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  • Steam update brings new features & Mac hardware acceleration

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    Japhey said:
    You go into great detail describing the new note overlay windows, but only a brief mention of the acceleration Mac users can expect. Why even mention it in the title if you weren’t going to explain it with more detail? You do know that’s the reason most people on an Apple News site are going to click on the article, right?
    "The technical work in this update makes it possible to enable hardware acceleration for the Mac & Linux versions of Steam, bringing them up to par with Windows. You should see snappier animations, scrolling and more responsive UI." This is for the Steam application, not games installed by Steam.
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  • Apple hit with patent infringement lawsuit for selling a smart water bottle

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    Suing a reseller seems like a stretch.

    They are also sold on Amazon, well.ca…
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  • Amateur performers embrace VR porn on Apple Vision Pro

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    d_2 said:
    dominikhoffmann said:
    This is really disgusting. Yet another way to cheapen the marital act!
    No one is forcing you to watch it… and it’s only “Soft porn” 
    Only until you find the Viagra…  :D
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  • Apple's iPhone water resistance has a big catch, claims new lawsuit

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    h2p said:
    I’m with you @Elijahg. My 15 Pro Max is rated as IP68 (Maximum depth of 6 meters for up to 30 minutes)… BUT it voids the AppleCare?? Whoa. That’s disturbing, and it means I haven’t read the AC+ terms recently. Been a MacHead since the 80’s. Even had my 2013 MBP replaced for free by AC after the 3rd instance of a video card malfunction in 2016 1 week before AC expiration. 

    This suit may have legs.

    Now about to contact AC+ about my wife’s Series 9 Apple Watch that quits logging an activity within a few minutes. (Activities are one of the main uses for her Apple Watche). Will see the response. Honestly I will go thru the troubleshooting steps again w Apple (didn’t help when I did them) and will request a replacement if unsuccessful. See how it goes. 
    AC+ would cover the liquid damage repair for a service fee. That's accidental damage. It's the limited warranty that would be voided.

    "If during the Plan Term you submit a valid claim by notifying Apple that the Covered Device has failed due to accidental damage from handling resulting from an unexpected and unintentional external event (such as, drops and damage caused by liquid contact) (“ADH”), Apple will, subject to your payment of the service fee described below, either (i) repair the defect using new parts or previously used genuine Apple parts that have been tested and pass Apple functional requirements, or (ii) exchange the Covered Device with a replacement product that is new or comprised of new and/or previously used genuine Apple parts and has been tested and passed Apple Functional requirements."

    The logic for the limited warranty is probably something along the lines of "The design was tested for IP##, if there is water ingress under those conditions you must have damaged the seals".
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  • Apple shareholders sue over Siri delays and massive losses

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    Apple's easy defence: the stock price history.

    It was on a pretty steady upward trend until the end of 2024. The big fall was after Trump announced his tariffs.
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  • False Flag: Social media erupts over Apple's predictive text Palestine blunder

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    Yup, that's how predictive text works - if a lot of users are typing Jerusalem and a flag of Palestine that will come up for others.
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  • Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones

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    hmurchison said:
    Sure glad Saudi is saving is from certain Doom by curtailing eWaste.  I can cross that existential threat off the list and go back to focusing on the impending UFO invasion. 
    So you posted an image from 2017 of oil fires set by retreating ISIS forces in Iraq?
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  • Apple's generative AI may be the only one that was trained legally & ethically

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    foregoneconclusion said:
    "Training" is just a marketing term. Generative AI programs, like any computer program, require a database in order to work. No data = no output. If copyrighted works are part of the database, then the company that owns the program needs to have paid to license those works. Think of it like a generative video game similar to No Man's Sky. Yes, the program can procedurally generate things but it's still dependent on the database of assets that the game designers built for it to use. 
    That's not terribly accurate.

    The training data goes through a Neural Net - it doesn't result in anything resembling a database.

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  • President Trump lashes out at China for violating new trade agreement

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    danox said:
    What Deal? Agreeing to meet and talk isn’t a deal….
    Not to mention that Trump has violated CUSMA and other deals with his Tariffs. So… yeah…
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  • New Vietnam trade deal means Apple will pay at least five times more in tariffs

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    Can the Vietnamese population afford an imported American SUV? Farm products seem more likely if they can't get from a more regional partner already.

    Is Vietnam actually paying the tariffs or is it the American consume or importers? The latter are more typical.
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