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Los Angeles Times
2 hours ago
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
Apple Manufacturing Academy opens in Detroit amid Trump pressure on U.S. production
Apple is trying to bring machine learning to Motor City. The smartphone giant opened its Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit on Tuesday to offer free workshops on artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing to small and medium-sized businesses. Apple stands out as one of the companies most dependent on manufacturing as well as consumers in China. The new academy is a part of Apple's broader $500-billion U.S. investment commitment announced in February. The academy, which will be administered through a partnership with Michigan State University, will provide training on machine learning, automation and digital manufacturing technologies, with Apple experts helping to lead the workshops. 'We're thrilled to help even more businesses implement smart manufacturing so they can unlock amazing opportunities for their companies and our country,' Sabih Khan, Apple's chief operating officer, said in a news release. The company also will provide consulting services to businesses, available virtually and in person. Apple plans to add online courses this year that will teach skills such as project management and how to optimize manufacturing processes. The announcement comes as Apple faces pressure from President Trump and his supporters to bring more manufacturing jobs to the United States. Trump has called for Apple to move iPhone production stateside and is implementing tariffs that probably will raise the company's costs. On Tuesday, Trump threatened to impose tariffs as high as 25% on Indian imports if the countries cannot complete a trade agreement by Aug. 1. The U.S. also has a 30% baseline tariff on Chinese imports that expires August 12th, with Trump saying duties could rise again without a new deal. In May, Trump expressed frustration with Tim Cook after the Apple chief executive stated that the company was expanding Indian production to avoid tariffs on Chinese goods. Trump said he reminded Cook of Apple's $500-billion U.S. investment promise and told him: 'I don't want you building in India.' Apple aims to produce about a quarter of the world's iPhones in India over the next several years as the company works to reduce its heavy reliance on Chinese manufacturing. After building its supply chain in China for decades, Apple has been expanding to other markets including Vietnam and India. Cook has managed his relationship with Trump since the president's first term, building rapport through direct phone calls and meetings. His approach proved effective in 2019 when he lobbied Trump personally to exempt iPhones from China tariffs, arguing that the duties would raise prices and benefit competitors such as Samsung. The Trump administration later excluded iPhones and other electronics from the tariff plan. The Detroit facility builds on Apple's presence in the city, where it already operates an Apple Developer Academy in partnership with Michigan State University that trains about 200 students annually in software development. Apple currently produces very few products in the U.S. The Cupertino, Calif., company makes the Mac Pro in Austin, Texas, and has announced plans to build AI servers in Houston as well as purchase chips from a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. factory in Arizona. Experts note that moving iPhone production to the U.S. would be prohibitively expensive.
Forbes
2 hours ago
- Forbes
Apple iPhone 17 Pro: New Leak Confirms Major Design Upgrade
The next iPhones will be unveiled in a matter of weeks, likely in the second week of September. But a new report claims to show what one of the iPhone 17 series, the iPhone 17 Pro, will look like. It comes in the form of a video from a regular leaker, and it shows what the phone could look like — in five colors. Apple iPhone 16 Pro: will the iPhone 17 Pro come in a brighter color like orange? At least one of them would be a definite departure for Apple, indicating a significant change of direction in design. Let's leave aside that I believe there will only be four different colors for the iPhone 17 Pro, at least at first, and note that the leaker providing the video previously thought there would be four colors but has now revised this estimate. Tipster Majin Bu in a new post on X, asks 'What's your favorite iPhone 17 Pro color?' Beneath the text is a 10-second video showing a mock-up of the phone, complete with the supposed repositioning of the Apple logo further down the back of the iPhone. This logo move has been controversial, to say the least, and is based on the idea that the new camera panel requires the logo to move for aesthetic reasons. I'll be honest, I'm not persuaded these dummies show the apple in quite the right place — it may be a little further down the back than the final result will be. But the focus in this video is on the colors, and Majin Bu says there'll be white, black, gray, dark blue and orange. The first four are the muted, understated shades Apple has routinely used for its Pro models, and that includes the Desert Titanium on the iPhone 16 Pro Max. That was predicted to be a gaudy, golden hue, but it turned out to be something much more discreet (you can see it at the top of this post). Although I like the orange in the video, even if it looks more like a peach than orange to me, I believe this will be quieter on the real thing. To be really picky, the video shows the edges of the iPhone 17 Pro matching the back almost perfectly, which hasn't been Apple's way in the past. Not long until the real thing is here.
The Herald Scotland
4 hours ago
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
Chile hands luxury watches stolen from Keanu Reeves over to the FBI
The FBI will arrange for their return to Reeves, best known for his roles in action franchises like The Matrix and John Wick. Chilean prosecutors told reporters that Reeves had identified the watches as those stolen from his Los Angeles home during a string of high-profile burglaries in December 2023. The announcement was made as the Trump administration's secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem, arrived in the South American country for meetings with Chilean officials about transnational crime, among other issues. Ms Noem was also the victim of a robbery attributed to a Chilean national residing illegally in the US, when her handbag was stolen last April at a Washington restaurant. Reeves' six watches are valued at a total of 125,000 dollars (£93,550), said Marcelo Varas, a police officer from Chile's robbery investigation squad. The watches stolen from Reeves' Hollywood Hills home turned up in Santiago, Chile's capital, when police raided homes and uncovered stolen cars, iPhones, luxury watches and designer handbags. That operation coincided with another Chilean investigation, co-ordinated with the FBI, into a spate of burglaries by South America-based crime groups targeting multimillion-dollar homes in the US, many belonging to celebrities and professional athletes, such as Kansas City Chiefs football player Travis Kelce. In April, police in Chile announced the arrest of 23 citizens over the string of break-ins. Mr Varas said authorities were still investigating any link between the theft of Reeves' watches and the other high-profile burglaries.
Gizmodo
4 hours ago
- Business
- Gizmodo
Apple Is Opening a Manufacturing Academy in Detroit
Apple just announced plans to open a manufacturing academy in Detroit this August, as the company faces pressure from President Donald Trump to build iPhones in the U.S. Starting August 19, Apple will partner with Michigan State University to host free workshops for small and mid-sized businesses, aimed at helping American companies adopt artificial intelligence and smart manufacturing techniques. 'Apple works with suppliers in all 50 states because we know advanced manufacturing is vital to American innovation and leadership,' said Apple COO Sabih Khan in a press release. 'With this new programming, we're thrilled to help even more businesses implement smart manufacturing so they can unlock amazing opportunities for their companies and our country.' The workshops will cover topics like machine learning and deep learning in manufacturing, automation in production, using data to improve product quality, and applying digital technologies to enhance operations. Along with the in-person courses, Apple engineers are already consulting U.S. companies to help boost productivity, efficiency, and quality across their supply chains. The consulting help is available both online and on-site. Additionally, Apple plans to offer virtual classes later this year, teaching workers skills like project management and manufacturing process optimization. The company already runs 18 similar academies around the world that are focused on training software developers. Apple teased its first manufacturing academy back in February, when it announced plans to invest over $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years. Part of that money is going toward an advanced manufacturing facility in Houston, which will produce servers to support the company's AI ambitions. The investment also includes Apple's work with thousands of U.S. suppliers, its data centers, and Apple TV+ productions. President Donald Trump has continued to press Apple to expand its manufacturing footprint in the U.S., using tariffs and public pressure to encourage companies to bring production back home. Apple isn't his only target. This year, companies like John Deere, Johnson & Johnson, and General Motors have also highlighted their new U.S. manufacturing efforts—moves the White House has been quick to take credit for. Still, tensions remain between Trump and Apple, as the company has yet to fulfill his wish to move iPhone production to the U.S. One analyst estimates that U.S.-made iPhones could cost up $3,500. In April, reports surfaced that Apple was shifting some iPhone manufacturing to India amid concerns about tariffs on goods from China. A month later, Trump told reporters in Qatar that he made it clear to Tim Cook that he didn't want Apple building its products in India. 'I said to Tim, I said, 'Tim, we've treated you really good, we put up with all the plants that you built in China for years … we're not interested in you building in India, India can take care of themselves,'' Trump said, according to Axios.
GSM Arena
6 hours ago
- Business
- GSM Arena
Canalys: India is now the leading smartphone exporter to the US
India has overtaken China as the leading manufacturing hub for smartphones sold in the US. The latest Canalys report shows that 44% of all US smartphone imports for the April–June period (Q2) were made in India. This is a remarkable rise compared to last year, when India accounted for a mere 13% of all US smartphone imports while China held a reassuring 61% share. Apple played a major role in India's rise as the leading smartphone exporter to the US. Cupertino has been stockpiling iPhone inventory to absorb tariff blows following the Trump administration's 'Liberation Day' tariffs. The move is also part of Apple's longstanding effort to diversify its iPhone production away from China. A report from October suggested that Apple is even doing early manufacturing work on iPhones in India and Cupertino allegedly plans to switch all US iPhone production to India by next year. But it's not just Apple, as Samsung and Motorola have also scaled up their smartphone supplies from India. Looking at the numbers, Apple was the clear-cut leader on the US smartphone scene with 13.3 million shipments in Q2 and a 49% market share. Samsung came in second place with an estimated 8.3 million shipments a 31% market share while Motorola was third with 3.2 million shipments and a 12% market share. Google and TCL each shared a 3% market share with quarterly shipments just below 1 million each. A total of 27.1 million smartphones were shipped in the US during the Q2 period which is a slight 1% annual growth. US smartphone demand is expected to remain neutral heading into the second half of the year. Source
