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PayPal will allow users to pay with cryptocurrencies at millions of merchants
Probably makes more sense to pay in AAPL shares.randominternetperson said:Next maybe I can pay with AAPL shares? Makes about as much sense.
First, the system is capable of handling tens of thousands of share transactions a second, whereas, Bitcoin can only handle 5 to 7 a second while using up the electrical power of Argentina.Second, aapl shares have value with some basis in the real economic activity of a successful company.
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Intel to consumers: 'Go PC!' - Intel to Apple: 'Good God do we need your business!'
What is Intel smoking? It's been less than month since it was reported that Intel was strongly considering outsourcing chip production to China. Now they're talking about investing $20B to build a factory to produce Apple's ARM processors. In the US.
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Apple might soon pay for Wikipedia content
Good idea.Btw, I give wiki foundation $200 a year to make up for all the deadbeats.
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Apple might soon deliver standalone iOS security updates
I wouldn’t characterize this as a policy change. The option to download updates to the OS separate to security updates means the Apple, many OSes ago, modularized the OS to separate out the security subsystem.So, I wouldn’t be surprised if this feature won’t be available for any OS before some version xx.y. -
Feds & researchers warn about ransomware attacks using Exchange vulnerability
This attack might be a good example to support planned obsolescence and the requirement to force systems to be upgraded to continue running.
