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  • Rare peek into Apple News reveals large curation team fighting against algorithms

    kevin kee said:
    davgreg said:
    I do not want Tim Cook or anyone else for that matter curating my news. There is simply no way to avoid bias or the appearance of bias.

    This is not about news, it is about advertising and subscriptions. Tim seems hell-bent on pushing ads for profit and selling subscriptions to Apple's customers. Do not buy your music- rent it. Do not buy your newspapers- rent it and let us choose what you see. And while we are at it, Eddie Cue wants to show you his latest TV shows nobody wants to watch.

    I have no interest in seeing ads placed by Apple on my Mac, iPad or iPhone. I have no desire to pay a subscription to see the world according to Apple's editorial department. I doubt that I am alone in my opinion.
    As opposed to receiving fake news, inaccuracies, inappropriate tabloid junkies headlines? No thanks. Human curation is and will be always necessary until AI improved. 
    Yep.  Not sure what davgreg’s gripe is about.  ALL NEWS is curated at some level.  Apple is offering one form of it.  I can say for certain that Tim Cook is NOT curating his news. :-)

    There will always be bias in the news.  Let’s wait and see how Apple curates and provides hopefully relevant, accurate, balanced and contextual news.  I do agree with davgreg that most want unbiased news... but the process to deliver that is a tough one.  

    I do do think that the emotionally driven mainstream news nowadays DOES contribute to the divisiveness of our country and contributes to encouraging crazies (like the recently mailed bombs).  I’m anxious to see If Apple can provide a better option. 
    retrogustocgWerks
  • Apple debuts slick new Group FaceTime feature supporting up to 32 participants

    Increased collaboration will be big for medical/health professionals...that is until most MDs are replaced by AI. 😉
    cornchiplostkiwi
  • Apple TV gets Dolby Atmos support, 'zero sign-on' for cable with tvOS 12

    Who has f*ckin Charter man. Pay Comcast’s price - the Apple TV is nothing until it uses actual cable piped into 50% of Americans  homes. 


    are you on drugs?...just asking because all of your posts are incoherent. 

    Charter Spectrum is the 2nd largest cable provider in the US.  Who has Charter?.... many.  
    welshdogclaire1brucemcwatto_cobra
  • Consumer Reports' dismissal of HomePod a familiar tale to Apple fans [u]

    fredtwd said:
    I will not comment on CR either way; however, even though I have been a long time Apple fanboy, I have to agree with CRs assessment about the sound quality of the HomePod.  As always, I pre-oreder the new Apple product and was excited to pick it up on Friday.  I got home and set it up and tried to convince myself that it sounded as good as all the reviews said it sounded.  After a couple of days I figured that, perhaps, I got a bum speaker.  I went out a bought a second HomePod and it sounded exactly the same.

    I totally agree with: "the midrange tones were somewhat hazy, meaning that some of the nuance in vocals, guitars, and horns was lost ... Treble sounds, like cymbals, were underemphasized.".  I was also some disappointed with  how loud they would go.

    I'm clearly in the minority.  As a long-time Apple fan, it's disappointing.  I will live with the HomePod a few more days; however, I'm pretty sure I will be returning them this weekend.

    ...and I’m an android Fanboy.  I owned google smartphones, Samsung watches, google max, etc. for about 17 years now. I totally agree that the HomePod sound quality is clearly superior to all the other speaker systems.  As a long time Android fan, it’s disappointing.  I will live with my Android ecosystem a few more days, however, I’ll be switching entirely to the Apple ecosystem tomorrow including my boycot of Amazon and holding off on a Tesla until Apple car comes to market.  
    randominternetperson
  • Editorial: The super exciting failure of CES 2018

    “That's why big-headline companies hiring low-paid writers see CES as a goldmine of clickbait--perpetuating its existence and inducing the press to flock to a city replete with little more than flashing lights and concealed guns, despite the fact that more than 540 people were recently shot there by rich white man bored with life.”

    I’ve read quite a few thoughtful and interesting editorials on this board for many years... and this is NOT one of them.

    This article just seemed self-indulgent, hateful and pointless.

    ...and what the fck is with the attack on flashing lights and gun rights?!  For fcks sake. 

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