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The HIV-positive caregivers working to end AIDS in Africa Dotty Nyambok is an HIV Counselor at the Embakasi Health Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. She is halfway through her list of patients when two girls walk into her tent. Helima, 18, is here because she suspects she’s contracted HIV from her boyfriend, and her friend Winny has come to support her. Dotty begins a familiar ritual: She unwraps a sterilized needle, pricks Helima’s finger and drops blood onto a test strip. Then she sets the timer. 15:00, 14:59, 14:58… While they wait, Dotty asks Helima what she thinks will happen if she tests positive. With grim confidence, she answers, she will die. That’s when Dotty shares something of herself. It’s information she reveals when she senses someone is in desperate need of kindness and hope. “I’m HIV-positive,” Dotty says. “So when you have HIV you will continue living, because you will take your medication.” The girls exchange surprised, shy smiles in the tent at Embakasi, a facility w...

Apple launches app development program to support women entrepreneurs New Entrepreneur Camp Offers Immersive Technology Lab and More for Female App Developers who are Founders and Entrepreneurs Cupertino, California — Apple today announced the launch of the all-new Entrepreneur Camp, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to create new opportunities for app-driven businesses owned or led by women through an intensive technology lab, specialized support and ongoing mentoring. To be eligible for the program, applying app-driven businesses must be female-founded, co-founded or led and have at least one woman on the development team — as well as a working app or prototype and desire to leverage Apple technologies to benefit their mission. The program’s pilot session, beginning in January 2019, is now accepting applications .  “Apple is committed to helping more women assume leadership roles across the tech sector and beyond,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We’re proud to help c...

Apple brings coding education to more students for Computer Science Education Week Free Hour of Code Sessions Come to all Apple Store Locations Next Week Apple today unveiled new resources designed to bring coding education through the Everyone Can Code program to even more students around the world. Starting today, customers can register for thousands of free Hour of Code sessions, available at all Apple Store locations around the world from December 1 through 14. The company also introduced Swift Coding Club materials to help teach coding outside of the classroom with Swift, Apple’s easy-to-learn programming language used by professional developers to create world-class apps. And to help prepare and develop students for the workforce, the company unveiled new Advanced Placement curriculum and App Development with Swift certification. Today at Apple For the sixth year, Apple will host Hour of Code daily coding sessions through Today at Apple from December 1 through 14. The sessio...

Apple Champs-Élysées now open in Paris Apple Champs-Élysées opened this afternoon in Paris, welcoming thousands of customers along the world-famous shopping street. Press Contacts Nick Leahy,Apple, nleahy@apple.com, (408) 862-5012 Abby Reisinger,Apple,areisinger@apple.com,(669) 227-3527 Apple Media Helpline,media.help@apple.com,(408) 974-2042

Shot on iPhone X R : Users share portraits, landscapes and more Photographers around the world are capturing stunning images with iPhone X R , the newest member of the iPhone family. iPhone X R features an Apple-designed, state-of-the-art camera system that enables Portrait mode from a single lens, offering a sophisticated bokeh effect. Portraits look great on the wide-angle lens, even in lower lighting conditions. iPhone X R ’s edge-to-edge 6.1-inch Liquid Retina display makes for a great viewfinder, and Smart HDR brings better highlight and shadow detail across photos. With the longest battery life in an iPhone ever, iPhone X R will be ready to snap that perfect shot. For tips and techniques to help capture great photos and videos on iPhone, visit apple.com/iphone/photography-how-to . Press Contacts Andrew Kelly,Apple,andrewkelly@apple.com,(669) 283-1423 Fana Yohannes,Apple,fyohannes@apple.com,(408) 974-2246 Apple Media Helpline,media.help@apple.com,(408) 974-2042

Final Cut Pro X introduces third-party workflow extensions Update Brings Extensions from Frame.io, Shutterstock and CatDV, Plus Other Features Including Batch Sharing, Video Noise Reduction and Comparison Viewer The latest update to Final Cut Pro X, available today on the Mac App Store, introduces workflow extensions that enable professional video editors to use third-party apps and services directly within the editing interface. Workflow extensions match the look of Final Cut Pro and integrate tightly into the app, allowing editors to drag media into Final Cut Pro libraries, sync playback between extensions and timeline, add clip markers and more. These extensions make it easy to use popular tools that enhance post-production including review and approval with Frame.io, stock footage browsing and purchasing with Shutterstock and media asset management with CatDV. Workflow extensions can be downloaded free from the Mac App Store starting today. Additional third-party extensions for ...

Apple Champs-Élysées to open on famed Parisian avenue this Sunday Paris — Apple today announced its latest retail location, Apple Champs-Élysées, paying tribute to Paris’s rich history and creativity. Housed in a Haussmann-era apartment building, the inner courtyard has been transformed into Apple’s grandest Forum, dedicated to free Today at Apple sessions. Apple offers more than 18,000 Today at Apple sessions around the world every week, focused on creative passions like photography, music, coding and design. In the first week, Apple Champs-Élysées will host sessions with popular musicians, filmmakers, animators and more. “The energy in Paris is electric and it will be one of our premier cities for Today at Apple,” said Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail. “I hope that everyone who visits Apple Champs-Élysées will be inspired to unlock their creative curiosity and learn something new.” A careful blend of historic and modern architecture, the store design honor...