- China’s recent Covid lockdown has effectively compromised and coerced a city of 6 million people Apple Inc AAPL Data center operators to take emergency measures to rule out the pandemic, Bloomberg reports.
- Apple’s state-backed partner Guizhou Cloud Big Data in Guiyang described a “closed-loop” system that prevents employees from leaving the premises.
- “In the face of a dire situation, we need courageous people on the front lines,” demanded Cloud Big Data.
- Guiyang has used incentives and political support to attract companies like e-commerce giants in recent years alibaba group holding ltd BABA and Tencent Holdings Ltd TCEHY.
- Apple’s China data center has become the heart of its nationwide operations, housing all of the online data generated and stored by millions of Chinese iPhone users.
- China locked down parts of Guiyang this week after a spike in virus cases prompted a strict response in line with its COVID-19 strategy.
- Apple just introduced long-awaited iPhone 14 series with special features.
- Price promotion: AAPL shares traded 0.73% lower at $154.79 on the last check Thursday in the premarket.
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