Apple Original Films this week unveiled the teaser trailer and key art for “Being Heumann,” a powerful new feature film that chronicles the “mother of the disability rights movement,” Judy Heumann, as she leads a group of young adults who come together to find their collective voice in a fight against discrimination. The film marks the second collaboration for Apple Original Films and writer/director Siân Heder, who directed the multi-Academy Award-winning film “CODA,” which made history as the first film with a predominantly deaf cast to receive the Best Picture honor. “Being Heumann” will debut in select theaters November 6, 2026 and premiere globally on Apple TV Friday, November 13, 2026. The teaser trailer has been unveiled just ahead of the premiere of “Being Heumann” as the opening film of the Toronto International Film Festival, set to take place on September 10. They wouldn’t take Judy Heumann’s phone calls, so she took their building. In 1977, a young disabled woman (Ruth Madeley) and a scrappy coalition of outsiders decide they’ve had enough. What begins as one impulsive act becomes the longest occupation of a federal building in American history, as hundreds spontaneously seize government offices and refuse to leave until the bureaucrat in their way (Mark Ruffalo) takes action. Bringing rebellion in all its forms to the hallowed halls, a movement’s accidental leaders struggle to find their path forward where none has ever been paved for them. Directed by Academy Award winner Heder and based on true events, “Being Heumann” is the revolutionary, irreverent and deeply human story of the least likely people trying to pull off the impossible and change the lives of millions. Apple TV offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all of a user’s favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 80 wins and 3,826 award nominations and counting including multi-Emmy Award-winning and history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” global cultural phenomenon “Severance,” Apple’s most-viewed drama “Pluribus,” Academy Award Best Picture winner “CODA” and Academy Award winner “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time. Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. The post Apple Original Films debuts teaser trailer for new film ‘Being Heumann’ appeared first on MacDailyNews. You're currently a free subscriber to MacDailyNews. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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Apple CEO Ternus has a direct incentive to beat the market: How Apple structured his equity award
Apple’s board has structured incoming CEO John Ternus’ first full-year compensation so that the bulk of his wealth depends on whether the company’s stock outperforms other members of the S&P 500. Ternus will receive a $3 million base salary and a targeted annual equity award of $55 million beginning in fiscal 2027. Three-quarters of that award consists of performance-based restricted stock units that vest according to Apple’s total shareholder return relative to the rest of the index. The remaining 25 percent vests on a simple time schedule — 12.5 percent every six months over four years. The design is straightforward: Ternus has a direct financial incentive to deliver returns that beat the broader large-cap market and, by extension, to reward shareholders. Apple also granted him a smaller, prorated restricted-stock award of $2.5 million for the few weeks he served as CEO in fiscal 2026. Cook, now executive chairman, received a reduced $2 million salary and a $45 million target equity award that is less heavily weighted toward relative performance. The structure continues Apple’s long-standing practice of linking a large share of executive pay to multi-year stock results rather than short-term operational metrics. Because the performance hurdle is measured against S&P 500 peers rather than an absolute stock-price target, Ternus cannot simply ride a rising market; Apple must outperform. That alignment is meant to keep management focused on capital allocation, product execution, and capital-return decisions that actually move the needle versus the index. Whether that same incentive could eventually support another stock split is an open question. Apple last split its shares 4-for-1 in 2020 when the stock price had climbed high enough that some retail investors found individual shares cumbersome. A split does not change the company’s market value or the economic substance of Ternus’ award, but it can improve liquidity, broaden the shareholder base, and make the stock more accessible to index funds and individual buyers. If the board and Ternus conclude that a more widely held, more liquid stock would help Apple’s relative total-shareholder-return ranking over the multi-year vesting window, a split could become one of several tools they consider. Nothing in the current filing points to an imminent split, and any such decision would still rest with the board. The pay package simply makes clear that Ternus’ personal payoff will be larger if Apple’s stock does better than its S&P 500 neighbors — regardless of how that outperformance is achieved. MacDailyNews Take: Apple’s CEO compensation structure is largely the same; the differences are in size and in what has been disclosed so far. Cook’s last full-year CEO package (fiscal 2025) used the same architecture Apple is now using for Ternus: $3 million salary, equity that is 75% performance-based and 25% time-based, and performance vesting tied to Apple’s total shareholder return versus other S&P 500 companies. That 75/25 mix and the relative-TSR test are unchanged for Ternus’ $55 million fiscal 2027 equity award. Component Cook as CEO (FY2025) Ternus as CEO (FY2027 target) Base salary $3 million $3 million Target equity $50 million $55 million Equity mix 75% performance / 25% time 75% performance / 25% time Performance metric TSR vs S&P 500 TSR vs S&P 500 Target cash bonus $6 million (200% of salary) Not yet disclosed Target total (disclosed) $59 million ~$58 million (salary + equity only) Reported/realized total $74.3 million N/A yet Cook’s reported 2025 total of about $74.3 million was higher than his $59 million target because the cash bonus paid out at $12 million (twice target) and because the accounting value of the stock awards was $57.5 million rather than the $50 million target. Ternus’ disclosed package is slightly richer on equity ($55 million vs $50 million) and silent so far on an annual cash bonus. SEC filings omit details regarding an annual cash bonus program for Ternus. If Apple awards him a standard executive annual cash bonus structure matching Cook’s $6 million target, his full target will land around $64 million (above Cook’s $59 million target). If no cash bonus is awarded, his disclosed baseline target ($58 million) sits slightly below Cook’s total $59 million target. The package does not represent a new philosophy. Apple kept the same pay architecture, the same relative-performance test, and the same salary. The material changes are modest: a $5 million larger equity target for Ternus, an undisclosed cash-bonus question, and the absence (so far) of the perks and above-target cash that inflated Cook’s reported 2025 total. Alignment with shareholders via beating the S&P 500 is the same idea under which Cook already lived. Bottom line: It’s good news for Apple shareholders that the CEO is rewarded for AAPL outperforming the broader market. Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. 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Amazon cuts prices on new M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini pre-orders
Amazon is offering cash discounts on Apple’s just-announced 2026 Mac mini lineup, just weeks before the machines ship on September 22nd. The retailer has marked down two M6 configurations and one M5 Pro model for pre-order: • M6 Mac mini with 16GB unified memory and 256GB SSD: $879.99, down from $899 ($19 off) • M6 Mac mini with 16GB unified memory and 512GB SSD: $1,069.99, down from $1,099 ($29 off) • M5 Pro Mac mini with 24GB unified memory and 512GB SSD: $1,669.99 ($29 off) These are the first advertised dollar-off pre-order deals on the new Mac mini at Amazon. Apple ‘s new M6 Mac mini can deliver up to 40% faster CPU performance, up to 4× faster AI performance, up to 2× faster graphics, and up to 2× faster storage versus the prior-generation M4 model it used for comparison (a 10-core M4 with 32GB memory and 2TB storage). Those figures come from Apple and apply to specific workloads, not every task. Pre-order pricing can change, and stock or delivery dates may vary by configuration. If you are shopping specifically for an Amazon Mac mini deal, those three SKUs are the ones currently listed below Apple’s starting prices. MacDailyNews Take: get ’em while they last here! Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. The post Amazon cuts prices on new M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini pre-orders appeared first on MacDailyNews. You're currently a free subscriber to MacDailyNews. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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BASF sues Apple over alleged face authentication patent violations
German chemical conglomerate BASF has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in a U.S. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏...
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Apple TV+ has signed a new multi-year, first-look feature film deal with The North Road Company’s Chernin Entertainment, the flagship… ͏ ...
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On Monday, BofA Securities reaffirmed its “Buy” recommendation for Apple stock, increasing its price target from $253 to $265. ͏ ͏ ...
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Apple’s Chinese App Store paid out over $493 billion to developers in 2023, representing 95% of the total revenue generated. ͏ ͏ ͏...



