In a familiar sounding story, Bloomberg says Apple has slowed hiring considerably and rescheduled bonuses in an attempt to control costs. TMO writer Nick deCourville joins Ken to discuss that. Plus – An email on Apple TV+ and the first installment of Nick’s Picks!
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Apple Pauses Hiring for Jobs Outside of Research and Development, Apparently to Cut Costs
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman recently reported that Apple had paused its hiring for many job roles to cut costs and spending.
Apple Commits to Hire Over 1,000 Interns This Year
A report today says that Apple plans to hire over 1,000 people for a mixture of online and in-person internships.
Apple Hires Netflix Engineer Ruslan Meshenberg
Apple has hired Netflix engineer Ruslan Meshenberg, an important employee who helped build the platform and made it fast and stable.
Changing Apple Hiring, More Phone Hack Info – TMO Daily Observations 2020-01-27
Charlotte Henry and John Martellaro join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Apple’s new hiring page and the new info about Jeff Bezos’ iPhone.
Apple Hires Xbox Co-Creator and VR Engineer Nat Brown
Apple has hired Nat Brown, co-creator of the Xbox game console and a former VR engineer for Valve, to work on unknown projects.
Health Insurer Anthem Poaches Apple Health Employees
Health insurance company Anthem has poached employees from Apple’s health division, as well as a couple of machine learning experts.
Apple AR Hiring Increases to 33 Positions Since Last Year
Last May Apple had one AR job position open. It gradually increased to five by the end of 2018. Now, Apple AR hiring has increased to 33 open positions.
The hiring upswing is a clear sign that the Cupertino tech giant is looking to make AR a major part of its mobile iOS devices moving forward…Of the current 33 openings, the extreme majority — 30 — are located at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters.
For Hire: An Analyst to Share Negative Siri Feedback With Team
The employee will have the power to lead “rapid-response solutions” to fix problems with Siri that are trending or viral.
Apple is Hiring More Software Employees Than Hardware
For the first time in years, Apple has been hiring more software employees than hardware employees. I think this is a great move because Apple software is generally basic.
It makes sense for Apple: its hardware is now not only ubiquitous, but demand has finally plateaud. At the end of 2018 (right around when Apple began its earnest search for more software people), it became very clear that the iPhone was no longer Apple’s meal ticket as sales lagged followed by a very rare warnings call from Tim Cook.
So now what? Lock people into the ecosystem with software and services. How to get there? Hire people who know how to build that walled garden.
Watch Out, Imagination Technologies, Because Apple is Hiring More GPU Designers
Apple’s in-house GPU plans have the company on a hiring spree in London, which happens to be pretty close to where Imagination Technologies is based. That’s the company Apple partnered with for iPhone and iPad graphics processors before deciding to go it alone—and more than 20 employees have already left to join the Cupertino-based company.