”Apple is going to continue to look for opportunities to expand near Cupertino whenever it makes sense for them.”

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Apple has leased the iconic ”Triangle Building” in San Jose.
The supplementary office is just a short distance from Apple Park.
Construction work has begun on upgrades in advance of Apple’s move.

Apple has leased out all six floors of the iconic ”Triangle Building” in San Jose, just a stone’s throw from its Apple Park Campus.

As reported by Mercury News:

Apple has leased San Jose’s prominent ”Triangle Building” perched along Interstate 280 and just a short distance from the tech titan’s primary employment hubs in Cupertino.

The iPhone maker has leased all of the 86,000-square-foot office building at 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd. in San Jose, according to Santa Clara County public filings and sources familiar with the rental transaction.

”Apple is a very strong company and they are continuing to expand their operations locally,” said Da…

The first of nine episodes will be available on the Apple TV app today, January 24!

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Apple’s Carpool Karaoke: The Series is back for season 3.
The first of nine new episodes will be available today, January 24.
The series will feature Kesha, Whitney Cummings, Weezer and the cast of Stranger Things.

Apple’s Carpool Karaoke: The Series is back for season 3, and the first episode will be available on the Apple TV app today, January 24!

The new trailer for the series was released on YouTube January 23, and the description states:

Carpool Karaoke: The Series is back for a new season of life on the road singing your favorite songs. Watch 40 episodes for free, and catch new episodes every Thursday only on the Apple TV app.

According to Billboard, season 3 of the show will feature Kesha, Whitney Cummings, Fred Armisen, Weezer and the cast of Netflix series Stranger Things.

Carpool Karaoke: The Series is a spinoff of James Corden’s smash hit from his Lat…

Seemingly confirming reports Apple is planning to make podcasts based on its Apple TV+ content.

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Apple TV+ show Little America is getting a podcast.
That’s been confirmed by the show’s executive producer, Lee Eisenberg.
It follows reports that Apple may be planning to create original podcast content based on its Apple TV+ shows.

Executive Producer of Apple TV+’s latest show Little America, Lee Eisenberg has confirmed that a podcast is being created based on the show’s content.

In an interview with Forbes Eisenberg discussed many facets of the show and working with Apple on its TV+ project.

According to the report, Eisenberg said:

”Apple is such a worldwide and multi-faceted brand. We’re doing a podcast to delve more into the stories and the music on the show. There’ll also be a playlist for every episode. We’re putting out a book too. Apple has an infrastructure that just felt like it would be able to touch all of the different pieces that we wanted.”
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Broadcom rival Skyworks Solutions saw shares drop 7.7% as a result of the annoucement…

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Apple has signed two new agreements with California chipmaker Broadcom.
It signed two multiyear agreements to provide wireless components.
The two deals, combined with a 2019 agreement could net the San Jose company $15 billion in revenue.

Apple has reportedly signed two multiyear deals with California chipmaker Broadcom, bringing the total worth of its agreements with the company to $15 billion.

According to Bloomberg:

(Bloomberg) — Broadcom Inc. disclosed new agreements to provide components for Apple Inc. devices released through the middle of 2023.

The San Jose, California-based chipmaker said it entered into two multiyear pacts ”for the supply of a range of specified high-performance wireless components and modules to Apple for use in its products.” That’s in addition to another similar agreement that Broadcom reached with Apple in 2019. The three deals …

Let’s try this again.

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Sonos recently announced that it would be ending support for some of its older speakers in May 2020.
Following a lot of backlash, Sonos reassures that legacy speakers won’t be bricked in any way.
It’s also working on a way to split your system between old and current devices.

Sonos found itself in the middle of the spotlight this week, and not for the right reasons. The company issued a press release announcing that it would be ending support for some of its legacy speakers come May 2020, and this got a lot of people worked up. Following a few hours of relentless backlash, Sonos has issued a follow-up statement to clear the air on a few things.

For starters, Sonos wants to make sure you know that its legacy speakers won’t be bricked in any way. Big software updates will no longer be sent out once May rolls around, but you can still use them as you are right now.

Per Sonos CEO Patrick Spence:

We are not bricking them, we are not f…

Opt-in rates to share data with apps whilst not in use is now below 50%, down from nearly 100% three years ago.

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iOS 13 has dramatically reduced the amount of user location data being given over to apps.
A report suggests that opt-in rates for data being shared with apps whilst they aren’t in use is now less than 50%.
That was closer to 100% three years ago.

A report from Digiday claims that Apple’s iOS 13 update has dramatically reduced the amount of user location data being shared with apps, particularly whilst they aren’t in use.

According to the report:

Apple’s iOS 13 update, released in September, includes regular reminders when apps are sucking up a user’s location data. The pop-up gives a user a chance to choose from the following options: allowing data collection at all times, or only when the app is open — or only one time. Four months in, ad tech sources are reporting the result that some observers had predicted: There’s less location data c…

”An open invitation to open minds.”

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Apple has updated its careers page at Apple.com.
Worldwide, applicants will now be treated to a fresh visual spectacle.
It features colorful Apple logo designs and new feature sections.

Apple has overhauled its Jobs At Apple page to give it a brand new, striking look complete with colorful Apple logos and new feature sections!

The new website is available to prospective applicants the world over. An introduction to the page says:

An open invitation to open minds.
Come to Apple, where thousands of individual imaginations gather together to pave the way to innovation. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.

The site beyond the overhauled homepage remains very much the same, with sections for Apple Retail, Students and more. The ’About Apple’ page states:

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.
We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continuously rei…