Apple Announces Increased Use of Recycled Products, Gears up for Earth Day

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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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1. Apple Announces Increased Use of Recycled Products, Gears up for Earth Day
2. Russian Troops Steal AirPods, Give Away Location Through Find My App
3. Olive Diagnostics Develops WatchOS ‘Pee-Tech’ that Delivers Real Time Health Data
4. Apple Retail Store Workers at Grand Central Terminal Ask for $30/hr Minimum Wage Plus Benefits
5. Apple Maps Cycling Directions Rolls Out to More US Cities
6. Insteon Smart Home System May Have Shut Down Without Telling Customers
7. Siblings Face Sentencing For Theft and Sale of Stolen MacBooks
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1. APPLE ANNOUNCES INCREASED USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS, GEARS UP FOR EARTH DAY
Today Apple has announced its increased use of recycled content across its products. Apple is also looking toward Earth Day celebrations.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-announces-increased-use-of-recycled-products-gears-up-for-earth-day/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. RUSSIAN TROOPS STEAL AIRPODS, GIVE AWAY LOCATION THROUGH FIND MY APP
Ukrainian citizen Vitaliy Semenets made an Instagram post detailing how he could track Russian troops thanks to stolen AirPods. The citizen used Apple’s Find My app to track to the troops.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/russian-troops-steal-airpods-give-away-location-through-find-my-app/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. OLIVE DIAGNOSTICS DEVELOPS WATCHOS ‘PEE-TECH’ THAT DELIVERS REAL TIME HEALTH DATA
Olive Diagnostics has developed a WatchOS app that is able to provide real time urinary analysis to both patients and caregivers.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/olive-diagnostics-develops-watchos-pee-tech-that-delivers-real-time-health-data/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. APPLE RETAIL STORE WORKERS AT GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL ASK FOR $30/HR MINIMUM WAGE PLUS BENEFITS
Apple Retail Store workers at Grand Central Terminal who are trying to unionize are asking for a minimum wage of $30 an hour for all workers.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-retail-store-workers-at-grand-central-station-ask-for-30-hr-minimum-wage-plus-benefits/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. APPLE MAPS CYCLING DIRECTIONS ROLLS OUT TO MORE US CITIES
Apple Maps Cycling Directions has been rolled out to more Midwestern cities such as Detroit, Michigan and more.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-maps-cycling-directions-rolls-out-to-more-us-cities/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. INSTEON SMART HOME SYSTEM MAY HAVE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT TELLING CUSTOMERS
Insteon Smart Home system have shut down but it seems its hundreds of customers who own various Insteon products were not informed.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/insteon-smart-home-system-may-have-shut-down-without-telling-customers/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. SIBLINGS FACE SENTENCING FOR THEFT AND SALE OF STOLEN MACBOOKS
Two siblings out of Redwood City, California have been sentenced to prison for their role in stealing and reselling MacBooks. Both are facing prison time.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/siblings-face-sentencing-for-theft-and-sale-of-stolen-macbooks/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>