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India is investigating a data breach at Tata Electronics that exposed documents linked to Apple’s unreleased iPhone 18 Pro, the country’s IT secretary said on Thursday in the government’s first public comments on the incident. Sensitive lists of components and suppliers as well as photos of iPhone 18 Pro models are among files that were posted on the dark web by a ransomware group that stole data from Tata Electronics, Apple’s Indian supplier. “We are investigating,” S. Krishnan, secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, told reporters. Krishnan said the incident had been reported to India’s Computer Emergency Response Team, the main agency responsible for computer security issues. The breach threatens the carefully negotiated, highly sensitive business of building the iPhone, which Apple assembles using a collection of suppliers worldwide. Apple is expected to release its iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in September. The leak contains at least six files that expose which companies are pr...

Sensitive lists of components and suppliers, and photos of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models are part of files posted on the dark web by the ransomware group that stole data from the US firm’s Indian supplier Tata Electronics, according to documents and a source. The exposure threatens the carefully negotiated business of building the iPhone, which Apple assembles from a thicket of suppliers worldwide. It could also upset Apple and its relationship with Tata given most of the supplier arrangements are fiercely protected by Apple, and could also hand rivals, counterfeiters and its own vendors a view of who makes what. Tata, which both supplies parts and assembles iPhones as a contract manufacturer, is emerging as one of Apple’s most important manufacturing partners outside China, an expansion that is a cornerstone of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to make India an electronics manufacturing powerhouse. Apple is reportedly on track to release its iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in September. The leak comes at...

Samsung Electronics may have an unlikely reason to welcome Apple’s first foldable iPhone: The more Apple charges for it, the less shocking Samsung’s own prices will look. Ahead of Samsung’s expected unveiling of its Galaxy Z Fold 8 series in London in late July, its mobile business is walking into a hard launch. Memory and processor costs are climbing, leaks point to higher Galaxy prices, and Apple, absent from the category for years, is expected to enter in September with what could be the most expensive iPhone ever made. Nabila Popal, senior research director at International Data Corporation (IDC), told The Korea Herald she expects Samsung to raise flagship foldable prices this year by about $100, and still to stay “significantly lower” than Apple’s first foldable, which IDC sees arriving near a “massive sticker price of $2,500”. That hands Samsung something it rarely gets from Apple: pricing cover. But cover is the only thing getting easier. The same cost shock is squeezing Samsung’s margins, and Apple is...

An Indian state health authority is investigating how liquid discharged from Apple supplier Tata’s iPhone components factory has affected farmers, some of whom complained about skin issues from contamination in their farmlands, according to three officials and a document reviewed by Reuters. The health investigation opens a new front in an environmental dispute that has become a test case for India’s push to become a major manufacturing hub for Apple iPhones. The Tata Electronics plant in Hosur in southern Tamil Nadu state was sent a warning notice by the state pollution control board on May 25 for allegedly contaminating groundwater in adjacent farms. Tata said in a statement this week that the pollution board had dropped its scrutiny after confirming its analysis of recently collected water samples from inside the facility did “not indicate any contamination”. The pollution board and the state have not commented on the matter and did not respond to Reuters emails and phone calls requesting comment. Apple ha...

Apple unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, featuring its thinnest smartphone ever, as the tech giant works to prove it can keep pace in the generative AI race. The Silicon Valley powerhouse held its annual iPhone release event amid mounting pressures: the White House is pushing the company to reduce its dependence on Chinese manufacturing, while investors question whether Apple is truly ready for the AI age. Adding to these challenges, the company faces headwinds from United States President Donald Trump’s high tariff policies. Apple shares have dropped more than three per cent since the Republican took office in January. Against this backdrop, Apple is betting on a product that it hopes will spark a super-cycle of iPhone purchases and reverse the trend of customers holding onto their devices longer before upgrading. “The event shows Apple sidestepping the heart of the AI arms race while positioning itself as a long-term innovator on the AI hardware front, with silicon and device-level integration,” said...

Apple has finally announced its highly anticipated iPhone 17 keynote to be officially unveiled on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. The event will be organised at the Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino, California, and is likely to showcase its upcoming products, including four new iPhone models that are iPhone 17, iPhone […]

Apple is set to reveal the iPhone 17 Pro Max, its most powerful smartphone yet, with an inauguration event expected between September 11 and 13, 2025, followed by global availability starting September 19. Following its once-a-year release pattern, Apple is proud to introduce a host of upgrades that could redefine the flagship smartphone experience. The […]