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  • Apple stock overtakes Microsoft on increased AI expectations

    dewmedewme
    DAalseth said:

    *This is how we ended up with asbestos modelling clay, and radium in makeup. 
    ... and Furbys.

    Healthy skepticism is a quality trait. 
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple has big camera upgrades lined up through iPhone 19 Pro

    dewmedewme
    Are these iPhone 19 Pro prognostications from Ming-Chi Kuo or from Nostradamus?
    Alex1Nnubuswilliamlondon

  • Hot Dog: HomePod saves home and pooch from housefire

    dewmedewme
    AppleZulu said:
    baconstang said:
    Why would someone leave flammable materials on top of ANY stove?
    This is apparently a common thing, using the stove as a shelf. There is even a business that sells bespoke wooden ‘toppers’ via Amazon, to place on top of your stove to make it a better shelf if your gas or electric burners aren’t flat enough for you. 

    During the pandemic lockdown, an acquaintance posted photos online showing how she’d turned her kitchen into an office, including computer hardware placed on her glass-top stove. I pointed out the potential for burning down her house, and she thanked me, saying it had never occurred to her. 

    So perhaps the HomePod fire alarm alert can indeed save the day, as long as you don’t put the HomePod on your stove. 
    AppleZulu said:
    baconstang said:
    Why would someone leave flammable materials on top of ANY stove?
    This is apparently a common thing, using the stove as a shelf. There is even a business that sells bespoke wooden ‘toppers’ via Amazon, to place on top of your stove to make it a better shelf if your gas or electric burners aren’t flat enough for you. 

    During the pandemic lockdown, an acquaintance posted photos online showing how she’d turned her kitchen into an office, including computer hardware placed on her glass-top stove. I pointed out the potential for burning down her house, and she thanked me, saying it had never occurred to her. 

    So perhaps the HomePod fire alarm alert can indeed save the day, as long as you don’t put the HomePod on your stove. 
    The stovetop as storage thing was the very first thing I noticed when I first saw this video. It’s mind boggling that anyone would ever consider this as being acceptable. 

    Maybe it’s a generational thing because I still remember when all gas stoves had lit pilot flames on all burners and you learned from a very young age that the heating coils on electric stoves were always a threat. I think the younger generations have become very clueless about pretty much anything mechanical or even electrical other than their cellphone chargers. 

    With things like LED lighting there’s probably a large segment of the population that has no idea about how to change a lightbulb. This redefines all the “How many <fill in your stereotype> does it take to change a lightbulb?” jokes. 

    Computers are getting smarter at about the same rate as humans are getting dumber. We’ll soon need AI for our own survival. 
    watto_cobrabaconstang

  • iOS 18 beta 3 brings dark mode to all icons -- kind of

    dewmedewme
    I’m eager to jump aboard the Beta train (with a backup device of course) but I’ve found the public betas to be more stable than the Dev betas. The fact that no public betas have rolled out yet with three Dev betas in the can makes me think that waiting was a sound decision. 

    I’ve found that Apple’s betas are usually okay from a standalone perspective, I.e., they won’t brick your device. The larger problem has been their tendency to mess with some of the shared iCloud services if you run the beta under the same iCloud account when they’ve changed data formats or behaviors of the services. 
    appleinsideruser

  • Apple may want to monetize advanced Apple Intelligence features in the future

    dewmedewme
    As long as AI delivers much more value than what it costs anything is possible. This includes AI that enhances the value of the products it’s running on, whether under the hood or in our faces, or AI that delivers capabilities that are not otherwise possible. 

    I don’t know of many businesses that give away anything that costs them money to develop and deliver. They’re going to find a way to not only cover their costs but create another revenue stream. 

    The costs incurred to develop under the hood AI will be covered by increasing the price on products that have it. 

    As far as Apple charging for enhanced AI, it’s really not a stretch at all to see that coming. After all, Apple “gives away” a limited amount of iCloud storage for free but charges a subscription for greater storage options. 

    Subscriptions aren’t going away anytime soon. 

    I’m optimistic about AI but despite the massive hype it’s still unproven to me. When I see people or groups getting their panties in a twist around rumors of Apple withholding AI from them I shake my head because it’s still TBD whether any AI will be useful for the general population of computer users. 

    When Siri was announced it was exciting and did good demo, but after more than 10 years of availability, I rarely use it. If Apple Intelligence and AI in general surpasses Siri, I’ll call it a win. We’ll see. 
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