I like to buy my iPhones direct from Apple

I am part of a shrinking minority.

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Foxconn sweetens its hiring bonuses to raise an army of iPhone 17 assemblers

4 months ago

Published August 20, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Foxconn sweetens its hiring bonuses to raise an army of iPhone 17 assemblers

The ramp-up is part of Apple's annual sprint toward its September launch.

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Bloomberg on the AI bubble

4 months ago

Published August 20, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Bloomberg on the AI bubble

"The fallout of the AI boom won’t be known for many years. But like the mobile, cloud, social and cryptocurrency crazes that came before it, it’s likely to produce more losers than winners."

AppleInsider: Apple may bail on streaming sports

Apple's TV strategy seems to always be in flux.

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Premarket: Apple is red

4 months ago

Published August 20, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Premarket: Apple is red

From Reuters' "Wall St futures slip after tech selloff; earnings, Fed meet in focus" posted early Wednesday.

Morgan Stanley: 'Could Apple finally be turning the corner?'

"In our view, Apple is one potential AI partnership away from breaking out." — Analyst Eric Woodring

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Google AI goes nuclear

4 months ago

Published August 19, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Google AI goes nuclear

Hermes 2 is the first deployment under an agreement that Google and Kairos signed last year to launch the startup’s nuclear technology at a commercial scale.