India retreats from Apple's mighty briefs
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 04 December 2025 10:12

India retreats from Apple's mighty briefs


New Delhi shelves its app mandate

India has bolted in fright from Apple's response to its demands that it cram a government app onto every handset.

Apple kicks up dust over India’s spyware-friendly phone rule
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Cupertino insists it is above everyone else’s regulations.

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is refusing to play ball with New Delhi’s latest phone mandate, behaving as if the country's rules do not apply to its holy hardware.

India sharpens its antitrust stick and Apple squirms
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The Fruity Cargo Cult whinges that it might be fined billions

India’s new antitrust law has given its competition watchdog the freedom to calculate penalties using global turnover, and Job’s Mob is already clutching its pearls about the consequences.

Google’s pricey Indian AI play
Published in News
Friday, 17 October 2025 08:58

Google’s pricey Indian AI play


A big data centre lands in Andhra, water worries tag along

Alphabet AI is opening its wallet in India and will pour $15bn into a 1GW AI data centre in Visakhapatnam over five years, teaming with Adani Group and Airtel.

AI guts entry-level Indian outsourcing
Published in AI
Tuesday, 16 September 2025 10:18

AI guts entry-level Indian outsourcing


India’s hiring pyramid smashed

Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys created empires by piling armies of junior staff into a vast hiring pyramid.

Apple shifts iPhone 17 production to India
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 10:30

Apple shifts iPhone 17 production to India


All four iPhone 17 models to ship from India for the first time

Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is planning to flog all its shiny new iPhone 17 models straight out of India for the first time, as it moves production away from mainland China.

Apple's Indian dream dented by China pushback
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Foxconn boots Chinese workers as Beijing tightens grip

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s plans to turn India into its new iPhone haven have run into trouble, as Foxconn has been quietly shipping Chinese staff out of the country. This follows its $1.5 billion investment and India’s green light for a new semiconductor plant.

Foxconn builds $1.5bn plant in India 
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Apple's iPhone supply chain shifts further from China to Chennai

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is moving more of its iPhone supply chain into India, with its long-time partner Foxconn dropping $1.5 billion on a new display module plant near Chennai. 

Apple’s India gamble draws fire from Trump
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Cupertino giant must keep jobs at home 

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is facing new political headwinds after Donald Trump publicly urged chief executive Tim Cook to halt the company’s growing manufacturing expansion in India.

Apple prepares to gouge iPhone buyers
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 10:41

Apple prepares to gouge iPhone buyers


Cook does not want to blame tariffs

The Fruity Cargo Cult, Apple is plotting price hikes for its autumn iPhone 17 lineup while pretending tariffs have nothing to do with it.