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Apple illegally denied benefits to union workers, says US labor board
I thought the purpose of a union contract was to lock in benefits with an employer so the employer couldn't make arbitrary changes. If you're a union employee, the contract says what you get. Isn't it disingenuous for a union employee whose benefits are defined and secured to say, "Wait a second. I also want what non-employees are getting"? Shouldn't those be negotiated? [Note: I've worked in the vicinity of union employees but have never been a union employee. My lesson from that experience was never to do any part of the union employee's job or suffer a grievance – even if they're not doing it.] -
Apple & ARM's iPhone & Mac chip partnership will continue for decades
Yes, RISC is an acronym, sometimes expanded to "Reduced Instruction Set Computer." However, there is a chip that runs a different instruction set from ARM called RISC V. It is also a reduced instruction set processor, but is not binary compatible with ARM. So, if Apple wants to hedge its bets, as it did when one of its labs ran Mac OS on Intel, it could port the OS to RISC V to determine if that hardware platform has better attributes (more horsepower with low power, a taller "top end," a reduced need for dozens of cores, etc.) -
Tim Cook confirms that Apple has been working on generative AI for years
My primary problem with Siri is it doesn't remember context. So if I ask about where someone lives or the address of a company and it gives me the answer, I can't request, "Take me there" because it doesn't know what "there" means. I'm afraid I've gotten spoiled by GPTchat engines with which I can make backward references. -
Apple's first-ever retail store at Tyson's Corner is moving to a new location
I was first in line at Apple Woodfield and Apple Oakbrook, both Chicago-area stores. I scored the tube T-shirts...and a job. I worked Apple Michigan Avenue (original) and Apple Old Orchard for 14 1/4 years. Since retirement, I've been first in line at the remodeled versions of both those stores. It must be in my blood. -
iPhone 15 Pro Max may get the world's thinnest screen bezels