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Apple to Spend 1 Billion Euros on Munich Silicon Design Center Expansion
Apple says the investment will go towards the design and construction of a “state-of-the-art research facility” at Seidlstrasse, where Apple’s R&D teams can “come together in new ways, enhancing collaboration and innovation.”
“Our R&D teams in Munich are critical to our efforts to develop products delivering greater performance, efficiency, and power savings,” said Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies. “The expansion of our European Silicon Design Center will enable an even closer collaboration between our more than 2,000 engineers in Bavaria working on breakthrough innovations, including custom silicon designs, power management chips, and future wireless technologies.”
In addition to Apple’s new Seidlstrasse facility, teams will occupy several additional R&D spaces at Denisstrasse and Marsstrasse as part of the Silicon Design Center expansion. The three new sites are located across the street from Apple’s recently opened R&D facility at Karlstrasse. Together with engineering sites at Arnulfstrasse and Hackerbrücke, the new facilities form Apple’s European Silicon Design Center, centrally located in Munich’s Maxvorstadt neighbourhood.
The announcement builds on Apple’s previous 1 billion euros investment commitment from 2021, when Apple established Munich as the headquarters of its European Silicon Design Center.
Apple says it has spent over 18 billion euros with more than 800 German companies, supporting job creation, community development, and workforce opportunities throughout the country over the past five years.
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Spend less than $500 on a MacBook Pro
TL;DR: As of Feb. 26, you can score a refurbished MacBook Pro (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB HDD) for $480.99 — that’s 65% in savings from its $1,399 MSRP.
Shopping for a reliable laptop on a budget isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Being a fan of Apple devices probably doesn’t make it any easier, but it’s not impossible. The trick is to shop for refurbished computers like this MacBook Pro. Normally, it would cost $1,399, but you can get it for just $480.99 for a limited time.
Shop for a refurbished MacBook
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Stream your favorite movies, shows, and documentaries on the 13.3-inch HD Retina Display in stunning color rendered by the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 GPU. You could even play some games, though the 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 processor may not be up to the highest performance for some modern games.
If you’re looking for a laptop to use for work, then this one could be a good fit. It comes with 8GB RAM for smooth multitasking, and the 128GB HDD gives you lots of room for locally stored files or apps. Connect another device via Bluetooth for quick wireless file transfers. Remote workers and students might particularly enjoy the battery, which could last up to 10 hours on a single charge. A charger is included with your purchase, but you can also use any compatible USB-C cable.
Get a MacBook Pro for under $500
Need an upgrade from your old computer? A budget friendly alternative to buying brand-new is to shop for refurbished devices. This refurbished Apple MacBook Pro could be a good match for professionals, students, or anyone who wants a reliable laptop for everyday use, and you can get it for just $480.99 (reg. $1,399).
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I won £35k in the lottery – here’s the bizarre way I’m going to spend my cash… it’s not for everyone
A GRAN who scooped £35,000 on the Postcode Lottery has revealed the unusual way she is going to spend the cash.
Jan Frost, 75, scooped the five-figure sum last Monday – two years after she started taking part in the weekly draw without telling hubby Mick, 79.
Jan Frost is going to splash some of her winnings on a new pigeon coop for husband Mick[/caption]
Jan is also planning a holiday to Cyprus[/caption]
And the former factory worker says she’s going to feed Mick’s passion for poultry with her winnings and get a new pigeon coop.
She said Mick, who looked after racing pigeons for 70 years, gave up his medal-winning flock three years ago because of his aching bones.
But he’s been left longingly “looking out the window” at birds landing by their home in Sheffield, South Yorks., ever since.
Now she’s more than ready to shell out her money to make her husband happy – even though state-of-the-art pigeon huts cost up to £3,000.
Jan said: “As long as he’s happy, I’m happy. I do know he kept looking out the window. He doesn’t know what to do with his time now.
“He’s missed them so much, he wants them back, and he wants to start up again. So he was looking at huts straight away.”
Jan, a mother-of four and grandmother-of-ten, said she had no idea the size of her winnings until Monday and was overwhelmed when she got her cheques.
She said: “I’m just a working-class woman. It means a lot. I can’t explain. It doesn’t feel real. It just feels like a number.
“I thought it would be about £1,000 or £2,000. When I did see it, I nearly swore. I said, ‘flippin’ eck!’ You don’t expect anyone to win it on an estate.
“On television, it was in cul-de-sacs and nice new houses. This is a council house. It’s not bought yet, we’re still mortgaging it at our age.”
Participants in The People’s Postcode Lottery pay £10 a month to enter a weekly draw, where they can win cash prizes.
Ex-council worker Mick said he was over the moon that Jan was willing to help him get back into his lifelong hobby.
He said: “It’s her winnings, and I didn’t know she was into it. When they phoned up, I said, ‘It’s The Postcode Lottery for you. What do they want?’ “And that’s when she said, ‘I’ve been in it for two years now.’ But I never knew.
“I was 14 when I first started racing, but I kept them from when I was ten years old.
“The furthest the pigeons have gone is 200 miles. I sent them as young babies, and they went to France.
“I raced them in Barnsley Fair, and I was first and second in the club. And I was seventh and eighth out of the 700 pigeons that went in 2019.
“But I got really fed up with them, because bending down to clean them out, my knees were hurting. You’ve got to clean them out every day, you can’t leave them.
“So I felt I’d had enough. But as time’s gone on, I’ve just been sat in the house and doing nothing. So I thought I’d get back into them again.”
He added: “It’s not a cheap game. I’ve got a brochure for them, and they’re £2,000, £3,000 for a hut.
“That’s not for the perches to sit on and nest boxes for them to go in and lay their eggs. So roughly, before I start up again, it will cost £2,500.”
Jan, who was one of 12 neighbours on Knutton Crescent to win prizes ranging from £5,000 to £35,000, said they also planned to take a trip to Cyprus with the money.
She added: “I can’t wait! I like Cyprus – I was there years and years ago, and I had a champagne breakfast, and it was absolutely beautiful.”
Jan says Mick hasn’t been the same since he gave up his beloved pigeons a few years ago[/caption]
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