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Chinese companies move to consolidate their role in humanoid robot supply chains as Tesla and others look to China for components the U.S. considers strategic (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 3, 2026

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Apple is expanding its American manufacturing program by tapping Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qnity Electronics to make components in the United States and sell them around the world (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 26, 2026

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: Apple expands its American manufacturing program by tapping Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qnity Electronics to…

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Sources: India develops new smartphone manufacturing incentives linking export subsidies and greater use of local components, benefiting Apple and others (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 12, 2026

Bloomberg: Sources: India is developing new smartphone manufacturing incentives linking export subsidies and greater use of local components, benefiting Apple…

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New U.S. rules banning Chinese software in internet-connected vehicles starting March 17 add urgency to industry efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese components (Stephen Wilmot/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 7, 2026

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Apple, long dominant in the electronics supply chain, is beginning to be outbid by AI companies for components such as memory, as suppliers gain ground on Apple (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 2, 2026

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A teardown of Huawei’s Mate 70 Pro and Pura 80 Pro shows that 57% of components were made in China; Similar-priced Huawei phones in 2023 featured 32% Chinese components (Takehiro Hasegawa/Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 25, 2025

Takehiro Hasegawa / Nikkei Asia: A teardown of Huawei’s Mate 70 Pro and Pura 80 Pro shows that 57% of…

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Techinsights: Huawei used TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix components in some of its ENCED 910C chips; TSMC says the parts come from an incident reported in 2024 (Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 3, 2025

Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg:: Techinsights: Huawei used TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix components in some of its ENCED 910C chips;…

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Trump prices could slow down the adoption of robots in the United States, as buyers’ demand is weakening and key components supplies such as magnets and actuators are disrupted (financial times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 27, 2025

Financial time:: Trump prices could slow down the adoption of robots in the United States, as buyers’ demand is weakening…

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The Labor MP Graeme Downie, president of the British Crusader Coalition on Secure Technology, warns that Chinese components in intelligent devices are a threat of sabotage (Lucy Fisher / Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 20, 2025

Lucy Fisher / Financial time:: The Labor MP Graeme Downie, president of the British Crusader Coalition on Secure Technology, warns…

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How GrapheneOS lead developer Daniel Micay’s legal struggles with former partner James Donaldson over CopperheadOS led to the creation of the privacy-focused tool (Tiffany Ng/Wired)

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Browsing: components

Chinese companies move to consolidate their role in humanoid robot supply chains as Tesla and others look to China for components the U.S. considers strategic (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)

Apple is expanding its American manufacturing program by tapping Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qnity Electronics to make components in the United States and sell them around the world (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

Sources: India develops new smartphone manufacturing incentives linking export subsidies and greater use of local components, benefiting Apple and others (Bloomberg)

New U.S. rules banning Chinese software in internet-connected vehicles starting March 17 add urgency to industry efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese components (Stephen Wilmot/Wall Street Journal)

Apple, long dominant in the electronics supply chain, is beginning to be outbid by AI companies for components such as memory, as suppliers gain ground on Apple (Wall Street Journal)

A teardown of Huawei’s Mate 70 Pro and Pura 80 Pro shows that 57% of components were made in China; Similar-priced Huawei phones in 2023 featured 32% Chinese components (Takehiro Hasegawa/Nikkei Asia)

Techinsights: Huawei used TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix components in some of its ENCED 910C chips; TSMC says the parts come from an incident reported in 2024 (Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg)

Trump prices could slow down the adoption of robots in the United States, as buyers’ demand is weakening and key components supplies such as magnets and actuators are disrupted (financial times)

The Labor MP Graeme Downie, president of the British Crusader Coalition on Secure Technology, warns that Chinese components in intelligent devices are a threat of sabotage (Lucy Fisher / Financial Times)