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Former Apple retail chief Ron Johnson appeared on 9to5Mac's Overtime podcast to discuss his new book, Shop Different, covering the creation of the Apple Store, his work with Steve Jobs, and the original iPhone launch. He also addressed his departure from Apple to lead JCPenney and shared his views on Apple's current retail strategy and the rumored iPhone Duo.
Amazon has raised the minimum hourly wage for its frontline warehouse staff by $1, bringing starting pay to $20 an hour just as the company enters its busiest shopping period. The change affects hundreds of thousands of workers across its fulfillment network.
A Center for an Urban Future analysis of New York City hiring data found postings for entry-level 'computer and mathematical' roles have fallen 49 percent since 2022. The nonprofit's director, Jon Bowles, says the traditional first rung of the tech career ladder is under intense pressure, with similar declines showing up in administrative, financial, media and education entry-level postings.
Work For America launched as a career-matching platform aimed at helping federal employees who lost their jobs transition into state and local government positions. The service has since expanded to welcome all job seekers, including those with no prior public sector experience, functioning much like a LinkedIn tailored specifically to government careers.
An opinion piece features students weighing whether a college degree still holds value as AI systems increasingly handle tasks once assigned to entry-level workers. The discussion centers on shifting expectations for new graduates entering a job market reshaped by automation.
Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary revealed on the Build or Break podcast that Steve Jobs taught him to prioritize just three critical tasks each day and treat everything else as distraction. O'Leary said Jobs reportedly spent about 80% of his time on this core 'signal' work, dedicating only a fifth of his attention to interruptions or lower-priority matters.
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, unveiled at its 'Surprise and shine' event, introduce a mechanical variable aperture camera with four selectable f-stops plus an automatic mode. Testing at Apple Park showed the feature can produce sharp starburst effects around bright light sources, a result of how the physical aperture blades converge when stopped down.
A tech commentator argues that corporate AI adoption remains stuck because the technology still exposes its rough edges to users, unlike the iPhone, which succeeded by unifying existing technologies into one polished experience. The piece draws a parallel between Steve Jobs' 2007 iPhone unveiling and the current state of enterprise AI, suggesting the sector awaits a similar moment of integration and simplicity.
In his debut keynote as Apple CEO, John Ternus declared the iPhone the ideal 'intelligent personal hub' for the AI era, pushing back against predictions that smartphones are becoming obsolete. This marks a shift from Tim Cook's approach of emphasizing Apple's diversification beyond the iPhone, instead echoing Steve Jobs' 2001 defense of the Mac as a 'digital hub' just before the iPod's launch.
Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, which starts at $1,999 and features a 7.6-inch inner display and 5.4-inch outer screen. The company confirmed that a future iOS software update will let users draw, write, and navigate the phone with an Apple Pencil that uses USB-C.
Verdant, an economic think tank pushing for stricter data center regulation, says techUK's widely cited job creation figures are inflated. It estimates existing UK data centers support about 4,400 direct jobs versus techUK's 24,300, and projects only 10,400 permanent jobs by 2035 for planned sites versus techUK's forecast of 40,200.
Twenty-five years after Steve Jobs unveiled iTunes, the once-dominant digital media platform no longer exists as a single app. Apple has split its functions across Music, TV, and Podcasts apps, while device syncing and backups now happen through Finder on the Mac instead of iTunes.