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  • Apple's iMessage gets a reprieve from EU digital gatekeeper law

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    daveflash said:
    The EU is getting ridiculous. They’re stinging from the Irish tax case loss, companies like Nokia & Ericsson becoming irrelevant and the fact US tech companies are responsible/required for virtually 100% of computing tech. You can’t build a computer or mobile device without at least several technologies from US  companies (CPU, GPU, OS).

    I saw an article today that EuroHPC has built another supercomputer using AMD EPYC processors. I’ve previously said the US should retaliate against German automakers (maybe a tariff or force them to open their gatekeeper infotainment systems). Maybe they should stop selling processors to the EU unless they’re only used in consumer PCs. Let’s see EU countries try to build there supercomputers without help from the US.
    avon b7 said:
    Yeah. And what would the US do without access to ASML? 
    haha yes, i was just about to say that! With that logic we the Dutch should also block EUV and DUV lithography-machine exports by ASML to US companies like TexasInstruments, Qualcomm, Intel and AMD, just like the US gov't has forced us to do this year against Chinese companies!


    Was waiting for this.

    How come an EU company can have a monopoly on a specific industry and yet the EU isn’t doing anything to rein them in or allow other startups to compete? I thought the EU was dead set against any company having some sort of a monopoly?

    The hypocrisy of the EU on full display yet again. 
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  • Apple's iMessage gets a reprieve from EU digital gatekeeper law

    ericthehalfbeeericthehalfbee
    The EU is getting ridiculous. They’re stinging from the Irish tax case loss, companies like Nokia & Ericsson becoming irrelevant and the fact US tech companies are responsible/required for virtually 100% of computing tech. You can’t build a computer or mobile device without at least several technologies from US  companies (CPU, GPU, OS).

    I saw an article today that EuroHPC has built another supercomputer using AMD EPYC processors. I’ve previously said the US should retaliate against German automakers (maybe a tariff or force them to open their gatekeeper infotainment systems). Maybe they should stop selling processors to the EU unless they’re only used in consumer PCs. Let’s see EU countries try to build there supercomputers without help from the US.
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  • Apple provides detailed reasoning behind abandoning iPhone CSAM detection

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    Kind of ridiculous that Apple got flak for trying to implement CSAM using a better method to improve privacy while Google, Microsoft and others have had full-blown CSAM scanning for years and hardly anyone talks about it.

    Google is even worse for using machine learning to try and identify images that aren't in the CSAM database, generating additional false positives.
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  • Apple launches third 'Impact Accelerator' for training minority-owned businesses

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    Dead_Pool said:
    Is this sort of racial preference still legal?

    Say what? There are countless scholarships and various programs targeted to groups of people all over the world. There’s nothing illegal about someone (or some company) wanting to help a specific group of people. Especially one that’s often the target of harassment or unfair treatment in the workplace (LGBTQ, persons of colour, Muslims, women…).

    The thing I find interesting about these articles is when people complain about them and try to construct a valid argument as to why it’s not a good idea (and failing). 
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  • Undercharged: iPhone 14 owners complain about lower battery endurance

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    My 13 Pro Max I’m using at work is at 87% and I got it at launch. So a month shy of 2 yes and 13% loss, or 6.5% a year. I’ll check our 14’s when I get home.

    On a side note, I saw someone conducting a poll online about whether or not Android should include this same feature so users can easily check battery health. Some Android phones have a similar feature, and there are Apps that try to guess your health, but nothing as accurate as the iPhone.

    I have a feeling this is being left out on purpose so we don’t get a huge number of people with Android phones (esp those with fast charging) complaining about their battery health.
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