Apple’s supplier list shows 48 had manufacturing sites in the US as of September 2021, up from 25 in 2020; 30+ sites were in California, up from <10 in 2020 (Yang Jie/Wall Street Journal)

Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:
Purdue University expands semiconductor education as some estimates say the US’ chip reshoring effort needs 50,000+ new engineers over the next five years  —  Purdue University races to expand semiconductor education to fill yawning workforce gap that threatens reshoring effort

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Apple confirms that a Foxconn plant near Chennai is manufacturing iPhone 14 models; locally assembled phones will be sold in India later in 2022  —  Apple has started assembling the iPhone 14 models in India, it said Monday, locally producing the current lineup for the first time in the same calendar year …

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus with the iPhone 13’s design and notch, last year’s A15, improved camera sensors, and more  —  Apple today announced the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, as part of its September media event.  The phones come in a new color lineup …

Sami Fathi / MacRumors:
An Apple support document and compliance page reference an “iPhone 14 Max”, suggesting Apple chose the iPhone 14 Plus name at short notice  —  Newly discovered references to the iPhone 14 Plus as “iPhone 14 Max” on Apple’s website suggest this was the name originally intended …

Tom Warren / The Verge:
Apple announces the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max with a Dynamic Island notch, 48MP main camera, A16 4nm chip, and always-on display  —  It’s also the first iPhone with a 48-megapixel camera  —  Apple has officially announced the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
iPhone, in the third year of a three-year design cycle, may be overhauled next year; Apple Pay Later may arrive in 2023; Apple may not hold an October event  —  I’ve spent the last week or so testing out the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and I believe it sets the stage for larger changes next year.