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The Wall Street Journal reports this evening that Apple has amended its bylaws to make it easier for long-time shareholders to nominate to the company’s board of directors. This makes Apple the latest company to adopt what is commonly referred to as “proxy access.” Apple revealed the change in a securities filing. Details include that a shareholder of 3% shares for 3 years, or a group of up to 20 shareholders, can now nominate to the board in the company’s annual proxy statement....

There were several new developments today about how Apple will help fuel its new North Carolina data center that powers iCloud. According to a filing today, and as first reported by CNET, Apple tapped Bloom Energy to provide fuel cells to power the data center. Each fuel cell can set off up to 200 kW of power by combining biogas with oxygen and other chemicals. Apple plans to build a 4....

One of the early Apple TV+ creative executives is departing the company, according to a new report from Variety. Michelle Mendelovitz, who oversaw the development of some of the first Apple TV+ shows, is headed to 20th Century Fox Television, the report says. Mendelovitz will serve as the senior vice president of drama development at 20th Century Fox Television, taking over the role previously held by Chloe Dan. She’ll report to VP of development, comedy and drama, Jennifer Gwartz....

The Afterparty premiered on Apple TV+ earlier this year with season one finale scheduled to air this Friday, March 4. However, even before the last episode of the first season is released, Apple has just announced that the acclaimed mystery comedy show has been renewed for a second season on Apple TV+. The Afterparty takes place at a high school reunion party that ends with the death of pop star Xavier (Dave Franco)....

Last month, Apple launched a rare $50 gift card promo for Apple TV purchases in the United States. It ran from July 1 through July 14. This promotion has now returned, running until August 15. This time, the promotion is also available in other countries. In the UK, customers can get a £40 gift card with Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD purchase at the Apple Store. Apple Australia offers $70 AUD in value....

Apple Watch makes it easy to see your daily active burn of calories, but what about your passive and total calories? Follow along for how to check both. For now, there’s not a way to check your burn of passive and total calories directly on Apple Watch, but it’s easy to do on the Activity app on iPhone. How to check your passive and total calories burned with Apple Watch Open the Activity app on iPhone Swipe from right to left on the Move section You’ll see total calories burnt and your active as well Subtract your active from your daily total for you passive calorie burn It seems that Apple is using a slightly dynamic equation to measure passive calorie burn....

After officially announcing its iPhone 14 and fresh Apple Watch lineup plus the all-new AirPods Pro second gen, some orders are open immediately with others set for September 9. Read on for all the details and some tips on getting a faster shipping time. Immediately after Apple’s “Far out” iPhone 14 and Apple Watch event, preorders opened for all of the new wearables including Apple Watch Ultra, Series 8, and SE....

Fans may soon get their first look at Jason Momoa’s Aquaman, now that the film’s trailer has (reportedly) screened in Spain. Set after the events of Justice League, the James Wan-directed movie will see the return of Arthur Curry in Atlantis, as he claims his rightful place as king of the underwater civilization, after being less enthused about the notion in the past. For months, fans have been relentlessly clamoring for the Aquaman trailer....

Archie Comics will be teaming with Graphic India to develop a live-action Bollywood style film featuring the company’s classic characters. Notably, this will be the first international comic to be adapted for an Indian movie. Up until this point, the only Archie Comics characters given the feature film treatment have been Josie and the Pussycats. The company has been going through a bit of a renaissance over the last few years, breathing new life into their beloved characters....

Apple formally introduced its new Single Sign-On feature yesterday, though with a weak list of supporters, both in terms of apps and cable companies. According to a new report from The Verge, however, Apple is adding support for the ABC and Disney apps just a day after the initial launch… Starting today, the Watch ABC and Watch Disney apps for tvOS and iOS will now atualtically log you in, assuming you’ve entered your cable provider login credentials into the Settings app....

Apple has announced that all 14 of its final assembly plants in China are now zero-waste compliant, meaning that none of the waste is sent to landfill. Waste products are instead recycled, re-used, composted or burned to generate energy. Typically, paper and cardboard are sent to paper mills for recycling, glass & metal is melted for re-use, plastic is recycled into packaging materials and food is composted … The company has also said that one of its major glass suppliers in China, Lens Technology, has committed to run all its Apple operations on 100% renewable energy, though not immediately – the deadline for compliance is the end of 2018....

While one of the most common concerns has been on what might happen if other governments try and take advantage of this system for other purposes, the feature will only be available in the United States at launch. The concerns have come from a variety of notable sources, such as Edward Snowden and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The EFF wrote: All it would take to widen the narrow backdoor that Apple is building is an expansion of the machine learning parameters to look for additional types of content, or a tweak of the configuration flags to scan, not just children’s, but anyone’s accounts....

After launching its annual back to school promotions last month, Apple has now shared a new ad showcasing how college students use the Mac outside of the classroom. The new ad is a continuation of Apple’s “Behind the Mac” ad campaign. In the ad, Apple encourages students to “test the impossible,” saying that “the rules on what is possible and impossible in the arts were made by people who had not tested the bounds of the possible by going beyond them....

Apple today is continuing its ad campaign focusing on the Portrait Mode and Depth Control features on the iPhone XR and XS. The latest ad is called “Alejandro” and focuses on using Depth Control to remove someone from the background of an image. Today’s ad focuses on a jealous significant other seemingly using Depth Control to remove another person from a Portrait Mode image. Apple touts that Depth Control allows you to blur out people in the background to “get your portraits just right....

Apple’s stock price $AAPL is back into triple digits, breaking the $100 mark for the first time since June 6th. The rise doesn’t seem to be tied to any particular news event but AAPL stock has rallied through the second half of last week. The recorded high for today is $100.13 although naturally stock prices vary all the time. Eyes are on Apple’s earning results, due July 26, to see if the company can meet expectations after ending its 13-year record revenue streak last quarter....

Update: The two parties may have agreed terms for the escrow account, but Reuters reports that they have yet to agree a date for Apple to begin transferring funds into it. The EU ruling that Ireland offered illegal state aid to Apple, and must recover €13B ($15B) in underpaid taxes, marked the end of a long-running investigation – but not the end of the dispute … Both Apple and the Irish government have appealed the ruling, but the position in the meantime is that the amount must be collected....

Apple, in collaboration with Major League Baseball (MLB), has announced the Friday Night Baseball schedule for August. Games are still available for free, exclusively on Apple TV+. According to a company press release, game assignments for broadcasters are going to be announced weekly. Live pre- and postgame coverage will still be hosted by Lauren Gardner. Additionally, Gardner will be joined by a rotating group of analysts and former MLB players Carlos Peña, Cliff Floyd, and Yonder Alonso....

Apple has detailed new iMac hardware at WWDC 2017. Apple previously promised new iMac hardware for later this year, although a WWDC reveal was not totally expected. The new hardware includes improved Retina displays, Kaby Lake processors, and upgraded memory and storage options. The new machines include both USB-A and USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports on the back I/O. Updates are available for the 21.5-inch non-Retina machine as well as the 4K iMac and 5K iMac....

Apple this evening has continued its outspoken attitude when it comes to protection of user rights and privacy. The Washington Post reports that the company has spoken out against a controversial cybersecurity bill that, if passed, would give the government a variety of new powers to access user data. Supporters of the bill say that it would protect users from hackers in the long run, but Apple’s not buying it....

Apple is finishing up work on the Apple Watch’s software, and sources familiar with the product’s development say that the device is currently on track to ship in the United States by the end of March. Apple previously said that the wearable product will ship in “early 2015,” while Senior Vice President of Retail Angela Ahrendts got a bit more specific by telling employees that the launch will occur in the “spring,” after the Chinese New Year…...