By 2025, Apple says all batteries it designs will use entirely recycled cobalt, plus all magnets in its devices will use only recycled rare earth elements — and all circuit boards will have 100% recycled tin soldering and gold plating.
Bizmodeline makes nothing, but holds over 1,500 patents and has just noticed that one filed two decades ago is close enough to Apple Pay that it's worth trying to squeeze money out of Apple.
As part of working to stem its over-reliance on China, Apple is reportedly in discussions with three suppliers in Thailand about making the MacBook Pro — and has already been making the Apple Watch there.
Supply chain analyst and leaker Ming-Chi Kuo shared a report about Apple's adoption of metalens technology, citing their eventual use in "Apple Glasses" around 2026 or 2027.