Apple to build first Apple Developer Academy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Wednesday, July 7, 2021 6:09 pm
For the location of their first Apple Developer Academy in the Middle East and North Africa region, Apple has picked Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Gazette:
Image: Apple logoIn its first phase, the academy will be dedicated to programmers and developers, in support of efforts for women empowerment and the ongoing massive social reforms under Vision 2030.
As part of the agreement, the prestigious international company will work in tandem with the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones represented by Tuwaiq Academy in partnership with Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha thanked the Apple Developer Academy for choosing the Kingdom to be the first country in the MENA region to host the global Apple academy for programming and development.
“This qualitative move is an investment in the digital minds and skills of our girls in their journey of building the innovative future of the nation and the transformation towards an economy based on innovation and digital transformation.”
On his part, the chairman of the Board of Directors of SAFCSP and the Tuwaiq Academy Faisal Al-Khamisi expressed his great happiness with this distinguished partnership with the prestigious international company Apple… Al-Khamisi said the academy will work to provide tools and training for aspiring female entrepreneurs, developers and designers to establish start-up companies and find many jobs in the field of iOS applications, through several focus tracks: programming, business applications, marketing, design, and professional skills.
MacDailyNews Take: Congrats to Saudi Arabia on landing the first Apple Developer Academy in the Middle East!
Apple supplier Foxconn’s India factory shut this week after food poisoning protests Tuesday, December 21, 2021 11:07 am
Apple supplier Foxconn’s factory near Chennai in southern India will remain shut this week following protests sparked by a food poisoning incident, Reuters reports citing “three government sources.”
Sudarshan Varadhan and Rupam Jain for Reuters:
The factory looked deserted on Tuesday, with a few cars including a police vehicle parked outside. No workers were seen at the site, which was manned by two guards and a few other security officials.
Police in India on Monday released dozens of those detained for blocking a key highway after the food poisoning incident last week at the plant that led to 150 employees being admitted to hospital.
The plant makes iPhone 12 models. Local media reported on Tuesday, citing sources, that Apple has started trial production of its flagship iPhone 13 at the factory recently…
“The impact on Apple is expected to be low as it is a lean period … until at least February,” said Navkendar Singh, India research director at market research firm IDC. “In (the first half of 2022) we expect sales to pick up from new product launches and much needed easing of supply chain issues.”
MacDailyNews Note: On Saturday, the Thiruvallur district administration in India said that almost all of the more than 150 Foxconn employees who were hospitalized for food poisoning this week had been discharged.
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