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Apple appeals against EU mandate that it freely share its technology
This comment was fine until the end. There was no need to make this comment at the end, which just makes the few Trump supporters here angry. I'm leaving this comment up because it is on topic for the most part, but I've removed the responses that focus on the merch comment and not on the actual topic at hand.kiltedgreen said:
The EU absolutely can dictate to Apple how aspects of its products operate, that's what EU law is for. If you want to sell tech, fruit, cars, aeroplanes, clothes or whatever to members states of the EU then those products must abide by the rules that the EU sets. This will be in just the same way that the USA dictates the standards products sold there must meet (unless the USA is content to have dog meat sold as beef and TVs sold with totally unsafe wiring and cars made of old bits of rusty tin). They can be challenged, as Apple is doing and depending on the result Apple can either comply or withdraw from the market. In this case, I think the EU is overreaching and Apple is in the right (in what I know of the issue) but what is relevant is what the lawyers say.rob53 said:Apple owns its products not the EU. The EU has no right to dictate to Apple how its products operate. As I’ve said before, the EU has every right to build their own platforms but it’s obvious they don’t have the ability or talent to design and manufacture anything people, including those in EU countries, want. It’s time to boycott everything made in the EU but I’m not so sure there’s actually anything they make I really want.
To say that "they [EU member countries] don’t have the ability or talent to design and manufacture anything people, including those in EU countries, want" is just ridiculous and verifiably so. So, nobody wants cars from BMW, Ferrari, or Mercedes? Nobody wants British HiFi or ARM's tech? Not even in Europe? Are you seriously suggesting that?
Boycotting everything made in the EU? So no more French cheese or Champagne? No Italian clothing or wine? No Belgian chocolates? No IKEA or Lego? No Airbus? You seem to be using the same playbook as Trump! Hilariously, given his "Made in the USA" obsession, none of the merch in his Trump shop is made in the USA - most is from his evil enemy, China. You can't make up this kind of blinkered economic foolishness.The reality: Trump merch sold on his website is likely made in America, which is also why it costs $50 for a hat. However, the merch sold at rallies and in physical Trump stores and booths are not from the official website (generally). Those products are made in China and cost a fifth as much, which sells much better at mass gatherings like rallies.There's no reason to use this as some kind of jab. There's way more important topics around this administration beyond where its headwear is sourced. Stay on topic please.
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Lighter than normal WWDC expected without significant Apple Intelligence upgrades
Please cool it with these "rotten apple" posts. I've seen you ask good questions and make good comments from time to time, but a vast majority of your short post history has been limited to some kind of comment on how poor a job Apple is doing. There's no evidence Apple is "rotten" or the leadership is failing. Stocks have been down in the past six months primarily because of the administration and Apple's reliance on China, not because of poor product performance.MassiveAttack said:Why not skip WWDC2025 for first time?
Rotten Apple.
If it is true, AAPL will tank again with a timid upgrade..
But iPhone has been boring since iPhone 12.
The last exciting moment was iPhone X.
These kinds of comments don't add value to the forum or these threads. Please provide constructive criticism that is on topic to the discussion at hand and avoid overly generic posts like these. I'm fairly certain you're not a troll or a bot, but posts like these come off as such. Our forum members want to engage in conversation about the topic at hand.
Seeing these repeated one-liners can be annoying to the other forum members. Please refrain and post things that contribute to the chat.
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Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs say 'humanity deserves better' from technology
So, it's complicated. While companies like OpenAI, Perplexity, Google, and others scraped every ounce of data they could conceivably touch or (at least in Meta's case) steal, Apple seems to have taken the best route we could ask for.MassiveAttack said:
Does Apple have this database used for training? (Serious question).foregoneconclusion said:Bottom line: unless AI programs are only using public domain material and/or material with the appropriate rights permissions secured then it's nothing more than theft. The LLMs themselves have no value whatsoever without the database used for training. It's basically a gigantic torrent with some techno jargon slathered on top as a smokescreen.Apple did scrape the "open" web, which means anything published without paywall, trademark, or copyright. That's still unfortunate because it still reduces the works of humanity to a pile of churn for an AI, essentially devaluing it, but in order to compete in this space, it was necessary. The only other option was not doing AI as we know it.
It seems Apple's targeting of the open web makes it the most conservative of the AI groups, and technically most ethical. Though arguments can be made they shouldn't have bothered at all to avoid the conundrum. However, Apple went a step further and spent piles of money on licensing resources.
So, Apple's AI data gathering and training base is a combination of public data and paid content. As far as I can tell, they're the only company that went so far out of its way to try and build its AI ethically.
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iPhone satellite features arrive in Mexico to bridge signal gaps
You can call 911 in Mexico. Also, when you use the SOS via Satellite feature specifically, you're connected to specialists that will get your info and transmit it to the authorities that can help. I'm not sure what you mean by your comment.loopless said:I am guessing this does not include any sort of equivalent to calling 911 as in the USA. Because good luck with that.
SOS via Satellite is available in several countries and languages.
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Apple rumored to release iOS 26 at WWDC, instead of iOS 19
It's a rumor and labeled as such. No one is treating it as undeniable fact. Sources are telling us there's evidence of the 26 version numbering, so it's definitely possible that this is what Apple is planning. Critical thinking has nothing to do with this. There's nothing about this naming that suggests it's some kind of ploy to find leakers. There are better ways to do that.DamienSchreurs said:williamlondon said:
Let's not rush to conspiracy theories, especially when this has a solid basis in Logic (and history by others doing the same thing).DamienSchreurs said:Looks more like a way to root out leakers inside Apple, IMO.
it totally fails the smell test to me!As if Apple has never tried to root out leakers before. And logic does not necessarily equate to truth. Plus, let me remind you it's a rumor until the time Apple announces the next OS versions on June 9th. I sincerely wish people would stop treating rumors as facts and start exercising some critical thinking. I don't mean to say I'm right, but rather wanted to voice my skepticism, that's all.
