Foxconn denies it is transferring Chinese workers to the US
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Might upset the subsidy

A Wall Street Journal article  claims Foxconn is looking to transfer some of its Chinese workers to Wisconsin in time for its new factory opening in Racine.

Foxconn scales back American plans
Published in News
Tuesday, 30 October 2018 11:57

Foxconn scales back American plans


May not help “make America grate” after all

Foxconn has scaled back plans for the heavily subsidised Wisconsin Gigafactory.

Foxconn's September revenue jumps
Published in News
Friday, 12 October 2018 12:28

Foxconn's September revenue jumps

 

As storms of trade war loom

Foxconn reported a 30 percent jump in September revenue to $18.8 billion in September, extending a streak of double digit growth since May.

Trump praises Foxconn while threatening Harley-Davidson
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Bringing in the Taiwanese as the Americans flee to EU


US President Donald Trump praised Taiwanese high-tech company Foxconn and vaguely threatened US motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson which is threatening to move some of its operations to the EU.

Foxconn calls Trump's trade war a tech war
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It is our biggest challenge

Foxconn says the US and Chinese governments are engaged in a technology war, not a trade war, describing the spat as its most significant challenge.

Foxconn waking up to Apple dependence
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 06 June 2018 10:32

Foxconn waking up to Apple dependence


Someone has done an intervention

It appears that Foxconn is getting increasingly worried about its dependence on the fruity cargo cult Apple.

Sharp to buy Toshiba's PC business
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 05 June 2018 10:55

Sharp to buy Toshiba's PC business


Writes a $36 million cheque

Sharp said it would buy Toshiba's personal computer business and issue $1.8 billion in new shares to buy back preferred stock from banks, highlighting a swift recovery under the control of Foxconn.

Illinois sues over Foxconn plant
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Monday, 14 May 2018 10:38

Illinois sues over Foxconn plant


Suddenly no-one is mentioning Apple

When Foxconn announced that it was going to be building an LCD screen plant in Wisconsin, the Tame Apple Press cheered pointing out the plant would be making screens for their favourite computers. But now the project has hit a snag - the Tame Apple Press appears to have forgotten Apple's connection to Foxconn.

Foxconn and Apple will take water from Lake Michigan
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2.7 million gallons of the water will disappear


Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources granted permission to Taiwanese tech manufacturer Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple's iPhones, to siphon off seven million gallons of water per day from Lake Michigan.

Foxconn to liberate 10,000 "zoo animals"
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Thursday, 08 February 2018 10:54

Foxconn to liberate 10,000 "zoo animals"


Replace human zoo with robots

The Apple partner whose chairman Terry Gou famously compared his staff with zoo animals and once asked a zookeeper for management techniques has apparently given up on messy biological life and is replacing 10,000 of them with robots.