I was under the assumption that there are #SanctionsAgainstRussia in #Russia. I also believed this meant that #Apple #iPhones would not be sold in Russia anymore.
Seems I was wrong. Russia forces Apple to install the RuStore on any sold iPhone. What will happen to phones bought abroad? I dont know.

Japan on Tuesday started a service that allows some functions of the My Number personal identification card to be accessed on Apple's iPhones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/my-number-card-iphones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mynumber #personalinformation #iphones

https://www.europesays.com/2178551/ Danny Boyle Filmed ’28 Years Later’ With iPhones, Drones, and a Goat #@eammonjacobs)for #america #approach #boyle #business #BusinessInsider #Camera #DannyBoyleFilmed #drone #FollowUpFilm #goat #iPhones #SlowLow #time #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA #way #year #ZombieSequel

How Trump’s trade war with China turned India into America’s new iPhone factory, and why 25% tariff threat may not stop it https://www.byteseu.com/1103420/ #25%TariffOnIPhones #AmericanIPhoneFactory #Apple #AppleManufacturingInIndia #AppleProductionCapacity #Conflicts #FoxconnIPhoneProduction #IndiaUSTradeRelationship #IPhoneExportsFromIndia #iPhones #TrumpTradeWar

Researchers confirm two #journalists were #hacked with #Paragon #spyware | TechCrunch

published a new report detailing the results of a new #forensic investigation into the #iPhones of Italian #journalist #CiroPellegrino and an unnamed “prominent” European journalist. The researchers said both journalists were hacked by the same Paragon customer, based on evidence found on the two journalists’ devices.
#privacy #surveillance #security

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/researchers-confirm-two-journalists-were-hacked-with-paragon-spyware/

#Paragon #Graphite #Spyware used a zero-day exploit to hack at least two journalists' #iPhones
https://securityaffairs.com/178940/mobile-2/paragon-graphite-spyware-used-a-zero-day-exploit.html
#securityaffairs #hacking

https://www.europesays.com/2103928/ Wall Street Bull makes a big prediction on Apple making iPhones in India: Apple may manufacture 60-65% iPhones in India, depending … #Apple #AppleManufacturingInIndia #business #DanIvesAppleRating #Economy #FoxconnInvestmentInIndia #IndianSmartphoneMarket #IPhoneManufacturingIn2025 #IPhoneProductionIncrease #iPhones #markets #USManufacturingOfIPhones #WallStreet #WallStreetAnalystPredictions

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Apple with a tariff of at least 25% if the tech company does not manufacture iPhones in the U.S.. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/23/companies/apple-trump-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #apple #tech #iphones #us #donaldtrump #china #tariffs

Trump amenaza a Apple con un 25% de aranceles si no fabrica los iPhones en EEUU

Trump amenaza a Apple con un 25% de aranceles si no fabrica los iPhones en EEUU
El presidente Donald Trump amenazó este viernes a la empresa Apple con un impuesto del 25% si los iPhones que vende en Estados Unidos no son fabricados en el país. “Hace tiempo informé a Tim Cook (presidente) de Apple que espero que sus iPhones que se vendan en Est [...]

#Apple #DonaldTrump #EEUU #IPhones #Mundo

https://elmundo.cr/mundo/trump-amenaza-a-apple-con-un-25-de-aranceles-si-no-fabrica-los-iphones-en-eeuu/

#Trump threatens 50% #tariffs on #EU & 25% penalties on #Apple as his #TradeWar intensifies

Trump on Fri threatened a 50% #tax on all imports from the #EuropeanUnion & a 25% tariff on Apple products unless #iPhones are made in US.

The threats, delivered on social media, reflect his ability to disrupt the #GlobalEconomy with an outburst of typing, & the reality that his tariffs have yet to produce the deals he is seeking or the return of domestic manufacturing.

#economy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-apple-iphone-tax-170021e8fad22878d0183b5d48971087

After claiming credit for ending #India’s military escalation w/ #Pakistan last week, #Trump appeared to rankle New Delhi again on Thurs w/comments about high-stakes #US-India #trade negotiations & #Apple’s production of #iPhones in the country.

Trump, speaking to business leaders during his visit to #Qatar, said India was nearing “a deal where basically they are willing to literally charge us no #tariff,” without offering any details.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/business/trump-us-india-tariffs-trade.html?smid=url-share

https://www.europesays.com/uk/71170/ Millions of iPhones at risk from critical security flaw | Apple, Oligo identified and addressed the flaw | Inshorts – Inshorts #BreakingNews #critical #CurrentAffairs #CurrentNews #DailyNews #flaw #from #iphones #LatestNews #LocalNews #millions #Mobile #News #NewsOnline #risk #Security #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #न्यूज #लोकलन्यूज #समाचार

"The competition is fierce, but no one can paint quite as vivid a picture of the future #technofeudalists #dystopia the #Trump admin is trying to build as Howard Lutnick, the Secretary of Commerce, of “the army of millions and millions of people screwing in little, little screws to make #iPhones, that kind of thing is going to come to America” fame.

Lutnick filled in some blanks..."; on CNBC recently..."

"Your Children’s Children Will Die in Our Factories"
https://www.404media.co/your-childrens-children-will-die-in-our-factories/ #WageSlavery

Even after beating forecasts, Apple cautions that current tariff rates may add $900 million to its next-quarter costs and authorizes an extra $100 billion for share buybacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/02/companies/apple-tariff-costs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #apple #tariffs #iphones #donaldtrump

Amid uncertainties over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, should iPhone users in Japan buy one now? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/24/companies/iphone-japan-users-purchase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #apple #iphones #smartphones #tariffs #us #donaldtrump #china

iPhone Owners Find Apple Intelligence Important https://www.byteseu.com/946694/ #AI #Apple #AppleIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligence #iPhones #MorganStanley #News #PYMNTSNews #Smartphones #Technology #What'sHot

How influential was Apple's CEO in getting President Trump to exempt smartphones and laptops from his tariffs on China? According to a new report, Cook spoke to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and other senior White House officials last week “about the potential impact of the tariffs on iPhone prices.” Perhaps most importantly, Cook “refrained from publicly criticizing the president or his policies on national television.” Read more at @9to5mac. #Tariffs #iPhones #Apple #TimCook #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/j71JxA

Financial Times reported China can make American #consumers feel the pain of a #tradewar in variety of different ways heading into the summer months and holidays, noting that US #imports 80% of their #iPhones from #China with other key sectors of US consumer goods reflect a very high percentage of imports from China:
90% of #rareearthminerals in the US come from China
80% of air conditioners
80% of electric fans
75% of #toys
75% of #bicycles
50% antibiotics #pharma #medicine #healthcare #economy

Apple has managed to dodge its biggest crisis since the pandemic — for the moment, at least. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/13/tech/apple-tariff-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #apple #tech #smartphones #iphones #donaldtrump #us #tariffs #trade #tradewar #china

The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs — offering relief to U.S. tech firms and partially dialing down a trade war with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/13/economy/trump-tariff-exemptions-smartphones-tech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #tradewar #china #smartphones #tech #apple #iphones