by Juli Clover
Apple CEO Tim Cook was the second highest paid CEO in the United States in 2019, according to Bloomberg‘s list of the highest paid CEOs and executives in 2019. Cook received compensation totaling $133,727,869 by Bloomberg‘s count.
Almost all of Cook’s compensation was provided in the form of stock awards and related performance bonuses. As reported by the SEC earlier this year, Cook received a $3 million base salary with $7.7 million in incentives, with the rest coming from stock awards that vested during the year.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was the number one highest paid CEO in the United States during the year, receiving close to $600 million. Charger Communications CEO Tom Rutledge, former acting CEO of CBS Joseph Ianniello, Chewy CEO Sumit Singh, and Blackstone Group COO Jonathan Gray all earned over $100 million.
As for other tech company executives, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai earned $86 million, Intel CEO Robert Swan earned $99 million, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earned $77 million.
Cook regularly contributes to charity organizations and in the past said that he plans to give away the vast majority of his wealth.
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Everything New in iOS 14 Beta 2: New Calendar Icon, Files Widget and More
Tuesday July 7, 2020 11:38 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today released the second beta of iOS 14 to developers for testing purposes, tweaking and refining some of the features that are coming in the update. Below, we’ve rounded up all of the changes that we found in the second beta.
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Friday July 10, 2020 11:12 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple this month published a support document that warns customers against closing their Mac notebooks with a cover over the camera as it can lead to display damage. Image via Reddit Apple says that the clearance between the display and the keyboard is designed to very tight tolerances, which can be problematic. Covering the camera can also cause issues with automatic brightness and True Tone….
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Thursday July 9, 2020 10:14 am PDT by Juli Clover
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Wednesday July 8, 2020 3:14 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Apple is working on Macs that use its custom Apple-designed Apple Silicon chips instead of Intel chips, but Apple has committed to continuing to support Thunderbolt, reports The Verge.
In a statement, an Apple spokesperson said that Apple’s upcoming machines will offer support for Intel’s Thunderbolt USB-C standard.
“Over a decade ago, Apple partnered with Intel to design and develop…
