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Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico, and politicians are upset
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Trump hesitates over instituting China tariffs that would hurt Apple
Moving abroad, in case anyone is thinking of it, is really not a very good nor a practical solution.CheeseFreeze said:It's very depressing to see the US political landscape. 8 years ago I was angry. Now I'm mostly depressed.
Assuming one finds a path to legal citizenship or residency abroad - it's generally anywhere from difficult to near-impossible unless one already has dual citizenship - there is the matter of figuring out what sort of tax burden you may be subjecting yourself to. The US taxes the worldwide income of its citizens regardless of where it was earned, one of only two nations that do this.Then there's the not-insignificant matters of pensions. Are you really in a position to potentially stop contributing to SS? Also, if you are fortunate enough to get a job abroad, you may well be obligated to pay hefty taxes to a pension scheme you may never qualify to use.Speaking of getting a job abroad, if you're counting on having employment to sustain your new life abroad do you speak the local language fluently? Unless you're going to an English-speaking country, this can be an impossible hurdle to overcome. Think about how little Americans like dealing with call centers where the agents speak a flavor of heavily-accented English. Now imagine the agent is you and you have all sorts of skills... except you can only haltingly speak the local language. You're going to find menial employment unless you get a job teaching American English and that is usually poorly-paid work as well along with abusive labor conditions because the boss knows there's another dozen desperate-for-work Americans waiting to take your job if you don't like it.Are you ready to leave your friends and family behind? To try making new friends abroad? Some places (usually cities and the bigger the better) can be welcoming to immigrants while out in the charming rural areas you could find yourself shut out of a fulfilling social life because the locals don't trust outsiders or because you've committed some sort of social faux pas you were unaware of.Homesickness is a very real thing no matter how beautiful your new, foreign home is.If it doesn't work out, are you in a position to return to the US or will you be betting your nest egg on the move? If the latter is the case I *strongly* advise against it.
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TikTok has shut itself down in the US ahead of January 19 deadline.
US law clearly, unequivocally requires TT to shut down yet a guy who isn’t in any official capacity at this time is promising that won’t happen and quite a few people who are either knowledgable or have quite a bit at stake wrt TT consider this to be a credible outcome.22july2013 said:
Here is the proof anyone should need:...JFC_PA said:Other than suspicions has anyone ever delivered actual proof of any PRC security violations involving TikTok?
China's National Intelligence Law (2017)1. Article 7:
• Requires organizations and citizens to “support, assist, and cooperate with state intelligence work” upon request.
• This clause is interpreted as obligating companies to provide data and other forms of cooperation to Chinese intelligence agencies.
2. Article 14:
• Grants intelligence agencies the authority to demand assistance from organizations or individuals and to use their resources for intelligence gathering.
3. Article 28:
• Emphasizes confidentiality, stating that individuals and organizations must not disclose their involvement in assisting intelligence activities.
China's Personal Information Protection Law (2021): Similar to GDPR in some respects but includes provisions that prioritize national security over personal privacy.
In case you didn't notice in the text above, TikTok is prohibited by law from revealing if China's intelligence agencies have taken their data.
it’s almost like simply quoting a law is a piss-poor proof of anything other than the fact of the law’s existence.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook personally invested $1 million in Trump's inauguration
January 6th 2021 would like to have several words with you.ike22w said:Tim Cook did the same thing with Biden. Also, why did Wesley coin the President-Elect as controversial? He won in an electoral college landslide and also won the popular vote by over 4 million votes. I’d say the country clearly stated who they wanted. No controversy here folks. Maybe let’s just stick with tech news and not show our biased political views in a tech article.
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Apple Board of Directors shuffle sees Al Gore & James Bell retire
That’s President Al Gore you’re speaking of and he deserved to be on the BoD.entropys said:Moving away from political appointments to sector knowledge is an improvement. And yes, CEO salaries are obscene. Does anyone seriously believe Tim Apple wouldn’t do the CEO job if it was one fifth as much (or one tenth)? Their salaries are well past the point the actual amount matters. It is which CEO position it is that matters, and if it doesn’t, they shouldn’t have the job.
