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.
How Apple Is Spending the $100 Million It Pledged To Racial Equity
The Black woman leading that charge at the company, Apple’s VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Lisa Jackson, on how the company plans to create real change in Black communities. Courtesy Of Apple
In June, after the nationally publicized killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd at the hands of police and amid the heightened call for racial justice in America, with thousands protesting in the streets worldwide, Apple was one of the companies who committed to doing more. The company earmarked $100 million to spend through its new Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI) to challenge opportunity barriers for communities of color.