Industry Mobile Foxconn hit hard by pandemic in Q1 but looks to get back on track All major factories in China have resumed normal operation By Shawn Knight, May 15, 2020, 9:54 AM
Industry Foxconn to manufacture ventilators at its Wisconsin factory In a partnership with Medtronic By Rob Thubron, April 8, 2020, 10:37 AM 10 comments
Mobile Industry Foxconn's profit dropped in Q4 2019; iPhone 12 mass production will go as originally planned China is going back to work By Adrian Potoroaca, March 30, 2020, 3:13 PM
Industry Opinion: Apple coronavirus warnings highlight complexities of tech supply chains It's essential to remember that this issue is a challenging humanitarian crisis first and foremost By Bob O'Donnell, February 18, 2020, 12:53 PM 7 comments
Industry Foxconn announces it will be making robotic coffee houses at Wisconsin plant Once the facility is built By Rob Thubron, September 6, 2019, 5:45 AM
Industry Amazon is investigating whether Foxconn has been using children illegally to make Alexa speakers Foxconn doesn't deny the issue By Adrian Potoroaca, August 10, 2019, 9:05 AM 16 comments
Industry Foxconn's Wisconsin plant will open in 2020 with a modest workforce It will only create 1,500 jobs By Adrian Potoroaca, July 11, 2019, 2:16 PM
Industry Mobile Huawei denies it is cutting back phone production As China warns its citizens against traveling to the US By Rob Thubron, June 4, 2019, 5:20 AM 12 comments
Industry Foxconn founder Terry Gou is stepping down to make way for next generation of leadership Gou will announce formal plans in June By Shawn Knight, April 15, 2019, 1:13 PM
Apple Industry Foxconn axes thousands of seasonal workers early in wake of falling iPhone demand, misses job creation targets in Wisconsin More signs of a struggling smartphone market By Rob Thubron, January 21, 2019, 5:20 AM 10 comments
Apple Industry Foxconn will start flagship iPhone production in India Diversifying manufacturing could help avoid tariffs By Greg Synek, December 27, 2018, 11:40 AM
Industry Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn cutting $3 billion from costs ahead of "difficult 2019" More signs of weaker-than-expected iPhone demand By Rob Thubron, November 21, 2018, 10:39 AM
Mobile Apple Apple slashes iPhone XR production orders as demand fails to meet expectations Revenue is still through the roof By Greg Synek, November 5, 2018, 10:25 AM
Apple Apple suppliers concerned about sales performance of new iPhones iPhone 7, 8, and Xr given high expectations, iPhone Xs and Xs Max have a price problem By Greg Synek, September 17, 2018, 10:02 AM 10 comments
Industry Foxconn's North American HQ will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Just 30 miles from its $10 billion manufacturing campus By Rob Thubron, June 18, 2018, 6:07 AM
Industry Amazon criticized over conditions at supplier's factory Too many agency workers, low pay, excessive overtime, and safety concerns were highlighted in the report By Rob Thubron, June 10, 2018, 10:55 AM 12 comments
Industry Sharp to buy Toshiba's PC business for $36 million and re-enter the market Sharp has the backing of parent company Foxconn By Shawn Knight, June 5, 2018, 10:36 AM
Industry Foxconn set to drain 7 million gallons of water from Lake Michigan every day Environmentalists aren't happy By Rob Thubron, April 30, 2018, 6:06 AM 11 comments
Industry Foxconn is buying Belkin, owner of Linksys and Wemo, for $866 million Assuming the government allows it By Rob Thubron, March 27, 2018, 6:07 AM
Electronics Industry Foxconn seeking partnership with RED for manufacturing of cheaper 8K cameras "Cheaper" is still a few years away from affordable By Greg Synek, February 13, 2018, 9:37 AM
Apple Mobile Apple says Foxconn allowed high school students to work illegal overtime to assemble iPhone X The work was voluntary and students were compensated appropriately By Shawn Knight, November 21, 2017, 3:59 PM 10 comments
Industry Foxconn chooses Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin for its $10 billion manufacturing facility The industrial campus will bring 13,000 jobs to the area By Rob Thubron, October 6, 2017, 6:15 AM 24 comments
Industry Foxconn to build self-driving car facility in Michigan Another big fish joins the race for self-driving vehicles By Greg Synek, August 7, 2017, 8:30 AM
Electronics Industry Foxconn narrows search for new display plant to seven US states Deal could net "tens of thousands" of American jobs By Cal Jeffrey, June 23, 2017, 7:00 AM 11 comments
Apple Hardware Alleged Foxconn employees reveal details on Apple's upcoming products iPhone 8, smartglasses, the Siri speaker, and more By Rob Thubron, June 5, 2017, 7:00 AM