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dewme said: Can't you just mount an eye bolt on top of the headset and tie a helium ballon to it? That's not so farfetched. VR HMDs in the Nineties often were hung from the ceiling with cables because the headset hardware was way too heavy…
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I'm sure there will be more cases brought to the court system in time. This certainly won't be the last time we see the DoJ investigating a large US corporation. For sure all of these companies look at the regulations in place and try to figure how…
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charlesn said: Well, considering that Apple is the 800 pound gorilla in the consumer electronics space, it will obviously benefit most from any tariff relief by virtue of its huge sales. As far as tariff exemption lines added that "consis…
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New AG, same pursuit. First guilty of monopolizing search, today guilty of monopolizing advertising. It's not like the AG dropped this. And as we've seen from DOGE reforms and other executive branch action, the current administration has no problem…
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Nagra178A said: Where is Apple Watch 18.4.1? Stuck on a build server somewhere in Apple's internal network. Don't worry, if Apple deems it a worthwhile release, you'll eventually see it. Patience is a virtue. Apple is notoriously opaque a…
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It's important to note that the DoJ is pursuing Alphabet for other matters, most importantly for monopolizing online search. These two articles explains it well: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/08/05/google-search-antitrust-monopoly/ https://www.m…
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My guess is that Meta let this shoddy redaction happen on purpose. It doesn't seem to hurt them as much as their competitors. They should know what properly redacted documents are especially how much they are paying their legal team. And it's not …
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jfabula1 said: So I’m thinking, if a US company get very successful in their business model & it get rich it becomes monopolistic.. Will Facebook be the next? Meta is currently being investigated over their alleged monopoly of social…
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Look, AI-assisted writing tools are really just like any other tool or convenience. Did you cook your own dinner last night? Or did you just order DoorDash? Dump a jar of spaghetti sauce in a saucepan? Use a food processor instead of chopping up in…
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It's a shame that there are no updates for the iOS 17.7 and other related OSes. Not everyone has jumped to iOS/iPadOS 18 or macOS Sequoia. I have two iPhones on iOS 17.7.2 and an iPad on iPadOS 17.7.2. There are also two Macs running Sonoma 14.7.5 i…
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dws-2 said: There's a lot I dislike about meta and facebook, but I fully support removing AI writing. I don't want to read generic AI writing. I want to read things in my friends' own words. A couple of comments about this. First and fore…
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DAalseth said: Thanks for the reminder. I just checked to verify that the Share switch was off on all my devices. I review these settings every time I upgrade iOS, iPadOS, macOS or restore from a previous backup. It takes me at least an h…
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foregoneconclusion said: mpantone said: The rare earth mining element issue isn't China's only card in this trade war. They also hold about $770 billion in US Treasury bonds. That's a more dire concern for the US government. If China (or …
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There's also the privacy aspect for people who aren't wearing the AR glasses. Doesn't anyone remember when Google Glass was being sold? There was no clear way for any random person to know whether or not the Google Glass user was recording video or…
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This whole article is based on the premise that Differential Privacy is 100% infallible all time time for every situation forever which is rather difficult to believe. It's the same with really any analytics sharing whether it be opt-in or opt-out.…
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9secondkox2 said: This is the way to go. Apple should have never gone with a cliche headset. Even late to market, glasses would be big. AR glasses and VR HMDs have different goals and functions. There's really no way to get true immersio…
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It's important to note that mining these rare earth elements is pretty bad for the environment. There are ways to extract the desired minerals from the ore but of course that's more costly. China uses a lot of chemicals in their mines for cheap proc…
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When Apple revealed the iPhone 16e, a lot of Western journalists (including some here at AppleInsider) and many commentors scratched their heads saying "I don't know who this iPhone 16e is for." And like every other lower-priced smartphone, the ans…
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swat671 said: One thing I wonder about is if the privacy focus could screw things up. I’ve read other stories in the past that because Apple doesn’t let Siri store information and other things and let it use other info like Google, Amazon, Op…
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Remember that not everyone will tolerate eyeglasses let alone a vision obstructing HMD. I have an Oculus Rift S and I can't wear it for more than 40-45 minutes tops. And the Rift S is way lighter than AVP. I also hate headphones, I hate goggles. I…