Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, we’ll frequently offer a wrap-up of news items you should check out.
British Airways says every member of its 15,000 cabin crew will receive an iPhone XR in latest phase of multi-million pounds investment in technology and training. New phones are part of initiative to empower cabin crew to deliver personalized customer service to customers.
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According to AppleInsider, after nearly three years in print, Apple appears to have halted sales of “Designed by Apple in California,” a massive photo book that chronicles 20 years of the company’s iconic consumer electronic designs. It came in $200 and $300 editions.
Apple has posted a support document explaining how to keep your titanium Apple Card in pristine condition.
Apple has begun accepting pre-orders for its Powerbeats Pro wireless headphones in Ivory, Moss, and Navy on its online Apple Store.
A boutique fashion store has accused an Apple subsidiary of illegally charging Illinois sales tax on exempt business operations software, in a proposed class action filed Wednesday in an Illinois federal court, according to Law360 (a subscription is required to read the entire article).
French President Emmanuel Macron, who will defend a global tax on tech giants like Apple at this weekend’s G7 meeting, on Wednesday criticized a “crazy” system that gives firms a “permanent tax haven status,” reports The Local.