All the while, Trump has called on Apple to move its manufacturing operations into the United States, threatening 25% tariffs on their products should it not comply. Apple has since pledged $500 billion in investments to expand its U.S. facilities. Aside from global trade wars, Khan's promotion comes after one of the company's AI darlings was poached by Meta. Ruoming Pang, head of the foundation models team at Apple, will reportedly be joining Mark Zuckerberg in a major setback for Apple, which has already demonstrated difficulty competing with its peers in the AI race. Despite global pressures on the company, Apple appears confident in Khan's ability to weather the current business climate's enumerable challenges. "Sabih is a brilliant strategist who has been one of the central architects of Apple's supply chain," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, in a company press release.