⏳ Apple Faces Manufacturing Bottleneck

⏳ Apple Slashes Vision Pro Orders to Under 400,000 Units

The Vision Pro is not cheap. It costs $3,500, which is more than most people spend on their laptops.

That’s because it has some cutting-edge technology, like two tiny 4K screens that let you see virtual and augmented reality. They’re really hard to make, and Luxshare is the only assembler Apple have that can make them.

And due to this manufacturing bottleneck, Apple is slashing Vision Pro orders down to fewer than 400,000 units next year, from an initial target of one million.

That’s not a lot for a company that sells over a hundred million iPhones every year. It also means that a cheaper version of the headset might be delayed.

Apple is hoping that the Vision Pro will attract developers and businesses who want to create and use mixed reality apps. But it might take a while for the Vision Pro to become a hit.

🔊 How FixMySpeakers.com Secured #1 Ranking on Google and Earns $5k MRR

Four years after launching on ProductHunt, Joseph Maxim’s pet project is still bringing him $5k every month from display ads.

FixMySpeakers.com is a simple site that helps you get water out of your phone speakers by playing a special tone.

After launching on ProductHunt, Reddit, and Lifehacker. It got tons of backlinks from other media sites. And it still ranks #1 on Google for “fix my speakers”. That’s why it gets 45M/year impressions and makes $5k MRR from ads.

Joseph’s newest project, HTML CSS Tools, also shows potential. And it looks like he’s using the same playbook to build backlinks, with recent posts on Reddit and ProductHunt.

🔒 China Metal Export Curbs Could Pave Way for Global Tech Supply Crisis

China has just thrown a spanner in the works of the global tech industry.

It has decided to limit exports of some metals that are used in chips, electric cars, and other gadgets.

The metals are gallium and germanium, and China makes most of them. They are shipped to countries like Japan, Germany, France, and the U.S., where they are turned into products like semiconductors, lasers, and solar cells.

But from Aug. 1, China will require exporters to get permits before they can sell these metals abroad. That means delays, higher prices, and possible shortages for buyers.

Some are worried that China might do the same thing with rare earth, another group of metals that China dominates and that is vital for tech and military use.

The timing of the move is also suspicious, as it comes just before a visit by the U.S. Treasury Secretary to Beijing.

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