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Biden will ban TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells it
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Apple Silicon might get used for AI chips in server farms
9secondkox2 said:Hope not. Apple should go all-in with on-device.Even if it takes longer, that’s fine.About as long as it takes to run a photoshop action.No problem. -
Apple's iPhone skid in China continues, with another big hit to start 2024
Since WeChat is the “ecosystem” in China, it doesn’t matter as much which phone you buy.So I’m wondering if owning an iPhone in China has always been more about fashion and politics than anything else. Maybe buying from American companies has become less popular in China.Sucks for apple shareholders, but apple customers in the rest of the world won’t be hurt by this — if anything, it will make Apple appreciate the rest of us even more. -
The history -- and triumph -- of Arm and Apple Silicon
The long-term goal was for Apple to design its own chipsI’m doubtful this was true. I think that in 2006, Jobs had no plan for silicon independence and would have regarded that idea as fanciful. Intel was such a dominant force at that time — it was inconceivable that anyone could beat them.
The M series chips we have today would not exist without a decade of blunders by senior executives at Intel. -
WhatsApp & Threads pulled from Apple App Store in China
tmay said:avon b7 said:danox said:blastdoor said:danox said:blastdoor said:danox said:blastdoor said:Corporations are dictatorships run by all powerful CEOs held loosely in check by a board. China is kind of like that, too. So I imagine it’s more comfortable, in some ways, for corporations to deal with the Chinese government than it is for them to deal with a democratic government like the EU. Maybe that explains why Apple quickly, and without the slightest complaint, does whatever Xi tells them to do, but goes kicking and screaming when it’s the EU.
Not that I agree with the EU on most things— I don’t. But I do recognize the democratic legitimacy of the EU, which in the long run means the EU is far better than china.
Guess what hot shot Apple anywhere in the world is going to comply (eventually) to what the local laws say if they want sell or make anything in that country. all governments around world don't want real encryption all want to censor the populace, and like most corporations and people in general don't anyone speaking out on certain topics that bring discomfort, where have you been under a rock?
The EU has the same goals help themselves within their sphere of influence.Your pal,
Hot Shot
They most certainly do right now the EU gets a free pass because of shared history but that honeymoon won't last....When you switch to issues of war and peace the contrast is even starker
The EU dictates the law and you must follow now but you can appeal good luck, in China they dictate the law and you must follow with no appeal, in the USA congress passes a law but you can appeal/sue right away and possibly get a stay and have your day in court. I know which system I prefer maybe that's a part of the reason the UK left the EU. Most of the bigger English speaking countries would have trouble in time with the EU overlords.
And now I can vote again so I have a real dilemma. Ironically, and because of Brexit I have lost my EU vote.
https://www.essex.ac.uk/research/showcase/why-britain-really-voted-to-leave-the-european-union
It's probable that measures within the EU were at least partly responsible for Brexit success, immigration, and austerity being major factors, but it is also the case the the UK is a diminished empire.The US didn’t go for austerity and fared far better than the Europeans, but the US stimulus fell far short of what was needed to recover quickly. So the recovery was long and a lot of people suffered because of it.Often when people are suffering economically, they aren’t entirely sure why. So they lash out