Monthly Archives: September 2023

‘Overworked and unhappy’ Apple Southampton store staff want to unionize

By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Staff at the Apple Southampton store have formally requested that management recognize their union, following Apple “eroding” customer service and staff conditions.Apple Southampton (Source: Apple)Once considered a symbol of how retail should be done, Apple’s hundreds of stores have been seeing calls to unionize in the face of what are said to be worsening conditions. Apple has mainly fought against unions, including taking …

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Yeedi Cube review: a robot that vacuums, mops, and cleans itself

By news@appleinsider.com (Catherine Cargill) With the self-cleaning Yeedi Cube, you can have your floors vacuumed and mopped in one go — but the drying feature was not our favorite.Review: Yeedi Cube robot vacuum and mopMaintaining clean floors can be arduous, particularly in a home with carpet and hard surfaces. However, the robo-mop and rob-vaccum market is here to save the day. …

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Apple & ARM’s iPhone & Mac chip partnership will continue for decades

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) Not only is Apple investing in ARM’s initial public offering in the US, filed paperwork has revealed that the pair have signed a long-term collaboration agreement spanning potentially more than two decades.Established in 1990, ARM began as a joint venture between Acorn Computers, Apple Computer, and VLSI Technology. And, earlier on Tuesday, after decades on other stock exchanges, ARM has filed for its initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.Apple is part of the investors in ARM’s IPO, with it contributing part of $745 million with the rest of big tech. However, that’s perhaps not the biggest news for Apple investors and fans. …

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