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Processor cost could drive prices of the iPhone 18 range up
Didn't we hear this with 4 nm? 4 nm? And 3 nm? At this point it's just an excuse to write 325 words for clicks.
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Mastercard may be in for a fight to stay Apple Card network provider
Amex would be a terrible move if Apple hopes to profit off non-Apple transactions. Amex does 38% of Visa's transactions by value, and less than 4% by volume. There's no way Amex could make up the difference, even compared to Mastercard. When Costco walked away from Amex, there was good reason.
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No, Apple isn't subliminally calling Trump a racist with its iPhone dictation feature
Funny. Siri never confused the word "vegetable" with "Biden" when I asked to create a shopping list.
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Trump's tariffs could drive up iPhone prices by about 10%
Yes, and let's not forget FDR was a vegetable for many of those years, too. Just like this room's favorite president, it would seem.blastdoor said:
They should be careful what they wish for. The Great Depression resulted in FDR, and his policies essentially saved capitalism in the west, even though he is reviled by many in the billionaire class (and those who serve them). But it could have resulted in a more revolutionary outcome (as in French or Russian), which might not be so good for the billionaires. A lot of people across the political spectrum (but not in the top 1%) see Mangione as a hero, or are at least sympathetic to him. An economic collapse would supercharge that kind of sentiment. Musk might need a droid army to protect him at that point.foregoneconclusion said:Laying off hundreds of thousands of federal workers + gutting regulatory control + tariffs on major trading partners + yet another giant tax cut for the rich/corporations = another economic crash. It's just a matter of how soon it happens. It's also what the billionaire class is hoping for.
https://theweek.com/articles/460179/charts-how-rich-won-great-recession
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Core design: How chip binning helps Apple offer A18 variants
Do you throw out half your plate after you sit down to dinner every night? Why waste the materials when there's a use case? The 16e is $200 cheaper than a 16. There's your savings, and someone didn't have to throw out a whole wafer of chips.rob53 said:If the chip doesn't include all operational capabilities then it should be considered defective and either disposed of or sold for no more than half its fully functional cost.
