Apple are running out of A13 chips for iPhone 13 due to coronavirus

Many people throughout the US have opted not to get a life-saving COVID-19 vaccine, despite its widespread availability throughout the spring and summer. Now, as we head into the fall, coronavirus cases and deaths are ticking up across the US, raising alarms with health officials and, apparently, Apple too.

The tech giant’s already told employees it’s delaying return-to-office plans until October at the earliest, mirroring moves from 2020 when companies began shifting schedules in response to worsening conditions. Apple was one of the first major companies to warn about disruptions from the coronavirus back in February of last year, a full month before the World Health Organization declared the pandemic and governments around the world started instituting lockdowns.