Saturday, 27 June, 2026
Apple Eyes Blacklisted Chinese Chips to Fight AI-Driven Cost Spikes
By TechShots Studio
Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for permission to buy memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a blacklisted Chinese firm. Facing soaring component costs driven by the AI boom—which recently forced price hikes on iPads and MacBooks—Apple approached the Commerce Department to ease financial pressures, navigating a tight spot between national security bans and rising supply chain costs.
Read full story at CIO ECONOMIC TIMES