Apple Park

The Apple Park 'spaceship' uses 692 steel saucers to protect against earthquakes

1 year ago

The Apple Park 'spaceship' uses 692 steel saucers to protect against earthquakes

The main ring at Apple Park is one of the few buildings in the entire U.S. to use base isolation against earthquakes — meaning that it should survive all but the biggest California tremors.

By Roger Fingas | 1 year ago

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Apple has a secret security facility devoted to stress-testing iPhone components

1 year ago

Apple has a secret security facility devoted to stress-testing iPhone components

Future iPhone processors and other chips are subjected to temperature changes from -40C to 110C in order to check their vulnerability to attack.

By William Gallagher | 1 year ago

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Steve Jobs' legacy & Apple Park celebrated by Lady Gaga concert

1 year ago

Steve Jobs' legacy & Apple Park celebrated by Lady Gaga concert

As rumored, Lady Gaga christened the new classic Apple logo-themed stage in the center of Apple Park with a concert, celebrating not just the opening of the headquarters, but what founder Steve Jobs did for the arts and the world.

By Amber Neely | 1 year ago

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Lady Gaga rumored to play Apple Park's formal opening event

1 year ago

Lady Gaga rumored to play Apple Park's formal opening event

Perhaps signaling the financial muscle Apple brings to bear, rumors claim that pop superstar Lady Gaga will sing for the formal opening of Apple Park this weekend.

By Roger Fingas | 1 year ago

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Apple Park's 'rainbow' designed by Jony Ive for celebration honoring Steve Jobs, campus opening

1 year ago

Apple Park's 'rainbow' designed by Jony Ive for celebration honoring Steve Jobs, campus opening

Rumors about a multi-arch rainbow structure adorning Apple Park's main "spaceship" building have circulated since the peculiar addition was spotted in a drone flyover on Wednesday. According to a report on Thursday, the rainbow is part of a stage designed by Jony Ive's design team for an upcoming special event.

By Mikey Campbell | 1 year ago

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New aerial Apple Park video shows mystery rainbow stage

1 year ago

New aerial Apple Park video shows mystery rainbow stage

New drone footage of Apple Park reveals that the company has erected an unusual "rainbow" stage in the central courtyard, previously unknown outside the company.

By Roger Fingas | 1 year ago

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Apple's famous design team now has no original members left

1 year ago

Apple's famous design team now has no original members left

Recent departures from Apple's Industrial Design group mean that no one remains from the original group that began to turn around Apple's fortunes. And, only two members who joined a year later are still with Apple — although one of those is Jony Ive.

By William Gallagher | 1 year ago

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Substantial, serious, professional and luxurious: Apple ditches candy-colored plastic for a new era of glass

1 year ago

Substantial, serious, professional and luxurious: Apple ditches candy-colored plastic for a new era of glass

In the same way that Apple introduced Bondi blue hardware and a lickable Aqua interface to distinguish its product lineup for the new Millennium, it also rapidly ushered in a fresh new era dominated by more substantial, serious, professional and luxurious materials, notably glass framed by metal, in both its hardware and in the virtual realm of its software.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 1 year ago

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AC3: Apple's insatiable appetite for office space devours Wolfe Campus, hungry for more

1 year ago

AC3: Apple's insatiable appetite for office space devours Wolfe Campus, hungry for more

Apple Park's sprawling "Campus 2" remained a center of media attention ever since plans for the "Spaceship" Ring nestled in acres of trees first gained approval back in 2013. However, a parallel third campus site just up Wolfe Road has more quietly progressed with less notoriety, despite being a remarkable project of its own.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 1 year ago

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