TechScape: What’s really behind Apple’s shift from China

Apple is now manufacturing a new phone model outside China - and the implications could be huge. Plus, a cyberstalking saga puts social media platforms on the spot

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This week, the first iPhone 14s rolled off Apple's newest production line in Chennai, India. I understand why that doesn't seem like huge news. The company has been assembling phones in India for some time, all of which serve the large domestic market.

But it's an important milestone, marking the first time Apple has produced a new iPhone outside of China in the same year it was released. It is also an important step in one of Apple's most sensitive projects: to decouple its fortunes from those of Sino-American relations.