If you’re hankering for a BMW with either Apple’s CarPlay or Android Auto functionality, you may have to wait a bit. BMW has begun temporarily shipping cars without these technologies giver the automaker changing its chip suppliers. The new chips built into many BMWs manufactured this year require updated software to be able to run […]
These are the abrupt starts and stops that accompany an ongoing pandemic. Only 24 hours after saying it would ramp up hiring and incentives for new employees, Foxconn, Apple’s main iPhone supplier, said today it would abruptly stop hiring new workers for its plant in Zhengzhou, China, after new COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions were imposed on the […]
The global chip shortage is expected to remain an issue until 2024, according to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. The global semiconductor shortage is continuing to squeeze the electronics industry by limiting the manufacture of chips. While efforts are being made to try and improve the situation, Intel’s CEO doesn’t think supplies will ease anytime soon. […]
Apple on Thursday announced its Q2 2022 earnings, the company posting revenue of $97.3 billion, an increase of 9 percent year over year. Apple reported a profit of $25 billion alongside earnings per share of $1.52. The reports beat estimates of $95.51 billion in revenues, against $89.58 billion for the same quarter last year and […]
With a steady stream of COVID-19 lockdowns in China, Apple is now apparently menacing an “action plan” to diversity its supply chain management risks out of the country. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, China-based suppliers such Foxconn have struggled with lockdowns. In these cases, factories have either needed to stop production for a certain period […]