MUMBAI: In an unprecedented move, tech giant Apple airlifted 600 tons of iPhones, or as many as 1.5 million, from India to the United States, after it stepped up production in an effort to beat President Donald Trump’s tariffs, news agency Reuters reported on Thursday.
According to reports analysts have warned that U.S. prices of iPhones could surge, given Apple’s high reliance on imports from China, which is subject to Trump’s highest tariff rate of 125%.
For all the latest news from Oman and GCC, follow us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube page, which is updated daily.
Read More
- Meta introduces Facebook feature allowing users to control suggested content
- Meta bets beyond smartphones with new pocket-sized AI device ‘Charm’
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to brief UNSC amid growing calls for AI safeguards
- Meta rolls out parental supervision on Threads in Asia-Pacific, expands controls for teens under 16
- Meta agrees to report child abuse cases to Indian authorities
