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Apple CEO Cook invites Red Cross donations to assist California fire relief
Following its own donation to support California fire recovery, Apple is now encouraging its U.S. customers to contribute to…
Apple brings California driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet
This week, Apple announced California driver’s licenses and state IDs can now be added to Apple Wallet, enabling residents to seamlessly…
Driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet are coming soon to California
Californians will soon be able to add their driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet, providing a seamless and secure way to present…
California Right to Repair bill backed by Apple signed into law
This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new right-to-repair law into effect. The law, SB 244, requires companies to provide…
Why Apple has come out in favor of California’s ‘Right to Repair’ law
Apple has, for many years, tenaciously fought the so-called “Right to Repair” movement across the United States. No longer…
Apple reverses opposition, endorses California bill on ‘right to repair’
Apple has reversed its opposition to the right to repair bill, Senate Bill 244, and is now urging the California legislature to pass it…
Apple co-founder Mike Markkula sells 14,000-acre Carmel Valley ranch for $35 million to environmental group
Apple co-founder, first chairman, and second CEO Mike Markkula has sold his 14,000-acre ranch — the largest landholding in Carmel Valley…
Apple commits $2.5 billion to address California housing crisis
Apple has partnered with Destination: Home, as well as California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), and Housing Trust Silicon Valley…
Apple Learning Coach expands to 12 more countries, transforms California school district
In Southern California’s Downey Unified School District, the Apple Learning Coach program is helping teachers supercharge their lesson…
Tax agreement between Apple and Cupertino under scrutiny from California regulators
A tax agreement between Apple and its hometown of Cupertino has come under scrutiny from California regulators, potentially nuking the…
Apple’s fleet of self-driving cars covered more than 13,000 miles in California in 2021
In 2021, Apple tested the capabilities of its self-driving car tech on the streets of California, logging more than 13,000 miles…
Apple deploys $1 billion in affordable housing support across California
Apple is accelerating its support for affordable housing initiatives and over the past 18 months has deployed more than $1 billion for…
Apple Tower Theatre opens Thursday in downtown Los Angeles
Apple today previewed its newest retail location at the historic Tower Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. One of Apple’s most significant…
Apple TV+ series ‘Truth Be Told’ filming shut down by protesters
A shoot in South L.A. of the Apple TV+ crime drama “Truth Be Told” was cut short Thursday when local protesters objected…
Apple closes all California retail stores over increase in COVID-19 cases
As COVID-19 cases in California increased, Apple announced this weekend that the company was closing all of its retail stores in the state…
California diversity law forces companies to place at least two directors from racial or sexual minorities on their boards
Under a first-in-the-nation diversity bill signed into law Wednesday by California Governor Gavin Newsom, California-based companies…
Apple pledges additional donations for West Coast wildfire relief
Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted on Friday that the company is making additional donations toward wildfire fighting and recovery efforts…
Apple to donate to California wildfire relief efforts
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday declared a statewide emergency to help ensure the availability of vital resources to combat…
Ten million in California risk going dark in massive rolling blackouts
As many as 10 million people across California may take turns being plunged into darkness on Monday evening as the state’s grid operator…
Apple and T-Mobile team to offer up to 1 million discount iPads for distance learning in California
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today that the California Department of Education (CDE)…
Apple to spend more than $400 million of $2.5 billion on California housing fund in 2020
Apple is allocating more than $400 million toward affordable housing projects and homeowner assistance programs in California this year, marking a major…
Apple co-founder Mike Markkula lists his California ranch for $37.5 million
Apple co-founder Mike Markkula, 78, has listed his California ranch for $37.5 million. His property, Rana Creek Ranch, is a 14,000-acre working cattle…
Silicon Valley could be engine of economic recovery
Silicon Valley, often called an engine of California’s economy, was able to wield the shield of its vaunted tech sector in April to ward off some…
Apple to reopen over 100 US retail stores this week
Apple will reopen about 100 more retail stores in the U.S. this week in California, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, and more…
Elon Musk wins as Alameda County capitulates over Tesla factory reopening
After Tesla’s factory reopened Monday with CEO Elon Musk practically daring local authorities to arrest him and after the factory’s operations continued…
Backed by President Trump, Elon Musk restarts Tesla factory in defiance of Alameda county orders
Backed by President Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that the company’s factory in Fremont, California is open and has restarted production…
Elon Musk: Tesla prepared to leave California amid fight over shutdown
On Saturday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he is going to sue Alameda County and move future operations out of California after a dispute…
Apple donates 160,000 face shields to Logistics Victory Los Angeles to help combat COVID-19
Apple has donated 160,000 face shileds to Logistics Victory Los Angeles. Donated through Apple’s Giving program, the face shields will assist in L.A.’s…
California issues shelter-in-place order
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued Executive Order N-33-20, a shelter-in-place order, which requires anyone living in the state…
Apple CEO Cook offers work from home to many employees this week
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered in a new memo to employees offered many global offices the option to work from home. Cook told employees at several…
Apple encourages Valley employees to work from home
Apple is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley to work from home today if they can as an “additional precaution,” due to the coronavirus outbreak…
Apple’s $150 million affordable housing fund launches
Today marks the launch of the Apple Affordable Housing Fund, funded by a $150 million grant from Apple with the goal of building affordable housing in…
Travel recommendations may be coming to Apple’s Maps app
Apple seems to be preparing to add their own descriptions and travel recommendations for select locations in its Maps app…
Apple CEO Tim Cook granted restraining order against ‘aggressive’ stalker
Apple has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man whom the company accuses of being an “aggressive” stalker who harassed CEO Tim Cook…
IBM Research created a battery that exceeds lithium-ion and does so without hazardous heavy metals
Everything from electric vehicles to smartphones all run lithium-ion units with risky heavy metals that are a finite resource, Big Blue just made do without them…
Earthquake triggers California’s early warning iPhone app for the first time
In a milestone, California’s new statewide earthquake early warning smartphone app sent out its first public alert for a magnitude 4.3 earthquake…
Two men arrested in California parking lot after owner pings stolen Apple Watch
Two men are behind bars in California after police found them with a stolen Apple Watch that had been pinged by its owner…
Why U.S. tech giant Apple and others are putting billions into affordable housing
“We know the course we are on is unsustainable,” Apple boss Tim Cook said as he revealed his firm’s plans…
Apple employee fired for stealing customer’s personal photos from her iPhone
A Bakersfield woman is outraged with the Valley Plaza Mall Apple Store, after an employee stole photos off her phone…
What’s missing from Apple’s $2.5 billion housing plan
On Monday, Apple announced a $2.5 billion plan to help address the housing availability and affordability crisis in California…
Senator Bernie Sanders slams Apple’s $2.5 billion pledge, accuses company of ‘throwing pennies at a housing crisis’ it ‘helped create’
The presidential candidate released a statement ripping Apple’s “hypocrisy” and saying he would require large companies to pay “their fair share” in order…
