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AppleNews and Plus probably launched prematurely. It's easy to improve upon. Cable news channels formed C-Span in USA as a public service. Usually Book-TV produces stimulating material. Interesting how the Internet giants have done nothing half as imaginative to try and up the intellect level of public discourse.

Enjoyed this DED roundup, including his constructive criticism of Apple. Ironic perhaps that so many here in comments bring up cable news, a progenitor pre-internet of our problems. Erosion of thoughtful prose threatens democracy. Lets hope this thrill with immediacy and distraction subsides. Already you see books (last ad-free bastion) rebounding, and new potential w audiobooks, podcasts, etc. Glad that Apple is entering this realm, and is likely to do more good than harm, unlike some others.

And maybe a few for the subcategory: "Vonbrick, likely susceptibilities"

FWIW excerpt from today's Washington Post Tech Columnist on Home Assistants, surprisingly unflinching, given Jeff Bezos owns the newspaper: "Would you let a stranger eavesdrop in your home and keep the recordings? For most people, the answer is, “Are you crazy?” Yet that’s essentially what Amazon has been doing to millions of us with its assistant Alexa in microphone-equipped Echo speakers. And it’s hardly alone: Bugging our homes is Silicon Valley’s next frontier..."

Never thought of that gay privacy angle with regard to ads and personal security. Privacy is probably more a visceral issue to Tim Cook because I imagine he was gay at a time when accidently coming out was probably dangerous in some spots of US. Anyway now that's a big plus for Apple and to me helps make his privacy statements more credible. Privacy is key issue not just for this, grappling w abortions, medical issues, but also for finances. Don't you think Russian or Chinese agents would love to know who has highest student debt in certain strategic industries in US, Europe, Japan, etc.? Privacy is even more than a personal issue. Finally more people are wising up.