Apple’s “short-term” solution to Trump’s tariffs may be upping its iPhone exports from India, where the 26 percent tariff is about half of China’s. The company is on track to make 25 million phones there this year, with 10 million for the local market, but might redirect more to the US.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple sees the situation as “too uncertain” to alter its manufacturing plans just yet though.
Apple has won its first legal battle over the UK’s demand for a backdoor to encrypted data: the right to tell everyone it’s happening. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has ruled on whether Apple’s claim should be kept secret on national security grounds, and Apple won.
That doesn’t bring it any closer to restoring ADP encryption in the UK, nor does it mean hearings will be public, but this open secret is a little more open.
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Nothing is ready to reveal the second phone under its budget-friendly CMF brand, with the CMF Phone 2 Pro due for a reveal on April 28th, alongside three new pairs of earbuds.
CMF’s first phone was a $199 modular model, but the name suggests the 2 Pro might be a little more advanced. Teasers so far suggest a third camera lens and a newly textured finish to the phone’s rear.
The Marathon is about to start, with a gameplay reveal for the upcoming shooter from Halo and Destiny developer Bungie scheduled for April 13th. Until then, we’ll have to make do with this brief new look at the game’s fluorescent world. It’s certainly colorful, but we wouldn’t exactly call it cheery.
Donald Trump’s latest tariffs affect every country in the world, but some worse than others. New tariffs of 34 percent on China, 26 percent on India, and 46 percent on Vietnam will have a heavy impact on Apple’s supply chain, and potentially prices — assuming rates don’t change before they’re due to start on April 9th.
Nintendo faces similar problems for its newly announced Switch 2, but expect almost every tech company to feel the pinch.
