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  • Apple Car project loses another executive six months after hire

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    Eight long years of spinning it’s wheels.  Seems someone could have done a moon program in that time.  I suspect that it’s a simple lack of unifying vision.  No single leader to take it by the balls.  Jobs would have killed the project early on or driven it to completion.

    Do or do not.  There is no try.
    dk49ravnorodomCluntBaby92grandact73radarthekat

  • Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal over high fake user count

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    sandor said:
    Would anyone really be surprised if >50% of Twitter accounts were not "fake" "spam" "bots" "non-human"?

    He didnt expect the Tesla stock hit, so his $44 billion in funding suddenly represented a majority of his on-paper fortune.
    Hopefully Twitter holds out for the $1 billion payment from him if he does back out.

    One of the most immediate fixes social media could implement is human-backed accounts.
    So, how do you know that Musk didn’t expect the Tesla stock hit?  Firstly, we knew he was going to sell Tesla stock, and any large share sales would negatively affect the stock price.  Secondly, you have wonders like Bill Gates who publicly said he was going to short the stock.

    Agree that verification of all accounts is going to be a very good thing. It’s rather surprising that Twitter made so little effort to do it.
    williamlondonAlex1Nwatto_cobra

  • Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal over high fake user count

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    lkrupp said:
    If the deal falls through I think the SEC would have a good case of fraud to bring against Musk. Looking like this was all theatre from the get-go.
    On what grounds?  This is part of the negotiation process, which can be public as well as private.  Musk likely thinks he can get a better price.  And Twitter‘s board of directors have made some serious mistakes and given him the upper hand.  It’s nothing more than managerial incompetence, and Musk is exploiting it.  Nothing illegal about that.
    williamlondonentropysAlex1Nwatto_cobra

  • Ohio House introduces bill to criminalize AirTag stalking

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    robin huber said:
    Seems a bit gratuitous—“see, I’m doing something, passing laws.” I mean, isn’t stalking stalking. We need separate laws to cover each tool you use to do it?
    Agree.  It’s a pointless law that should already be covered by existing laws against staking.
    dewme

  • End of an era: Apple's last iPod has been discontinued

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    Beats said:
    What a dumb decision. The name iPod holds a lot of weight.

    Apple should have released a new iPod touch as it’s a kickass device for commercial use like restaurants, retail and even medical.

    I always wanted a new full screen iPod Nano for recreational use like gaming.



    Crappy diagram of what I’ve wanted. Imagine the 2.5” square with rounded corners like iPhone 6. Though iPhone 13 style could work I think? The 3” size is too close to iPhone size

    Here are the quick specs I thought of:

    A14 chip

    2.5”X2.5” square screen

    FaceID in-bezel

    8MP outer camera for ARKit

    MagSafe charging, Apple Watch style/no ports

    MagSafe accessories

    Wifi/Bluetooth 5/NFC

    Taptic Engine

    Software:

    iPodOS (mini versions of games and apps)

    Wallet and ApplePay

    Control Center like iOS for Apple TV remote, flashlight, screen record etc.

    CarPlay/CarKey etc.

    64GB $199

    128GB $299


    Would be a hit for kids at Christmas time and could launch a new era of mobile gaming.


    Concept (not mine) of what a rectangular all screen iPod Nano would look like:




    I’d prefer a square design because iPhone and iPad already provide that form and a square would differentiate the iPod further so people know it’s not a “small iPhone” but an “iPod”. On top of that the square reminds the user it’s a fun device.

    Some older cool square-ish concepts(not mine):


    Eliminate the ports and resize them to slightly larger squares and you have what I imagine.

    In the end, so much more could have been done and I really didn’t want the legacy to end…
    Very nice concept designs.  They would have been interesting to play with.

    But at this point standalone iPods are done.  The capability still exists. We haven’t lost it. It’s just taken on a larger role than just playing music.
    Beatswatto_cobra