Bottom line: Apple tree is reportedly hiring dozens of engineers to develop wireless chips at a new function in Irvine, California, with the goal of eventually lessening or eliminating its dependence on 3rd-party wireless chipmakers like Broadcom and Skyworks Solutions. The project is said to even so be in the early on stages, but there's little doubt that existing Apple suppliers are already concerned.

Bloomberg, who was first to report on the affair, cited contempo Apple tree chore listings for candidates with experience in building modems and other wireless fries.

The publication further noted that the initiative is part of a broader strategy to expand Apple's satellite offices, allowing the tech titan to home in on engineering hotbeds and concenter candidates that might not want to work at its headquarters in Cupertino.

Apple tree, if you recall, purchased Intel's 5G modem business back in 2022, with the chipmaker selling information technology "at a multi-billion dollar loss." We've since heard that Apple tree is working with TSMC to build custom 5G modem chips for the iPhone, and that the first iterations could go far as early as 2023.

Earlier this week, Apple tree scrapped its Feb deadline to take corporate employees render to the part. A spokesperson confirmed to CNBC that a new render-to-function appointment has non yet been ready. Apple also reportedly announced a $i,000 bonus for every employee to buy equipment to help them work from domicile.

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