U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple had agreed to work with Intel to design and build its chips in the United States.

The report indicates that u.S. President Donald Trump stated in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple had agreed to work with Intel to design and build its chips in the United States.

It further notes that intel had reached a preliminary deal to make some chips for Apple, following discussions that lasted more than a year, the Wall Street Journal reported in May.

Apple and Intel did ‌not ⁠immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside regular business hours.

A deal with Intel ​helps ​Apple diversify ⁠its manufacturing base as it seeks more ​chip capacity. The company ​relies ⁠heavily on TSMC, whose advanced production lines are in high demand ⁠from ​AI chipmakers such ​as Nvidia and AMD.

Source: myjoyonline.com