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Apple slams story of cash hidden in Jersey to reduce taxes, calls itself 'largest taxpayer...
This is a damage control statement. The article by the BBC is a damning revelation that leaves Apple in a bad moral light.
The questionnaire leak alone paints a picture which will make everyone in PR at Apple squirm.
This is going to be like quicksand in the sense that any move to defend itself will probably make things worse. Just like this statement has done. I can see it being torn apart line by line for deliberately trying to distract from the reality that the leaks have put onto the table.
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Survey shows Americans unwilling to let Amazon Key delivery drivers enter their homes
To a point, this already exists, at least where I live. Some local shops act as drop off/pick up points for Amazon as do local post offices and you have the Amazon Lockers for out of office hours pick up.dewme said:I totally understand why Amazon wants to do this. Porch Pirates are the bane of Amazon's business model. If people lose confidence in Amazon's ability to safely deliver expensive/sensitive packages to their home Amazon will suffer. Signing for packages raises the inconvenience factor for customers and reduces Amazon's efficiency.
All is not lost. I might suggest that this is a problem that can be addressed in a similar fashion to Uber and AirBnb. There's no reason why individuals who stay at home or permanently work from home cannot be vetted, trained, and contractually empowered (licensed?) to serve as registered "secure drop-off sites" at a neighborhood level. These people could be used to receive and hold packages for their neighbors who know in advance that they will not be at home to receive a delivery. The security measures that Amazon is proposing with their key service, like video logging and tracking, could still be employed, but at a neighborhood drop-off site level rather than every individual's home. Of course the drop-off people would have to be paid for their service and maintain a clearly defined range of business hours. Of course there could be added fees for excessive hold times and way off-hours pickups, but not a big deal. This might be a way to get some otherwise idle people back into the workforce and it seems reasonable that Amazon (and possibly other delivery services) would cost-share the service fees.
Think of it as an AirBnb for packages.
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Original iPhone early reviewer Steven Levy heralds iPhone X as kicking off Apple's next de...
Well put. I would only add that in the case of LED lighting, as with some other areas, regulators had a difficult task as there was no real long term data to feed off while regulations were put together.dewme said:
Apple is not using lasers in this case but there are still FDA requirements for LEDs since any light source of sufficient intensity, duration, and at (incompatible with human vision) wavelengths is a safety concern. The FDA requires that manufacturers adhere to the appropriate international standards for all products that have safety considerations. In this case I would bet that Apple is forced to achieve conformance to IEC-62471 (Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems) for LED illumination.
Have these lasers been tested and verified as safe for using with Humans by the FDA?
I will wait a while. I would rather have an X with Touchid on the back and a Small notch not the giant eye-sore the X has.
Building complex products that are approved for sale in international markets requires adherence to a staggering number of product, safety, environmental, regulatory, testing, etc., standards that the average iPhone customer cannot begin to imagine. We all dwell on our own personal set of product functions and qualities that matter to us without realizing what a huge achievement it is just for the iPhone X to be available for us to purchase. Throw in the sourcing, manufacturing, and operational complexities and it's nothing short of amazing that it happens and at the amazing volumes that Apple achieves. When Tim Cook gets up in front of the world to show off a new product and conveys his thanks to the teams that made it all happen - this is a thoroughly sincere and heartfelt salute to his teams because he absolutely knows what it took to get to the announcement day while knowing very well that the committed ship date is going to happen as planned.
So yeah, everything that goes into the iPhone X including its LED illumination system safety conformance has been tested.
There have been studies that showed the harmful effects of some LED lighting due to many factors but I think LED regulations have now matured to the point that if you purchase from a reputable source, things should be fine.
Perhaps if you purchase a cheap LED torch, the quality of the LED doesn't matter but if you plan to switch to (non bulb) LED house lighting (which you hope to have for many years), it is worth sourcing the best you can afford just to be on the safe side and take a common sense approach (not looking directly at the light source while it's on).
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How Apple's iPhone X TrueDepth AR waltzed ahead of Google's Tango
Yes. And we already know that the Kirin 970 runs around 20% faster than the Kirin 960 so you might as well take any questions on CPU speed as already answered. Put another way, I haven't seen one single complaint about the 960's speed so you might as well forget that aspect.ericthehalfbee said:tmay said:
Monday is the official announcement of the Huawei Mate 10, so expect a post on AI, and a shit ton of the usual contra posters.StrangeDays said:
they aren’t, but history has shown us the haters, knockoff defenders, and fandroids can’t resist them.rogifan_new said:
So you’re admitting these articles are just click bait.regurgitatedcoprolite said:Fully strapped in and waiting for the fun to begin !
Can’t wait. So the 970 has a neural processor. Big deal. It’s still running off-the-shelf ARM cores, which are vastly inferior to Apple cores.
You think the NPU isn't a big deal. That's ok. I disagree because I've already seen some examples of it in real world situations and the difference is simply spectacular. These are just the first steps and software needs to be written to really leverage it but it really is a big deal even if you don't get it and we haven't hit full stride. Everything begins somewhere. This is the beginning.
As people (myself included) have said in the Pixel thread, what really counts is how the phone performs in your hand and what you expect from it. If you were a businessman travelling frequently on high speed rail networks you might just fall in love with the Mate 10 as it will probably outperform anything out there in terms of call quality, data throughput and connection stability. The NPU plays a role there too. If photo motion blur on fast moving objects is a problem for you, the Mate 10 might give you some nice assistance in reducing it. The NPU plays a role there too. The NPU plays a role in managing the phone internally too.
I'm curious to see what will be presented on Monday even though I won't be able to afford one.
Huawei is always OTT in its marketing but the Mate 10 might just turn out to be a nice little package.
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Ireland could face fine for dragging heels on back taxes from Apple
There are approximately 300 companies under investigation by the EU. Most of them are not US companies but some of the biggest potential claims do relate to US companies (the case of Apple for example). Logically, if you have to prioritise your actions you base your prioritisation on things like the amounts involved. It doesn't mean the smaller cases are ignored.tshapi said:In an earlier article didn’t it say Microsoft and other companies also moved there cash through Ireland? If so why is it Apple that is single handledly put in the spot light?
Would Apple even repatriate overseas cash if the tax rate was lowered? They would need some serious incentives.
I think it’s important to note if this witch hunt started before the Brexit vote or after. And if that has any bearing on this.
It’s not a shame on Apple for seeing a legal opportunity regarding paying less taxes and taking it. Companies get tax rebates all the time.
While this has has nothing to do with amerI ca, I do remember reading an article on here about someone wanting the American government stepping in to quash this so that American can get first. Dibs on apples Money.
