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Cook justifies Apple's advertising on X as a 'town square' for the Internet
What about parental rights? Cali doesn’t seem to recognize those any longer.netrox said:
That's non-sense.bytor said:California places zero value on anyone else’s speech, political views or voting
Having lived in TX and CA, I can assure you that TX has a lot more restrictions than CA does when it comes to human rights.
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Apple is pouring money into Siri improvements with generative AI
Remember Microsoft Songsmith? That was good for laugh.mayfly said:I want to see Apple develop an AI powered music generator. It would be great to see it write better songs than 99% of the crap being performed by Disney "Pop Tarts" and Boy Bands using auto-tune. And who or what couldn't write better tune than a revenge song about ex-boyfriends like Taylor Swift? (Who are these tools willing to hook up with her, anyway?)Unfortunately, the vast majority of music listeners are perfectly fine with simplistic melodies, repetitive hooks, and third grade lyrics in 4/4 time signature. Still, there’s plenty of well thought out music out there to find.
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Apple is pouring money into Siri improvements with generative AI
I read a couple of articles about AJAX. The first one said it is run on Google cloud and built with Google’s JAX frame work.The other said that AJAX is Apple proprietary. Which is correct? Or can they both be correct at the same time?Also, does this mean if this is ever implemented into Siri or other Apple software, iPhone users will have their data routed through Google whether we like it or not?And why would Google let Apple develop a competing technology on their own servers? Unless that’s where the millions of dollars are going. -
Apple to donate to Maui and Hawaii relief and recovery efforts
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That's all speculation on your part, with no evidence to substantiante it at this point. Most wildfires in Hawaii are the result of lightning strikes, followed by volcanic eruptions.hexclock said:
Importing all those non-native grasses and shrubs certainly didn’t help. And how long before investigators determine it to be caused by arson or careless human activity , as is often the case in these wildfires.coolfactor said:
Absolute devastation! And scary how quickly it overwhelmed. Hawaii is known as "paradise" to most of the world, but today it's something else that starts with "h".
To the deniers ... I have no kind words.There are no active volcanoes on Maui. Lighting stikes and downed power lines, sure. Blaming it all on climate change is the speculative part.
“According to the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, a nonprofit that works with communities to mitigate fire risk, a larger percentage of Hawaii burns on an annual basis than any other state. The group notes that the vast majority of the state's fires are caused by dry brush or human activity.”
"Over 98% of wildfires are human caused," the group states on its website. "Human ignitions coupled with an increasing amount of nonnative, fire-prone grasses and shrubs and a warming, drying climate have greatly increased the wildfire problem."
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Apple to donate to Maui and Hawaii relief and recovery efforts
Importing all those non-native grasses and shrubs certainly didn’t help. And how long before investigators determine it to be caused by arson or careless human activity , as is often the case in these wildfires.coolfactor said:
Absolute devastation! And scary how quickly it overwhelmed. Hawaii is known as "paradise" to most of the world, but today it's something else that starts with "h".
To the deniers ... I have no kind words.
