Apple Breakfast: The big MacBook Pro redesign
Hyundai s Apple Car rumours refuse to die, the Touch Bar s days are numbered, and macOS 12 testing begins: all the Apple news you missed this week, in a handy bite-sized roundup
Apple generates a lot of news, and it can be hard to keep up. If your mind was on other things this week, our roundup of Apple-related headlines will bring you up to date.
Farewell, Touch Bar?
Uproar this week in Mac land, where multiple reports point to an imminent and radical redesign of the MacBook Pro.
Bizarrely, those reports claim the new Pro will take its lead in many respects from the late-2020 iPhones, with a square-edged chassis and the return of MagSafe among the highlights. But the most divisive change may be the disappearance of the Touch Bar - loved by a few, hated by some, ignored by many - to be replaced by physical function keys.
A big week ahead for Faneca, Nunn Jan 17, 2021 at 08:46 AM Copied!
For years, the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee has met the day before the Super Bowl, holed up in a hotel meeting room discussing the accomplishments of the finalists before taking a vote on who will achieve football immortality.
This year, just like with so many other things in the past year, things will be a little different.
When it comes to voting for Steelers guard Alan Faneca as a Modern-Era finalist, and legendary scout Bill Nunn as a Contributor finalist, it will all be virtual.
The selection committee will conduct their annual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19, meeting virtually this year to select the Hall of Fame Class of 2021, casting their votes remotely and electronically.
Chief White House Correspondent John Roberts has the latest from Washington on Special Report Life isn’t fair, President John F. Kennedy once said. A hundred years hence, history books will recall President Trump for his two impeachments and detail the deadly U.S. Capitol riot that he is accused of fomenting never mind that he told his supporters at a rally near the White House: I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to
peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. [Emphasis added.]
Regardless, historians will dwell on the ensuing mayhem.
Pity.
One hundred years from now, a fair-minded assessment of Trump’s presidency will recognize his abundant domestic and international accomplishments. Liberals unborn may be appalled. Conservatives unconceived may applaud. But both should agree that Trump was a consequential president whose sleeplessness achieved significant things, often while astonishing foes and friends alike.
NBCUniversal News Group announces its launching of NBCU Academy on the campus of Clark Atlanta University and select universities and colleges across the country. The new, innovative, multiplatform journalism training and development program is designed for four-year university and community college students offering on-campus training and online programming in the communications field.
NBCU Academy will invest a total of $6.5 million to the initiative which also includes a curated onsite curriculum for hands-on learning experience with world-class NBCU News Group journalists, funding for accredited journalism programs and scholarships.
In addition to providing equipment and collaborating with professors to develop seminar courses, NBCU News Group journalists, executives and management from editorial and production teams across NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC and Telemundo will participate as guest lecturers to provide real-world insight and mentorship.