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  • Apple working on breakthrough glucose sensors for Apple Watch, report says

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    Well judging by how Theranos did WITH blood, I wouldn't be surprised if this never comes to fruition. Also, if it does, I feel for all the PCM/GPs that will have to deal with the frantic my blood sugar is too high/low consults from non diabetics.
    patchythepirate

  • Apple yanks New York Times app from China App Store at government's behest

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    leavingthebigg said:

    mubaili said:
    Shame on Apple. Shouldn't they try to make the regulators work a bit harder to at least produce some evidence that an violation indeed happened? Apple is walking down a very slippery slope. I wish Apple can put up a fight when a fight is called.
    Interesting that Apple is being condemned instead of the NYT. Instead of fighting for itself, it is blaming Apple. Well, the NYT will earn a lot of money from clicks on articles tarnishing Apple for obeying Chinese law. Taking the word of the NYT about what happened is stupid. We have no idea what Apple did or did not do before removing the NYT app. Trusting the NYT to tell the truth is foolish. 
    We can all read between the lines. They exposed the cozy relationship between apple and china and they paid the price. Simple... I find it nauseating however, how apple quickly bends over to accommodate China's requests but willfully drags their heels when dealing with our govt. I'm curious where apple will draw the line when it comes to China's requests. When they ask for a backdoor?
    rogifan_newtaniwha

  • Editorial: Apple survived 2016's onslaught of fake news and failed competitors

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    Good piece. I think Apple's threats are not so much in the technology or media realm, but political. It will be interesting to see how Apple deals with the political hoops in China, US and India. 
    brucemcwatto_cobra

  • Apple no longer accepts money transfers in German online store

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    Germans hate credit cards.
    nubus

  • Absent an Apple Siri alternative, Alexa hardware family tops Amazon holiday sales charts

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    Soli said:
    They are listening for a key word. If you're worried about skullduggery from these electronics then you need to worry about any device that has a microphone or camera. Even if one feels that, say, Apple would never do such a thing there's no way to be certain that an Apple product hasn't been hacked to enable the cameras or microphones, but I have a feeling you're not worried about a real threat, only the illogical perception that because it's listening for a key phrase before recording a query that it must be recording everything all the time. Do you not see the folly of your rationale?
    IoT devices don't exactly have the best security track record especially compared to apple products. I mean the Dyn DDos attack using IoT devices was what a few weeks ago? 
    watto_cobra