Apple Nears M2 iPad Pro Launch and Plans Google Tablet-Like Home Hub

An iPad Pro shown at an Apple retail store.

Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg

Apple’s next product launch is just days away. Also: The company withholds new employee benefits from its unionized retail store, but that didn’t stop a big labor win at another location. What’s more: Apple Card users will get Goldman Sachs savings accounts, Intel plans major layoffs, and Apple Watch Ultra bands remain hard to find.

Last week in Power On: Apple’s upcoming USB-C transition is just a stopgap measure before its wireless future.