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Financial TimesNews report · Jun 27, 2:17 AM
Apple seeks to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese company
iPhone maker wants Trump administration to sign off on purchases to ease pressure from rising semiconductor prices
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Apple seeks to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese company
iPhone maker wants Trump administration to sign off on purchases to ease pressure from rising semiconductor prices
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What happened iPhone maker wants Trump administration to sign off on purchases to ease pressure from rising semiconductor prices.
The headline split Financial Times frames it as "Apple seeks to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese company". Bloomberg frames it as "Apple Seeks US Approval to Buy Chips From Blacklisted CXMT: FT".
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The Times of IndiaNews report · Jun 27, 8:56 AM
Apple to White House: Allow us to work with this 'banned' Chinese company as...
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Apple is reportedly lobbying the White House to allow it to purchase memory chips from a Chinese company, Chang Xin Memory Technologies (CXMT), which is on a Pentagon blacklist. This move c...
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BloombergNews report · Jun 27, 7:45 AM
Apple Seeks US Approval to Buy Chips From Blacklisted CXMT: FT
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Apple Inc. is pressing the White House for approval to purchase memory chips from a blacklisted Chinese company as it grapples to rein in chip costs, the Financial Times reported on Saturda...
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Jun 27, 2:17 AM: Financial Times joined the source map.
Jun 27, 7:45 AM: Bloomberg joined the source map.
Jun 27, 8:56 AM: The Times of India joined the source map.
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