mandatory mobile app. Read more…

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Shanghai lockdowns may have impacted Tesla worse than expected

June 9, 2022 News Centre 0

Production at Tesla’s Shanghai factory is on track to fall by over a third this quarter from the first three months of the year. Read more…

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Apple is moving some iPad production from China to Vietnam

June 3, 2022 Joana Bagano 0

Apple is reportedly moving some of its iPad production out of China to Vietnam in response to the strict COVID lockdowns in Shanghai. Read more…

Cisco cuts forecast as China's COVID lockdowns hit third-quarter sales
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Cisco cuts forecast as China’s COVID lockdowns hit third-quarter sales

May 19, 2022 News Centre 0

Cisco has cut its yearly earnings forecast after COVID lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine dragged sales below third-quarter estimates. Read more…

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Taiwanese chip firms struggle to resume operations in China amid Omicron

April 20, 2022 News Centre 0

Taiwanese firms making chip and electronic components in China reported a mixed picture on work resumption after COVID-19 curbs. Read more…

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Taiwanese electronics firms suspend Shanghai operations amid lockdown

April 13, 2022 News Centre 0

Around 30 Taiwanese companies said government COVID-19 measures in China have led them to suspend production until at least next week Read more…

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Majority of Malaysian businesses prepared to live with COVID

April 4, 2022 News Centre 0

The majority of Malaysian businesses are prepared to live with COVID-19 and are prioritizing technology adoption in the immediate term. Read more…

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Unimicron and Foxconn suspend Shenzhen ops due to COVID lockdown

March 14, 2022 News Centre 0

Foxconn and Unimicron have suspended operations in Shenzhen, after the tech hub imposed strict measures to stem a COVID-19 outbreak Read more…

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Alzheimer’s-like changes seen in COVID-19 patients’ brains

February 5, 2022 News Centre 0

People who die of severe COVID-19 have brain abnormalities that resemble changes seen in Alzheimer’s disease. Read more…

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Facial recognition is the technology that’s dividing opinion on AI

December 15, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

Facial recognition is being deployed by more and more countries trying to get control of the Omicron variant. Privacy concerns abound. Read more…

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Experimental chewing gum could reduce spread of COVID-19, maybe

November 23, 2021 News Centre 0

An experimental chewing gum that “traps” coronavirus particles could limit the amount of the virus in saliva and help curb transmission. Read more…

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Non-banking fintech to reduce income gap of India’s population

October 28, 2021 News Centre 0

Income of the population in India is foreseen to be US$47 billion less than anticipated in 2021 as a result of COVID-19. Read more…

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Australian states trialling facial recognition to police COVID quarantine

September 16, 2021 News Centre 0

Australia’s two most populous states are trialling facial recognition software that lets police check people are home during COVID quarantine Read more…

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Foxconn reports surge in profits, cautions on COVID-related supply chain hit

August 13, 2021 News Centre 0

Foxconn, which assembles Apple’s iPhones, reported a 30% surge in quarterly profit but cautioned on the worsening COVID-19 crisis. Read more…

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AI was going to save us from the pandemic but it failed for a simple reason

August 4, 2021 Alex Leslie 1

It turns out that AI is not great at everything – yet. We all thought that, somehow, AI would save the world from the pandemic. It didn’t. Read more…

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