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Apple raises hourly employee wages to $22 per hour minimum, addresses unionization concerns

Apple on Thursday notified its employees base that hourly workers would receive a minimum of $22 per hour, and higher in certain markets. Per the Wall Street Journal, the pay increase comes as the company seeks to deal with inflation, a tight labor market, and recent unionization efforts. The updated wage represents a 45 percent […]

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Apple expands Today at Apple Creative Studios sessions to additional markets, looks to offer new curricula to participants

This is pretty nifty. Apple on Tuesday announced plans to expand its Today at Apple Creative Studios to additional markets, hoping to bring its efforts to more young creators from underrepresented communities around the world. This expanded program offers career-building mentorships, training and resources across disciplines, including all-new curricula in app design, podcasting, spatial audio […]

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Apple reinstating mask policy for about 100 U.S. retail locations as COVID-19 numbers climb again

These are the breaks that come with an ongoing pandemic. Apple is reinstating its mask mandate for employees of about 100 of its brick-and-mortar retail locations throughout the U.S. in response to a national rise in cases. Although retail staff members at those locations will be required to mask up, customers will not. However, Apple […]

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iFixit notes easy-pull battery removal tabs in fifth-generation iPad Air tablets

Once again, the super cool cats at iFixit have dug into Apple’s newest hardware, this time tackling the fifth-generation iPad Air, which features new improvements such as an M1 chip, 5G support for cellular models, an upgraded front camera with Center Stage support, and up to a 2x faster USB-C port for data transfer. The […]

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Apple Stores, Apple Authorized Service Providers to decline repairs for iPhones reported as missing

Apple is apparently cracking down on repairing iPhones that have been reported as stolen. Via an internal memo obtained by MacRumors, Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers will now be alerted if an iPhone has been reported as missing in the GSMA Device Registry when a customer brings in the device to be serviced. The technician […]