Wayne Ma
@waynema
I'm a technology reporter @theinformation, formerly with The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires for 10 years in Singapore, Beijing and Hong Kong.
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http://theinformation.com 17-01-2008 13:23:02
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Apple's two decades of manufacturing in China has minted billionaires and created Chinese firms that are now the backbone of global supply chains. How does it spin up these Chinese manufacturers so quickly? Check out my latest for The Information
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Apple depends on China to make its iPhones.
On Episode 2 of our podcast #FaceOff , we’re talking how iPhones are made by millions of workers in China. I’m joined by Willy Shih, Wayne Ma The Information and Rana Mitter from Harvard University ’s Belfer Center
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Apple is depending on developers to make killer apps for the Vision Pro. But unlike the iPhone, Apple restricts access to its camera for privacy reasons, which could hold back app innovation. Check out my latest for The Information
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Apple has persuaded Chinese social-media giant Tencent to bring its apps to the Vision Pro, a move that will hopefully boost its appeal in China when the device is released there later this year. Check out my latest for The Information
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Apple is building prototypes of at least two iPhones with foldable displays. Check out my latest scoop for The Information
Apple is testing a new dedicated camera button on the iPhone that will respond to both touch and pressure. It will be a key selling point for the iPhone 16 this fall. Check out my latest scoop for The Information
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Apple comprises less than 5% of Arm's revenue despite depending on Arm's underlying designs for iPhone chips. That has been a sore spot for SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, who controls the company. Check out my latest with Cory Weinberg for The Information
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Incredible investigative story by Ben Dooley for The New York Times that reveals that many of the munitions from many high-profile mass shootings all come from the same factory that’s subsidized by our tax dollars. This is the newspaper at its best. nytimes.com/2023/11/11/us/…
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When Apple announced the Vision Pro in June, it made no mention of health, wellness and fitness use cases. But internally, employees have extensively discussed and explored those possibilities. Check out my latest scoop for The Information
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Apple fired at least five employees who worked in the China App Store following a probe into business misconduct, raising questions about the power of employees responsible for one of its biggest moneymakers. Check out my latest scoop for The Information
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Apple added a hidden bar code to the iPhone's glass screen in 2020. It gave Apple visibility into a component that had among the highest defects in manufacturing, saving it hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Check out my latest for The Information
Google has discussed dropping Broadcom as its supplier of machine-learning chips or TPUs and taking their design fully in-house amid a boom in demand for AI. Check out my latest scoop with Anissa Gardizy and Jon Victor for The Information
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Game recognizes game. Great article from Aaron Tilley at The Wall Street Journal about Apple's challenges building its 5G modem. Love the internal codename for the modem. Sinope. after the nymph in Greek mythology who outsmarted Zeus.
TSMC's Arizona chip-making facility won't reduce Apple's geopolitical risk as chips for the iPhone, Apple Watch and some Mac desktops still require final assembly in Taiwan. Check out my latest scoop for The Information.
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Some Apple employees believe its most advanced large language model is better than GPT-3.5. The 16-person team that trained it also quietly open sourced the tools they developed to train these models in July. Check out my latest scoop for The Information
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Apple is turning to more Chinese suppliers for advanced components, highlighting how it benefits from Chinese policies that help its firms leapfrog competitors and reduce its reliance on foreign tech. Check out my latest scoop for The Information
Rivos, a chip startup sued by Apple, has struggled to raise money and hire since the lawsuit, parts of which were recently thrown out in court. Rivos also recently laid off 6% of its workforce due to limited funds. My latest scoop for The Information
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Meta is manufacturing its first-generation augmented-reality glasses in the U.S., a product that's meant for internal use only. Part of the reason is due export controls on the material in its lenses. Check out my latest scoop for The Information
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Apple's confidential deal for advanced chips with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. limits all of the iPhone maker's financial risk while also helping TSMC improve its manufacturing capabilities. Check out my latest scoop for The Information
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Why is Goldman losing money on its credit card partnership with Apple? Lauren Tara LaCapra and me dig deep into Apple Card to find out how many users it has, what its contractual terms are and why it's hard for Goldman to quit. Our latest for The Information