
Protests are rocking Foxconn’s iPhone plant in Zhengzhou
Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows. Read more…
Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows. Read more…
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…
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…
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…
At a time when Thailand is starting to reopen after the pandemic, the country is facing a critical shortage of foreign workers. Read more…
China’s national authorities are reducing scrutiny of citizens’ travel history for COVID-19 monitoring via a mandatory mobile app. Read more…
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…
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 has cut its yearly earnings forecast after COVID lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine dragged sales below third-quarter estimates. Read more…
Taiwanese firms making chip and electronic components in China reported a mixed picture on work resumption after COVID-19 curbs. Read more…
Around 30 Taiwanese companies said government COVID-19 measures in China have led them to suspend production until at least next week Read more…
The majority of Malaysian businesses are prepared to live with COVID-19 and are prioritizing technology adoption in the immediate term. Read more…
Foxconn and Unimicron have suspended operations in Shenzhen, after the tech hub imposed strict measures to stem a COVID-19 outbreak Read more…
People who die of severe COVID-19 have brain abnormalities that resemble changes seen in Alzheimer’s disease. Read more…
Facial recognition is being deployed by more and more countries trying to get control of the Omicron variant. Privacy concerns abound. Read more…
An experimental chewing gum that “traps” coronavirus particles could limit the amount of the virus in saliva and help curb transmission. Read more…
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…
Australia’s two most populous states are trialling facial recognition software that lets police check people are home during COVID quarantine Read more…
Foxconn, which assembles Apple’s iPhones, reported a 30% surge in quarterly profit but cautioned on the worsening COVID-19 crisis. Read more…
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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