Photo of Masimo founder and CEO Joe Kiani posted on The White House website
In 2021, Biden appointed Kiani to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. The advisory group is charged with making science, technology, and innovation policy recommendations to the President and the White House.”
Now we aren’t accusing the president of not saving Apple from the ITC’s Exclusion Order because of his friendship with Masimo’s founder and top executive. But perhaps the White House should have issued a statement and had the president recluse himself from deciding whether to veto the Import Ban. Otherwise, it comes out in the media like this and looks bad.
Apple has now resumed selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S. online Apple Store. Select physical U.S. Apple Stores have these models in stock now with the affected watches slated to return to all stateside locations by Saturday.