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  • Apple faces billions in liability from Trump's TikTok ban delay

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    Before this administration, I would never have seriously suggested the following, but there are no good government rules anymore, or anyone to enforce them. He could be waiting for the price to drop low enough, and then have Musk and/or the Trump kids buy it.

    Even if the companies have a defense, they would still have to deal with costly litigation if prosecuted by the next administration. Additionally, considering Trump’s bullying behavior, it wouldn’t be surprising if he later changes his mind and attacks the companies if they do something that displeases him. 
    ronnFileMakerFellerbageljoeywatto_cobra

  • Heavily upgraded M3 Ultra Mac Studio is great for AI projects

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    DOGE proposes replacing the current heat generating Oval Office “small language” processor with this cost-effective large language Apple Mac Studio. Estimated first-year savings, over $1 trillion. Downsizing required? Just one person.
    ITGUYINSDAlex1Ncpsro9secondkox2baconstangrezwitswatto_cobra

  • Apple is once again advertising on X, more than a year after stopping all ads on the platf...

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    Big tech’s payoff of Trump and Musk is not a recognition that any of this makes sense. It doesn’t. This is a coup d’état and these ads are a bribe to be allowed to live. It’s an acknowledgment that MAGA currently holds all the levers of power. The only thing preventing Trump from acting more recklessly is his awareness that his power may wane in the future, and today’s victims could potentially become his (or his children’s) masters. Like demagogues before him, if Trump were to die, his movement would die.

    It’s crucial to maintain our integrity, be kind and helpful to good people, and work hard towards eliminating the very narrow, but very important, MAGA legislative majority in 2026.

    It’s possible that Tech will eventually rise up and present a legitimate opposition to the Trump mania. Since opposition spans a broad spectrum of concerns, we’ll need to focus on the most important winnable issues. It’s hard to sell “prevent dictatorship” to a nation that has no good way to oppose it.

    Hopefully, we will emerge from this somewhat intact. 

    JanNLsconosciutomuthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobraargonaut

  • Apple Invites has Sherlocked party organizing app Partiful

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    Evites was doing this long before Partiful. And if I recall correctly, there was a predecessor to eVites. 
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  • Apple stuck the Mac mini power button on the bottom

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    "Vampire power" is actually a huge environmental issue.  (See, e.g. https://paylesspower.com/blog/vampire-energy/ or Wikipedia.) At some point, it makes sense to power down or unplug the machine, either for environmental or security reasons.

    loopless said:
    When is the last time you powered off your Apple TV using in its non-existent power button? Exactly….
    There is no reason to use the one on the Mac mini it except in exceptional circumstances
    muthuk_vanalingam