To ensure that the carbon stored in forests is being accurately quantified, and permanently locked out of the atmosphere, the Restore Fund will use robust international standards developed by recognized organizations such as Verra, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the UN Climate Convention. And it will prioritize investments in working forests that improve … [Read more...] about Apple and partners launch first-ever $200 million Restore Fund
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Apple’s Find My network now offers new third-party finding experiences
Apple today introduced the updated Find My app, allowing third-party products to use the private and secure finding capabilities of Apple’s Find My network, which comprises hundreds of millions of Apple devices. The Find My network accessory program opens up the vast and global Find My network to third-party device manufacturers to build products utilizing the service, so their … [Read more...] about Apple’s Find My network now offers new third-party finding experiences
Swift.org – Introducing Swift Collections
April 5, 2021 Karoy Lorentey is an engineer on the Swift Standard Library team at Apple. I’m thrilled to announce Swift Collections, a new open-source package focused on extending the set of available Swift data structures. Like the Swift Algorithms and Swift Numerics packages before it, we’re releasing Swift Collections to help incubate new … [Read more...] about Swift.org – Introducing Swift Collections
Apple TV+ debuts “The Year Earth Changed” to herald Earth Day 2021
“Tiny World” and “Earth At Night In Color” will be featured in a special Earth Day room on Apple TV+, showcasing a curated collection of content that embraces the theme of preserving the planet. Also included are the Cinema for Peace International Green Film Award-winning movie “The Elephant Queen” and “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth,” which debuted last year on … [Read more...] about Apple TV+ debuts “The Year Earth Changed” to herald Earth Day 2021
Apple’s Independent Repair Provider program expands globally
Apple’s Independent Repair Provider program will soon be available in more than 200 countries, nearly every country where Apple products are sold. Launched originally in 2019 and expanded to Europe and Canada last year, the program enables repair providers of all sizes access to genuine Apple parts, tools, repair manuals, and diagnostics to offer safe and reliable repairs for … [Read more...] about Apple’s Independent Repair Provider program expands globally
Apple Arcade expands its award-winning catalog to more than 180 games
Cupertino, California Apple today announced it is introducing two entirely new game categories and adding more than 30 incredible titles to Apple Arcade, its popular gaming subscription service for players of all ages. Apple Arcade offers breakthrough, unique benefits players love: no ads, no in-app purchases, support for Apple’s high user privacy standards, and one … [Read more...] about Apple Arcade expands its award-winning catalog to more than 180 games
Malware adapted for the Apple M1
A few months ago, Apple unveiled three series of computers powered by its own M1 chip, designed to replace Intel’s processors. The chips are notable for being based on the ARM architecture instead of the x86 architecture traditionally used in personal computers. In essence, the Apple M1 is a direct relative of the iPhone and iPad processors. If everything goes according to … [Read more...] about Malware adapted for the Apple M1
Artists reimagine the baseball card with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
One of the cards Efdot is designing features Josh Gibson, a powerhouse hitter from the Negro Leagues who never got the chance to play in the Major Leagues because of segregation. It’s a tribute that means a great deal to Josh Gibson’s family. “We’re very excited about it,” says Sean Gibson, Josh’s great-grandson. “It’s also perfect … [Read more...] about Artists reimagine the baseball card with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
Apple powers ahead in new renewable energy solutions with over 110 suppliers
Cupertino, California Apple today announced over 110 of its manufacturing partners around the world are moving to 100 percent renewable energy for their Apple production, with nearly 8 gigawatts of planned clean energy set to come online. Once completed, these commitments will avoid over 15 million metric tons of CO2e annually — the equivalent of taking more than 3.4 million … [Read more...] about Apple powers ahead in new renewable energy solutions with over 110 suppliers
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is back in its all-online format
Cupertino, California Apple today announced it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 7 through 11, in an all-online format. Free for all developers, WWDC21 will offer unique insight into the future of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Building on the record-breaking participation and learnings from last year’s online conference, WWDC21 is an … [Read more...] about Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is back in its all-online format