Overview
- Apple, which updated its homepage Wednesday with an animated product rewind, marked its 50th year as Tim Cook shared a public thank-you note and a short video.
- Surprise concerts over recent weeks featured Alicia Keys at Apple Grand Central in New York and Mumford & Sons by the UK HQ in London, and senior leaders rang the Nasdaq opening bell at Apple Park on Tuesday.
- At Apple Park, installations showcased iMac designs from 1998 to 2021, employees received a commemorative t‑shirt, poster and “50” pin, and staff heard Paul McCartney perform under the rainbow arches.
- A Wall Street Journal video posted Wednesday showed Cook touring Apple’s archives to see early patents and prototypes, with the CEO noting some items were new to him.
- Apple has not released special consumer anniversary products, and Cook cited about 2.5 billion active devices as the company pushes services, AI features and spatial computing.