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  • HomeKit may keep some Wemo devices alive after shutdown in 2026

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    My advice is to get rid of any and all wemo devices sooner rather than later. 

    I was an early adopter of Wemo, based on their assurances that they would be adding HomeKit compatibility with an update. Even got it in writing from their tech support. Foolishly, I bought and installed light switches as well as plug adapters. Then they went dark with that promise and for more than a year showed no intention of doing it at all. Then suddenly they came out with a bridge that would make legacy devices HomeKit compatible, and later added new devices that were supposedly natively compatible. 

    The only thing consistent about Wemo was that their devices were always flaky, causing cascading connectivity failures of HomeKit devices throughout the house. I even had to plug their bridge into another brand HomeKit plug adapter and write a shortcut to nightly hard reboot the bridge in hopes of achieving greater stability. Finally, I’d had enough, bit the bullet and bought Leviton replacements for every Wemo switch and plug. After getting rid of every last Wemo device, my HomeKit setup was suddenly rock solid stable. 

    All that’s to say it’s no surprise that Belkin would just abandon support for their crappy devices. If you have any left, I would say don’t waste your time trying to string them along under HomeKit alone. Ditch them as soon as you can and you’ll never look back. 
    retrogustoAlex1Njeffharris

  • Apple faces AI talent turmoil as senior Siri researcher departs

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    Whatever the actual degree of internal strife at Apple, it’s important to remember the broader context. The AI that the rest of the industry is churning out at breakneck speed is also hugely flawed and not at all what the hype makes it out to be. Pay package bidding wars are an indication that everyone is floundering, not just Apple. 

    In the end, we need Apple to produce technology that is good, not first. My biggest worry would be that the hype and personal greed has infected too many egos and is undermining Apple’s purposeful, deliberative pursuit of something better. Let’s hope that’s not the case. 
    Oferwilliamlondon

  • Apple rumored to be in talks with Anthropic and OpenAI about powering new Siri

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    MassiveAttack said:
    Crazy that the stock is up on this news, because it officially confirms that Apple ideas way behind. 

    Is it (as the article says) true, that ChatGPT or Anthropic will run on device, so that they don’t get API data from Apple? 

    Otherwise, it is no good news for Apple for long term. 
    By definition, a rumor does not officially confirm anything.
    williamlondonAlex1Nbonobobmacguitiredskillsmike1dewme

  • Proton lawsuit targets Apple's grip on iPhone apps & payments

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    "Proton claims that its services offer superior privacy guarantees compared to Apple's offerings. According to the filing, the company serves over 100 million user accounts in more than 180 countries.

    The company argues that Apple's App Store rules harm its ability to compete fairly, citing delays, opaque approval guidelines, and fees that reduce its profits. It claims that developers have no choice but to accept Apple's terms because there is no other way to reach iOS users."

    Seems like Proton has included the reply to their accusation right before their accusation. How can Apple be harming Proton's ability to compete if Proton is so successful and has so many customers all around the world? Apple should countersue, demanding that Proton make it easier for Apple to access Proton's     customers who are currently using non-Apple devices.
    trainMan83williamlondonmark fearingstrongyMrBunside

  • Apple Music's ten years, billions of dollars in fines, and one failure

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    By putting spatial audio capable gear into millions of pockets and (unlike the competition) releasing the format through Apple Music at no additional cost, Apple single-handedly standardized the format. Everybody else was already on the death-spiral path of restricting the audience by charging extra, which was disincentivizing creation of spatial audio content, which would narrow the audience even further, until the format would die on the vine. By putting the pieces together and giving people something they didn't realize they'd want, the format reversed course and took off. This continues to be how Apple succeeds where others flounder. 
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