Today Apple CEO Tim Cook shared some heartfelt remarks in a virtual commencement address to the graduating seniors at Ohio State, reports CNET. “Those of us who can look back on this time and remember inconveniences and even boredom can count themselves lucky.” “I hope you wear these uncommon circumstances as a badge of honor. Those who meet times of historical…
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Apple Begins Making Millions of Face Shields and Sources 20 Million Face Masks
“Apple announced Sunday it’s launched a companywide effort to design, produce and ship face shields to medical workers battling the coronavirus outbreak,” reports CNET:
The first shipment was delivered this week to a Kaiser facility in the Santa Clara Valley, Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a video posted to Twitter. “Teams across Apple have been working hard on ways we can…
Apple Donates Millions of Masks to Healthcare Pros in America and Europe
An anonymous reader quotes Engadget:
Hospitals in numerous countries are struggling to provide basic supplies to healthcare workers, and tech companies are pitching in to address the shortfall. Tim Cook has revealed that Apple is donating “millions” of masks to healthcare professionals in Europe and the U.S. Their article notes that Alibaba has also been donating masks, test kits, protective suits and…
West Virginia Taps Apple To Teach Teachers To Teach Kids Swift
theodp writes: We fundamentally believe that coding is a language and that just like other languages are required in school, coding should be required in school,” Apple CEO Tim Cook declared in 2016 as Apple coincidentally prepared to launch its Swift Playgrounds app to teach kids to code. Cook later touted Swift as the first programming language that wasn’t “too geeky”…
AR is the ‘Next Big Thing’, Says Apple CEO Tim Cook
Apple chief executive Tim Cook believes augmented reality, or technology that overlays virtual objects onto the real world, is “the next big thing” that is poised to “pervade our entire lives.” From a report: Shanahan asked Cook about major developments in tech he expects in the next five to 10 years. “I’m excited about AR,” said the Big Tech CEO, citing…
Apple CEO Calls For Global Corporate Tax System Overhaul
Everyone knows that the global corporate tax system needs to be overhauled, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Monday, backing changes to global rules that are currently under consideration. From a report: The growth of internet giants such as Apple has pushed international tax rules to the limit, prompting the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to pursue global…
Ivanka Trump, Big Tech Companies Plan Marketing Campaign Targeting Teens’ Perceptions of Tech Jobs
theodp writes: Dismissing questions of whether Ivanka Trump’s Tuesday CES keynote appearance on The Path to the Future of Work should have gone to somebody else who’s had more to do with tech in the administration, CES Chief Gary Shapiro informed the BBC: “Ivanka Trump actually co-chairs the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, whose members include companies like Apple, Walmart and…
iPhone Update Reminds Users — Again and Again — of Being Tracked
Some app developers are concerned that frequent iOS 13 notifications will scare users away. From a report: “‘Facebook’ has used your location 107 times in the background over the past 3 days. Do you want to continue to allow background location use?” Such pop-up notifications are frequent for many iPhone users who have downloaded Apple’s iOS 13. They arrive every few…
Apple’s Hour of Code Plans Include ‘Coding Labs’ For 3-Year-Olds
theodp writes: This week, Apple unveiled its Hour of Code and Computer Science Education Week plans which, predictably, call for the nation’s kids to learn coding the Apple way (vs. the Google, Microsoft or Amazon way!). “The new [Swift-focused] Everyone Can Code curriculum,” explains the Apple Newsroom, “integrates Apple’s Everyone Can Create project guides to help students express what they learn…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Joins Influential Chinese University Board
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been appointed chairman of the advisory board at Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management in Beijing, a role that could provide access to top Chinese leaders at a time the iPhone manufacturer is facing mounting challenges in the world’s second largest economy. From a report: Cook will assume the role for three years and replace…