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Apple
Apple designs and sells consumer electronics and personal computers, and also operates retail stores and streaming service Apple TV+. It is one of the world’s biggest companies and the second-largest mobile phone-maker after Samsung.
Chairman / President
Arthur D. Levinson
CEO / Managing Director
Tim Cook
Tim Cook
CFO / Finance Director
Luca Maestri
Industry
Computer hardware. Computer software. Consumer electronics. Digital distribution
Website
apple.com
Headquarters address
Apple Campus, Cupertino, California, U.S.
Stock Code
NASDAQ: AAPL
Year founded
1976
last updated:
27 August, 2024
Illustration: Craig Stephens
US-China relations

Opinion | With deal-maker Trump, business cooperation could reset US-China ties

China can take a lesson from 1980s Japan, which defused bilateral frictions by strategically pivoting towards direct investment in US manufacturing.

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TSMC

TSMC’s US plant unlikely to get latest chip technology ahead of Taiwan, CEO says

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Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO skips Trump’s inauguration for Lunar New Year Asia visit

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United States

How a TikTok ban in the US would work – and why user workarounds won’t

Users could try to access a web-based version of TikTok via a browser while using a VPN, but the web version lacks many features of the app.

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A person holds a TikTok sign in New York City’s Washington Square Park on January 14.TikTok could face a ban on January 19 due to a law requiring the platform to sever ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance, or cease its US operations. Photo: AFP
Smartphones

Apple trails Huawei, Vivo in China smartphone market in 2024

iPhone shipments plummeted 25 per cent in China last quarter, pushing Apple to third place for the year amid rising competition.

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TSMC

TSMC logs record quarterly profit as AI demand surges

Stock price of the world’s largest contract chipmaker has leapt despite uncertainty posed by Donald Trump.

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United States

Biden’s semiconductor law will boost US chip production at high cost: report

Subsidies behind the expected chipmaking boom mean that each job created will cost taxpayers about US$185,000 a year.

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US President Joe Biden announces a preliminary agreement with Intel for a major Chips and Science Act award in Arizona in 2024. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

UBTech Robotics aims to revolutionise Foxconn’s iPhone factories in China

UBTech and Foxconn have signed a ‘comprehensive long-term partnership’ to deploy more robots in the iPhone maker’s factories.

TikTok

China’s TikTok sellers eye Amazon and Shein as US ban looms

Cross-border merchants in China are bracing for an impending ban on TikTok in the US.

Smartphones

Apple leads smartphone market in fourth quarter, overcoming China decline

iPhone shipments surged to grab 23 per cent of the market in the final quarter of 2024, as a rebounding market saw growth start to slow.

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Women check out the iPhone 16 at an Apple Store in London on October 6, 2024. Sales of the company’s latest handset helped push to the top of the market in the fourth quarter. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Apple forms Shanghai data-processing venture as AI push in China still in limbo

The Shanghai unit of Apple will focus on software development, big data services, storage services and data processing.

A view from inside the Apple Store at the IFC Mall in Shanghai’s Lujiazui financial district. Photo: Shutterstock
Climate change

Opinion | How AI giants can help Asian suppliers make a clean energy transition

The likes of Microsoft, Google and Nvidia can invest in clean energy, boost suppliers’ renewables capacity and advocate for better policies.

Alibaba

Alibaba studio pulls top mobile game from Vivo’s app store

The move comes amid ongoing disputes between Chinese video game companies and smartphone brands over app-store commission rates.

Huawei

Huawei’s Android rival scores major win as WeChat gets on board

The US-sanctioned Chinese company hopes to have 100,000 apps in its self-developed mobile operating system this year.

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Huawei’s French headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris. Photo: Reuters
TSMC

Apple and Nvidia chip supplier TSMC’s sales top estimates, boosting AI in 2025

The world’s largest contract chipmaker reported a 39 per cent rise in October-December revenue to US$26.3 billion.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s latest quarterly results raise hopes of increased artificial intelligence chip spending in 2025. Photo: Shutterstock
Smartphones

Apple’s pricey iPhones ineligible under China’s new subsidy scheme

China’s latest stimulus measure offers a 15 per cent subsidy for purchases of smartphones, tablets and smartwatches.

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Artificial intelligence

Alibaba powers AI drive of Transsion, top Chinese smartphone vendor in Africa

Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen model will enable the GenAI features of the Phantom V Fold2, Transsion’s latest 5G smartphone under its Tecno brand.

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Indonesia

Apple’s US$1 billion investment in Indonesia fails to lift iPhone 16 sales ban

Apple’s iPhone 16 remains banned in Indonesia because it has failed to meet local content rules.

Apple’s iPhone 16 remains banned in Indonesia as it fails to meet local content rules. Photo: Reuters
Honor

China’s Honor targets Indonesia’s growing appetite for premium smartphones

Honor expects to initially launch more than 30 products this year in Indonesia, where it plans to open over 10 ‘experience’ stores.

iPhone

iPhone supplier TDK rolls out new batteries to keep pace with AI

Hong Kong-based subsidiary Amperex first introduced lithium-ion cells with silicon anodes in 2023 after years of research and fine-tuning.

Smartphones

Apple, smartphone peers lose ground in China amid Huawei comeback

Shipments by overseas handset makers in China plunged 47.3 per cent year on year in November, according to a state-run agency.

Men check out an iPhone 16 Pro at an Apple store in Beijing on September 20, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Meet Rose Zhang, the ‘Mozart of golf’ who’s also a Rolex brand ambassador

The 21-year-old rising star has already won 2 pro tournaments and banked US$2.5 million in career earnings, and has lucrative endorsement deals to boot – including a workout series on Apple Fitness+.

Meet Rose Zhang, the “Mozart of golf” who’s being compared to Tiger Woods. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Smartphones

Apple agrees to pay US$95m to settle Siri eavesdropping lawsuit

The class-action lawsuit accuses Apple of recording private conversations after Siri was unintentionally activated.

Technology

Opinion | Asia’s embrace of refurbished smartphones is a trend to dial into in 2025

It’s great for the environment, for brands looking to seduce customers into switching and for consumers hunting for a bargain.

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Smartphones

Apple offers fresh price cuts on iPhones in China as Huawei competition heats up

A promotion running from January 4 to 7 will provide Chinese consumers a US$68 discount on Apple’s top-of-the-line iPhone 16 Pro models.

Apple’s latest sales promotion in China, covering iPhones and other products, will also be available at its bricks-and-mortar stores on the mainland. Photo: Shutterstock
Asean

Opinion | In a Trump 2.0 trade war against China, Vietnam stands to benefit again

With its growing hi-tech manufacturing and US partnership in trade and security, Vietnam will be a critical beneficiary of the economic fallout.

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A woman rides past the Wistron NeWeb Corporation factory in Ha Nam, Vietnam, on October 11. The plant is expanding to produce satellite equipment for SpaceX. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

US-sanctioned Wingtech shifts focus to chips, citing geopolitics

The Shanghai-listed company says it will sell its consumer-electronics contract manufacturing business to focus on semiconductors.

Huawei

Huawei slashes prices in fight for China’s smartphone market share

The company is offering a markdown of up to 20 per cent for its premium handsets in its official online store.

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