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Apple Watch lead Kevin Lynch shifts focus to car development

Enlarge / A potential Apple car or self-driving vehicle platform is still years away, but a key executive has shifted his focus to it. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Another executive shuffle is underway at Apple, according to Business Insider. Kevin Lynch, a key Apple VP overseeing health and the Apple Watch, is moving […]

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Chip shortage shows no signs of abating, may drag into 2022

Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images) Auto manufacturers and other companies are hoping that the global chip shortage will end soon, but snarled semiconductor supply chains may not untangle until next year. The mess began when the pandemic upended the market for semiconductors. As demand for cars plummeted, automakers slashed their orders. But at the […]

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Samsung says auto chip shortage could hit smartphones

Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images | Getty Images) Samsung Electronics said a global semiconductor shortage that has hit global carmakers could also disrupt orders for the memory chips used in smartphones, as manufacturers rushed to respond to the crisis. The warning from the world’s biggest memory chipmaker comes as companies and governments grow concerned that constrained […]