22july2013

anthogag said:

Apple is doing what it needs to to be a player China’s market. 

The US government should not take allies for granted and work with allies on AI. Part of China’s government’s AI success would be alienating America from its allies for AI research and development. 

But should Apple be developing tools to help the Communist Party of China harm its own citizens? "Following Chinese law" is not good enough.

After further troubleshooting, I seem to have solved the Apple Intelligence failure. I tried many things, but apparently the thing that fixed it was setting all of my language choices to "English (United States)". In System Preferences the settings that I have now synced are:

• System Settings / Keyboard / Dictation / Languages = English (United States)
• System Settings / Apple Intelligence & Siri / Language = English (United States)
• System Settings / General / Language & Region / Region = United States
• System Settings / Accessibility / Voice Control / Language = English (United States)
  

Up until today, some of these setting were set to "Canada" for me, which appears to have been the cause of Apple Intelligence failing without explanation.

"the iPhone 16, which does stay cooler than previous models"

The irony (or if I'm feeling less generous, "inaccuracy") about that statement is that Apple is making iPhones cooler primarily by dispersing more heat, not by generating less heat. (The article calls it "cooling systems" but a more scientifically accurate term would be a "heat transfer system.") You can hold white-hot space shuttle tiles with your bare hands because they don't transfer heat very well, which is the opposite of heat transfer materials. Most computers have extensive heat-sink mechanisms to disperse heat more quickly and effectively. Even the International Space Station does this, because half of the panels that you see collect solar energy, but the other half are radiators that disperse heat into space.

JFC_PA said:

Other than suspicions has anyone ever delivered actual proof of any PRC security violations involving TikTok? 

Here is the proof anyone should need:...

China's National Intelligence Law (2017)

1. Article 7:

• Requires organizations and citizens to “support, assist, and cooperate with state intelligence work” upon request.

• This clause is interpreted as obligating companies to provide data and other forms of cooperation to Chinese intelligence agencies.

2. Article 14:

• Grants intelligence agencies the authority to demand assistance from organizations or individuals and to use their resources for intelligence gathering.

3. Article 28:

• Emphasizes confidentiality, stating that individuals and organizations must not disclose their involvement in assisting intelligence activities.

China's Personal Information Protection Law (2021): Similar to GDPR in some respects but includes provisions that prioritize national security over personal privacy.

In case you didn't notice in the text above, TikTok is prohibited by law from revealing if China's intelligence agencies have taken their data.

What a great idea. I wish I had thought of it.

What's next, a built-in microphone? Speakers? Bluetooth? A HomeKit controllable LED light? Some Stream Deck buttons on top?