Apple's Giving Program Has Raised More Than $365 Million for Non-Profits Around the World

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Apple has shared a new feature on its Newsroom that highlights the company's charitable and volunteer efforts.


Apple says that its internal Giving program has raised more than $365 million for non-profit organizations around the world since its inception eight years ago. As part of the program, Apple matches every dollar that its employees donate, with combined donations totaling more than $125 million in 2018.

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The feature highlights thousands of organizations where Apple employees volunteer their time, including the Terence MacSwiney School in Cork, Ireland, where more than a dozen employees from Apple's nearby campus visit the school each week to teach coding, drawing, photography, music, and video.

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Spotify Adding Feature That Lets You Block Artists From Playlists, Radio Stations, and More

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Spotify will soon launch a "don't play this artist" feature in its iOS app, which will allow subscribers to block an entire artist from playing across the app (via The Verge). This means that you won't hear their songs in your library, Spotify playlists, chart lists, and radio stations.

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The feature is in testing right now, and it currently works on the artist's own songs but does not extend to collaborations. The feature is found in the ellipsis menu on an artist's page, and will sit alongside options like Follow, Share, and Go to radio.

A specific release date for the launch of the block feature has not yet been announced, but during its test of the update Spotify told The Verge it would be coming "soon." Artist and song blocking is a feature that many users have been asking for in both Spotify and Apple Music, and so far Apple has not yet announced a similar update for its streaming music service.

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Apple and Tim Cook Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States, a federal holiday commemorating the American civil rights movement leader.

Apple today has honored the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a full-page tribute on its website. A photo of Dr. King is accompanied by an iconic quote of his: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."


Over the weekend, Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted a photo of himself and others volunteering at A.J. Dorsa Elementary School in San Jose, California, reflective of Dr. King's call for people to serve others.

Thanks to Dorsa Elementary students and all who joined Apple volunteers in San Jose today! Sixty years ago, Dr. King called on all of us to make a career of humanity. “You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.” pic.twitter.com/UOssKy4Tl6

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) January 19, 2019

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Apple's 'Everyone Can Create' Curriculum Now Available in German, French, Spanish, and Italian

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Apple today announced that its Everyone Can Create curriculum is now available in German, French, Spanish, and Italian on Apple Books. The free creative guides will also be available in Swedish and Dutch this spring.


Everyone Can Create is designed to allow teachers to easily incorporate creativity into their existing lesson plans in any subject, including language arts, math, science, history, social studies, and coding. The series of guides teach students to develop ideas through drawing, music, video, and photos on iPad.

Since the launch of Everyone Can Create in October, teachers and parents across Europe have downloaded the guides nearly 100,000 times, according to Apple. And across Europe, more than 40,000 students and teachers attended Today at Apple sessions incorporating Everyone Can Create lessons in 2018.

Everyone Can Create includes four student guides for drawing, music, video, and photos, available for free in Apple Books. A companion teacher guide helps bring the projects to life, with 300 lesson ideas across media, projects, and subjects.

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