Apple Issues New Round of Employee Retention Stock Bonuses

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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Friday, March 25, 2022
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1. Apple Issues New Round of Employee Retention Stock Bonuses
2. Ross Young of DSCC Teases More New MacBook Air Rumors
3. Wedbush Analyst Daniel Ives Declares a Big Year for Apple
4. Apple Needs to Promote Cross-Platform Messaging, Make iMessage Play Nicely with ‘Smaller’ Apps
5. Apple TV+ Premieres New Historical Drama Pachinko
6. European Council Establishes New Rules For “GateKeeping” Tech Giants
7. This Trick Lets You Put Apps on Multiple Home Screens
8. British Police Arrest 7 Suspected Okta Hackers
9. Apple Hardware Subscription for iPhone May Launch In 2022
10. Users in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver Get New Apple Maps Features Including 3D City View
11. Ming-Chi Kuo Prediction: New 15-Inch MacBook Won’t Be a MacBook Air
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1. APPLE ISSUES NEW ROUND OF EMPLOYEE RETENTION STOCK BONUSES
The fresh batch of employee stock bonuses are worth up to $200,000 each at current value, vesting at 25% each year.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-issues-new-round-of-employee-retention-stock-bonuses/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. ROSS YOUNG OF DSCC TEASES MORE NEW MACBOOK AIR RUMORS
Co-founder and CEO of DSCC Ross Young took to Twitter this morning to make some bold predictions about the new MacBook Air. Ming-Chi Kuo backed many of his ideas.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/rumor/ross-young-of-dscc-teases-more-new-macbook-air-rumors/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. WEDBUSH ANALYST DANIEL IVES DECLARES A BIG YEAR FOR APPLE
In a note to investors, Dan Ives states that he expects Apple stock to climb to $200, despite supply issues the company has faced.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/wedbush-analyst-daniel-ives-declares-a-big-year-for-apple/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. APPLE NEEDS TO PROMOTE CROSS-PLATFORM MESSAGING, MAKE IMESSAGE PLAY NICELY WITH ‘SMALLER’ APPS
EU laws seeking better cross-platform messaging will require iMessage and other messaging apps work better with other smaller platforms.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-needs-to-promote-cross-platform-messaging-make-imessage-play-nicely-with-smaller-apps/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. APPLE TV+ PREMIERES NEW HISTORICAL DRAMA PACHINKO
Today Apple TV+ premieres the new 8 episode television series Pachinko, based off the titular novel by Min Jin Lee.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-tv-premieres-new-historical-drama-pachinko/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. EUROPEAN COUNCIL ESTABLISHES NEW RULES FOR “GATEKEEPING” TECH GIANTS
The European Council established new rules for tech giants Thursday evening. Over a period of four years, Big Tech will have to make changes.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/european-council-establishes-new-rules-for-gatekeeping-tech-giants/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. THIS TRICK LETS YOU PUT APPS ON MULTIPLE HOME SCREENS
Here’s a neat trick. You can actually put icons for your apps on multiple Home Screens, for those apps you want accessible anywhere.
<https://www.macobserver.com/tips/quick-tip/this-trick-lets-you-put-apps-on-multiple-home-screens/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

8. BRITISH POLICE ARREST 7 SUSPECTED OKTA HACKERS
British police recently arrested seven people, aged 16 to 21, as part of its investigation into the group of Okta hackers known as Lapsus$.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/british-police-arrest-7-suspected-okta-hackers/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

9. APPLE HARDWARE SUBSCRIPTION FOR IPHONE MAY LAUNCH IN 2022
Apple might launch a new hardware subscription service for iPhone that will allow customers to avail new handsets by paying monthly dues.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-hardware-subscription-for-iphone-may-launch-in-2022/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

10. USERS IN MONTREAL, TORONTO AND VANCOUVER GET NEW APPLE MAPS FEATURES INCLUDING 3D CITY VIEW
Apple Maps rolls out 3D city view, enhanced navigation, immersive walking directions and more features in Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/users-in-montreal-toronto-and-vancouver-gets-new-apple-maps-features-including-3d-city-view/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

11. MING-CHI KUO PREDICTION: NEW 15-INCH MACBOOK WON’T BE A MACBOOK AIR
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s latest prediction points to a 15-Inch MacBook that won’t be a MacBook Air at all, but part of a new lineup.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/ming-chi-kuo-prediction-new-15-inch-macbook-wont-be-a-macbook-air/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>