Apple workers vote to form the company’s first Union.

 

The IAM is one of the largest and most diverse industrial trade unions in North America

Apple store employees in Maryland have voted to form the tech giant's first union, joining a growing demand across U.S. retail, service, and tech industries to organize for greater workplace protections. The Apple retail workers in Towson, Maryland, voted 65-33 to seek entry into the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).Organizing Unions in a variety of fields has gained momentum recently after decades of decline in U.S. union membership. Organizers have worked to establish unions at companies including Amazon, Starbucks and Google parent company Alphabet.



The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the Apple employees who wanted to join said they sent Apple CEO Tim Cook a notice last month that they were seeking to form a union. The statement said their driving motivation was to seek rights they do not currently have. Some current and former Apple workers last year began criticizing the company's working conditions online, using the hashtag #AppleToo. The IAM is one of the largest and most diverse industrial trade unions in North America, representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, health care, automotive, and other industries. The Apple store unionization comes against a backdrop of other labor organizing unions nationwide.

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Apple to launch its Most Expected New iPhones as part of 5G Push

In a recent announcement, Apple Inc., America's leading multinational technology company, has stated that it is launching a new iPhone lineup and Apple Watch models with the latest upgrades. It will also have wireless carriers, which will play a crucial role in the annual show as the tech giant is trying to entice consumers into the 5G plans.

Apple in 2020 had introduced its iPhone 12, which had a brand new look, and it was also the first device from Apple that had 5G connectivity. This year, tech analysts and experts expect the new iPhone to have modest hardware upgrades and a deeper focus on the latest 5G connectivity. Most of the experts have stated that Apple wants people to upgrade. Therefore the will be really aggressive with the new lineup.

In particular, Apple will have a focus on phone storage, connectivity, and look. The company has been working on its networks since the start of this year is; it is said that they are likely to offer new incentives around the devices, which will take advantage of the faster speeds those networks can offer.

 

New details regarding Apple Watch Series 7 has surfaced before its official debut

 

Some key features of the upcoming Watch Series 7 by Apple have managed to surface online before its official release. A reporter at Bloomberg, Mark Gurman, has stated that the new watch will have a flatter edge and slightly bigger display. The latest display feature is aligning with the company’s design language. The watch is also expected to come with a faster processor. Every watch model from Apple will receive a mild increase in measurements, and new leaks also indicate that watch has increased in size. Gurman, in his newsletter, had mentioned that Apple is expected to launch several new watch faces to cover the extra screenspace on the watch. This will also cover the company’s infographic modular.

 Previously when the company changed its watch face was when Series 4 was released. Since the previous design change, the company had not changed its appearance throughout the series, with just a few finished and additions added over time. The new change in design might remain the same for the next three years if Apple sticks to its three-year trend. No major changes are expected in terms of a health-focused upgrade because the company is gearing up for a new launch next year. Tipsters are certain that Apple is expected to add a body temperature sensor to its watches from next year.

 

Apple Launches MagSafe Battery to Offer Wireless Charging for iPhone 12 Series

Tech giant Apple has launched the MagSafe Battery Pack for the iPhone 12 series, which will offer wireless charging on the latest iPhone models. The new offering has been unveiled eight months after the debut of the iPhone 12 series. As the name says, Apple MagSafe Battery Pack can attach to the back of the iPhone magnetically to provide an additional battery life. The company has stated that the battery pack is compatible with all the iPhone 12 models.

Apple has been working on the new MagSafe Battery Pack for some time. This new battery pack carries magnets aligned to fit with iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max, which will offer wireless charging while on the go. It starts charging the iPhone once attached and does not require users to press a button to turn the charger. Users can plug a Lightning cable into the MagSafe Battery Pack to charge the pack.

The Battery Pack will show an amber status light when it is charging. Apple has not disclosed details on how much additional battery life you would get from the MagSafe Battery Pack. The all-new Apple MagSafe Battery Pack is available for $99. It is currently available for orders in the US, and the delivery will be starting from July 19. It will be available in other countries very soon.

 

 

Key partnerships and top AI projects have helped Microsoft to breach the $2tn mark

Recently, tech giant Microsoft became the second publicly traded company in the US to achieve 2 trillion market capital after Apple. The company was able to achieve this feat just two years after reaching the 1tn mark. Some of the major projects taken up by the company were responsible for this spike. Back in 2019, Microsoft had invested $1 billion in OpenAI to build AI. The main motto of the partnership was to develop new software, and hardware platform within Microsoft’s Azure targeted towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

 The tech giant also became the company’s exclusive cloud provider. OpenAI had stated in its blog that it would be partnering and working with Microsoft to extend the capabilities of Azure in large-scale AI systems. Under this partnership, Microsoft was responsible for building one of the top five supercomputers in the world. The facility has been made available for researchers working with Azure. Last September, Microsoft partnered again with OpenAI to gain an exclusive license for GPT-3. The tech giant was keen on gaining exclusivity because the new solution will help the company expand its AI platform to create new services and products. Microsoft's key partnership only helped it achieve the incredible feat to become a 2tn company.

 

 

Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service will now be available across 22 countries

It was always the dream of people to play games without the hassle of owning an expensive PC or console. This is no more a dream, thanks to the emergence of cloud gaming. Tech giant Microsoft recently made an announcement that it will be bringing its cloud gaming service to Apple mobile devices and Windows 10 PC. The service will be available in more than 20 countries, and users from that region can enjoy any game from their desired location. The main idea behind the service offered by Microsoft is somewhat similar to the video streaming services like Hulu or Netflix except for the fact that users are now playing games instead of watching shows or movies.

 Another interesting part of the Xbox Cloud Gaming service is that you will be playing on established networks that will already have your save files allowing you to continue playing on any device. Xbox Cloud Gaming was established to empower the user to have access to any files irrespective of devices. Data centers of Microsoft were also upgraded recently to allow users to stream games at 1080p resolution. The services offered by Microsoft is quite remarkable, and it is one the most important milestone for the cloud gaming community.