Apple Counters AI Poaching with Bonuses

Airfront Elijah covers Bloomberg's report on Apple granting large RSU bonuses to retain hardware designers from AI rivals.

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This week:

💀 Apple just killed the Mac Pro—and it’s $700 wheels too!
🧠 WWDC 26 is official—Apple is about to unveil their AI master plans
🔊 We’re about to get new all new HomePods, yes, including the big ones
💸 Apple is throwing HUGE money at talent to stop them from leaving for OpenAI
📱 Let’s go through all the cool new features in iOS 26.4!

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This week's stories

Apple Confirms Mac Pro Is Dead, No Future Models Planned

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-mac-pro/

Apple's $700 Mac Pro Wheels Kit Discontinued Along With Mac Pro

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/26/mac-pro-wheels-kit-discontinued/

Apple Announces WWDC 2026 Will Take Place June 8 to 12

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/23/apple-announces-wwdc-2026-dates/