As the external completion of Apple Park draws nearer, an interview with Apple senior arborist David Muffly reveals how he became the man in charge of planting the 9,000 trees and other shrubbery around the new Cupertino campus, and founder Steve Jobs’ plan to recreate the local landscape before it became the modern-day Silicon Valley.
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A 10.5-inch iPad screen protector manufactured by accessory manufacturer Anker has appeared on Amazon, but it is unclear on where the data has been gleaned to manufacture the product.
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Google this week confirmed plans to implement native ad-blocking in its Chrome browser, available for multiple platforms including Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
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Gigabyte has shown off an external graphics card enclosure at Computex that aims to offer better value to those who want to add a graphics card to their MacBook Pro over Thunderbolt 3, with the Aorus-branded GTX 1070 Gaming Box bundling the high-specification graphics card with the enclosure at a lower cost than current alternatives.
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This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Dan and Victor talk about what to expect at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Siri, HomeKit, and Swift programming for all ages.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook issued an internal email to employees on Thursday saying that while a personal appeal to President Donald Trump to keep the United States in the Paris climate agreement failed, corporate environmental efforts will continue.
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Drone pilot and videographer Duncan Sinfield is back with a new Apple Park progress video, this time taking a closer look inside main structure’s caf, as well as views of traffic driving in and out of the facility.
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In preparation for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, set to kick off next week, workers have begun putting up decorations around the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.
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The official AppleInsider app for iPhone and iPad has reached a milestone version 3.0 release, packing in new features such as 3D Touch support, split view and slide over, easy access to our growing video library, and access to the popular AI podcast. And, it’s all available for free with ad support, or ad-free with an optional subscription plan priced at just 83 cents per month.
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A high-profile Apple stock analyst has suggested virtually all of Apple’s upcoming hardware pipeline could at least be previewed at WWDC, including the “iPhone 8” and an Apple TV with 4K. Needless to say, that’s highly unlikely.
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