{"id":850622,"date":"2026-03-26T02:27:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/850622\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T02:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:27:41","slug":"apples-50th-mumford-sons-in-london-illuminated-artwork-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/850622\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s 50th: Mumford &#038; Sons in London, Illuminated Artwork in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple continues to celebrate its upcoming 50th anniversary by hosting events around the world, with the latest two held in the UK and Australia today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Apple-Battersea-Mumford-Sons.jpg\"   alt=\"Apple Battersea Mumford Sons\" width=\"1905\" height=\"1072\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1042533\"\/>Mumford &amp; Sons at Apple Battersea<br \/>Outside of its UK headquarters at the former Battersea Power Station in London, Apple hosted British folk-rock band Mumford &amp; Sons for an under-the-radar performance that was open to the public. Apple invited MacRumors reporter Hartley Charlton to the event, which included a private reception for media personnel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple 50 Years Badge London\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1042551 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Apple-50-Years-Badge-London.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>Over in Australia, Apple showcased digital artwork on the Sydney Opera House&#8217;s eastern sails. The artwork was created in the Procreate app on the iPad by a group of 10 emerging Australian artists. Through free Today at Apple sessions, the public also had the opportunity to create and submit artwork for potential illumination.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple Sydney Opera House 3\" width=\"1960\" height=\"1470\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1042537 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Apple-Sydney-Opera-House-3.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple Sydney Opera House 1\" width=\"1960\" height=\"1470\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1042535 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Apple-Sydney-Opera-House-1.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple Sydney Opera House 2\" width=\"1960\" height=\"1470\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1042536 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Apple-Sydney-Opera-House-2.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/>Apple showcased digital artwork at the Sydney Opera House<br \/>If you missed tonight&#8217;s exhibition, Apple said additional artwork from both commissioned artists and public submissions will be curated and projected onto the Opera House&#8217;s eastern sails on March 26 and March 27 at 8 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has hosted celebrations in many other countries, including the United States, France, China, South Korea, and Thailand, with more to follow this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/24\/apple-50th-anniversary-events\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in Canada, Japan, India, and Mexico<\/a>. 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CarPlay will automatically offer the new features so long as the iPhone connected to your vehicle is running iOS 26.4 or later&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/24\/apple-unveils-apple-business\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Unveils &#8216;Apple Business&#8217; All-in-One Platform<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple today announced Apple Business, a new all-in-one platform that unifies device management, productivity tools, and customer outreach features.&#13;The service is designed to be a consolidated replacement for several of Apple&#8217;s existing business-focused offerings, including Apple Business Essentials, Apple Business Manager, and Apple Business Connect. It provides organizations with a single&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/24\/apple-releases-airpods-firmware-8b39\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple today released new firmware for the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, and the AirPods 4. The firmware has a version number of 8B39, up from 8B34 on the AirPods Pro 3, 8B28 on the AirPods Pro 2, and 8B21 on the AirPods 4. &#13;There is no word on what&#8217;s included in the firmware, but Apple has a support document with limited notes. Most updates are limited to bug fixes and performance&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple continues to celebrate its upcoming 50th anniversary by hosting events around the world, with the latest two&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":850623,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7757],"tags":[242789,242790,748,393,4884,257,16,15],"class_list":["post-850622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-apple-50th-anniversary","tag-apple-battersea","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-london","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116293117619682545","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=850622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/850623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=850622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=850622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=850622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}