igorsky said:

SpamSandwich said:

Wouldn't want either one of them. Bit of a privacy concern there.

No privacy issues with Siri as all computations are done on-device. Also I would think if you're a hotel, a device that offers support for only two languages is a non-starter.

Are you sure?  I thought Siri sent your voice recording to Apple servers (in real-time), and those servers generate the response you see/hear.

Place your phone in Airplane Mode, then try to use Siri.  It'll display, "Siri not available.  You are not connected to the Internet."

birko said:

"Apple Music sets new album streaming record 68% higher than Spotify, despite fewer users"

I need to go back to school.

I thought that 68% of 61.3 is 41.7, so 68% more is 103, not 89.9.

Unless of course they mean Spotify only had 68% as many streams as Apple. 

You're right.

The 68% is what Spotify streamed as a percentage of Apple: 61.3 / 89.9 = 68%.

That is not the same as "68% higher than Spotify."

As you said, the calc of "higher than Spotify" = difference / base:
   (89.9 - 61.3) / 61.3
= 46.7% higher than Spotify

This is not necessarily an indicator of the number of actual users of the two services.

I love streaming music but dislike Drake.

Maybe Spotify users just don't like Drake.

Tim Cook for president in 2020.

(I realize this is polarizing because of his activist position on liberal issues.)

I've used stronger cables from Nomad and Amazon that have braided exteriors.  Both are excellent.

Apple should include a more durable cable in their standard package.  The tech is available, and Apple's scale would allow them to do it very economically.