Bits: The Jobs Keep Coming From Tech Companies

View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Thursday, May 4, 2017 [For the latest updates, go to nytimes.com/bits »]( [Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s chief executive, last year. On Wednesday, he announced a fund to promote advanced manufacturing jobs.]( Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s chief executive, last year. On Wednesday, he announced a fund to promote advanced manufacturing jobs. Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press [Trending in Tech: Jobs]( President Trump has made American jobs — keeping them, promoting them, bringing them back — a central theme of his young presidency. And he has prodded some companies into cooperating by calling them out on Twitter or in other public venues, or by pressuring them with his policies. Several tech companies have appeared to respond to Mr. Trump’s speech and actions around jobs in recent months. Asian companies including Alibaba and SoftBank have promised thousands of new jobs in the United States. In February, [Intel]( the world’s largest computer chip manufacturer, said it would [invest $7 billion to finish a factory]( in Arizona, adding 3,000 jobs. This week, the pace of job announcements from tech companies surged. Infosys, a leading outsourcer based in India, said on Tuesday that it would [hire up to 10,000 Americans]( to serve its clients in the United States. On Wednesday, the most valuable public tech company, Apple, said that it, too, was focused on job creation in the United States. The iPhone maker, which produces most of its devices overseas, said it was starting a $1 billion fund to foster advanced manufacturing and [would make its first investment]( this month, write Katie Benner and Nelson D. Schwartz, reporters at The New York Times. “We can be the ripple in the pond,” Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s chief executive, told CNBC about the new fund. “Because if we can create many manufacturing jobs around — those manufacturing jobs create more jobs around them, because you have a service industry that builds up around them.” — Pui-Wing Tam Read More [Apple Announces $1 Billion Fund to Create U.S. Jobs in Manufacturing]( By KATIE BENNER AND NELSON D. SCHWARTZ Apple, joining a growing list of companies that have said recently that they will promote jobs in the U.S., said it would announce the fund’s first investment this month. ADVERTISEMENT More From The Times [As Hulu Live Is Introduced, a Look at TV Streaming Services]( By DANIEL VICTOR The five leading services, including the new Hulu Live, offer many live TV staples, but each has blind spots that could make cord-cutters reconsider. [Email Attack Hits Google: What to Do if You Clicked]( By NICOLE PERLROTH Recipients who clicked on the email and followed its instructions probably gave spammers access to their contact lists, letting them send more email. [In French Elections, Alt-Right Messages and Memes Don’t Translate]( By MARK SCOTT While the American far right has undertaken a digital assault in support of Marine Le Pen, it hasn’t resonated with the French electorate. [Uber and Waymo Duel at Key Hearing Over Driverless Car Technology]( By MIKE ISAAC A high-stakes dispute between two leaders in the field is coming to a head as a judge considers whether an Uber executive brought stolen trade secrets to the company. [Google Agrees to Pay Italy $334 Million in Back Taxes]( By MARK SCOTT The move follows a similar deal that Apple struck with Rome in late 2015, and comes as Europe wrestles with how much tax Silicon Valley companies should pay overseas. [Tesla, Reporting Bigger Loss, Emphasizes Gains in Production and Sales]( By BILL VLASIC Investors have been bullish about the electric-car maker, but its ability to meet its goals is under scrutiny as it proceeds with a mass-market model. Tech Tip [Moving Your Music Out of iTunes]( By J. D. BIERSDORFER If you want to use a different jukebox program or just want to put your library in the cloud, pack up your files and go. HOW ARE WE DOING? We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to [bits_newsletter@nytimes.com](mailto:bits_newsletter@nytimes.com?subject=Bits%20Newsletter%20Feedback%20223). ADVERTISEMENT LIKE THIS EMAIL? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up [here](. FOLLOW BITS [Twitter] [@nytimesbits]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Bits newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018