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  • Apple rolls out security update for iOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 18.3.1, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1

    Please Apple Insider, try to use the correct vocabulary: it’s not a “point” release but a ”patch“ release. Apple, like most of the software developers, use the SemVer standard (semantic versioning) where a version number is called MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH. That way you understand clearly what this release is for: to patch something that has been wrong, either a minor bug that is fixed or a security hole that is filled.
    Link: https://semver.org/
    appleinsideruserwatto_cobra
  • Apple's study proves that LLM-based AI models are flawed because they cannot reason

    The article lacks fact checking and details like when were the tests conducted either OpenAIs models and which model was used. When I perform the request I get the following answer from chatGPT 4o:

    Question: ” Oliver picks 44 kiwis on Friday. Then he picks 58 kiwis on Saturday. On Sunday, he picks double the number of kiwis he did on Friday. Of the kiwis picked on Sunday, five of them were a bit smaller than average. How many kiwis does Oliver have?”

    Answer: “ Let’s break this down:

    • On Friday, Oliver picks 44 kiwis.
    • On Saturday, he picks 58 kiwis.
    • On Sunday, he picks double the number of kiwis he did on Friday, so he picks  44 \times 2 = 88  kiwis.

    The total number of kiwis he picks is:

    44 \text{ (Friday)} + 58 \text{ (Saturday)} + 88 \text{ (Sunday)} = 190 \text{ kiwis.}

    So, Oliver has 190 kiwis in total. The fact that five of the kiwis picked on Sunday are smaller doesn’t affect the total number.”

    Perfect answer!
    williamlondonOfergatorguymuthuk_vanalingambyronlargonautFileMakerFeller
  • How to use Xcode String catalogs to localize your app

    That’s one way of doing it, but in real life apps we use remote configurations and strings usually come from a Content Management System (like Episerver). That way strings may be modified after the app has been shipped.
    However for apps that do not require a backend, you are right, that’s the way to go.
    It’s good you mentioned the case of strings plural as Apple has done a good job localising strings for the plural form. Particularly good that you get in English “0 cars” while in French “0 voiture” and in Swedish “0 bilar”. For some languages 0 brings a plural form which is quite counter intuitive. 
    dewme
  • Apple TV+ secures deal for 'Murderbot' sci-fi series starring Alexander Skarsgard and helm...

    Alexander Skarsgård, not Skarsgard. And “å” is pronounced “o” like in “hole”.
    Tack så mycket!
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  • Apple will try to talk its way out of a $40 billion fine on Tuesday

    I’m an iOS developer working for the government in the EU. Because of my job I often meet Apple that asks us about possible way to improve our use of iPhones. Last meeting I had with a woman that came especially from Apple London, the question of NFC came up. For us obviously we are not interested in using NFC for a payment solution but for writing NFC Desfire cards to replace keycards. That person told me it was not possible as it’s interfering with Apple Pay… and now they say they do not?
    And please, keep away your comments “we hate Americans” because it is not true. I do not want to use Android phones but because of the way Apple has closed NFC we still have to use droid phones as well for some use cases (which sucks).
    The solution is actually really easy as I mentioned to her: create a programme where companies get granted a special entitlement (like critical notifications) that can easily be revoked if a company is not following Apple’s guidelines. I’m still waiting for the response from Apple on this one. In the meantime I didn’t know they were going to trial because of that. I would say it’s a pity, Apple should listen more to its premium users and government agencies requests (as long as it’s reasonable like in my case, I’m not asking for backdoors in their iPhones 😉)
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