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  • Goldman Sachs continues to bleed cash from Apple Card operations

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    "The credit losses and operating expenses for Platform Solutions amounted to $544 million and $987 million, respectively, surpassing the quarterly revenue of $659 million."

    One-third of operating expenses is due to credit losses? Accounting trickery?
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • EcoFlow Blade Review: Great robot mower, for very specific lawns

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    Interactions with kids, dogs, and thieves will be interesting.
    BiCwatto_cobra

  • TikToking Apple employee fired over medical leave, not videos

    rivertriprivertrip
    Skepticism is good. However it should be applied to both sides of a disagreement - especially if all of the facts are not known, and especially to the side you are inclined to believe. 
    dewmewatto_cobrakimberly

  • From X10 to Matter: The smart home evolves again

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    creek0512 said:
    Most of the last section about Thread is wrong. Thread does not communicate over Bluetooth or WiFi, it is a completely different network protocol designed specifically for smart home devices that they can use instead of using Bluetooth or WiFi.

    Also, Thread is not "a common "language" between various companies' devices". That's what Matter is.

    Thread - mesh network protocol - how the messages are sent (such as a letter, email, telephone)

    Matter - communication standard - what the message says, common language for smart home devices (such as English or French), can be sent over Ethernet, WiFi, or Thread
    Thread is more robust than Bluetooth, but Matter does not require Thread. Matter also can work in Wi-Fi or wired networks - in any physical network that supports IPv6, or simultaneously in several. For many devices, Thread is the best choice because of its low power requirements and low latency. 

    Apps and firmware will be built with Matter APIs instead of Homekit (or Google Home, etc.) APIs. For Matter enabled devices, Homekit will become the interface between Matter and the user.
    watto_cobra

  • Fraudsters target Apple Pay in credit card scams

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    MustSeeUHDTV said:
    lkrupp said:
    As always the weakest link in security is between the ears of the idiots who gladly hand over their credentials to anyone who calls them with an offer too good to be true. And there’s no patch for stupid.
    These automated scams are getting really sophisticated though. Here is one that ALMOST got me.

    Caller ID displayed the name and phone number of my actual bank (which I googled).

    Automated message in perfect English:
    "We recently got a purchase request which we blocked the transaction. If you made this purchase, please press 1. If you didn't make this purchase press 2."

    Then when you hit a number (which I selected #2):
    "Thank you, please enter you ATM card number for verification"

    It keep repeating the message to enter the card number. This is where I was like wait a minute and hung up. The automated call kept calling back every minute for the next hour.

     I called my bank to make sure there weren't any transactions attempts and they said no, so I notified them of the scam.

    A week later, I get another call from a different bank (which I don't have) called me and had the same message (I let it go to voice mail).
    I hope "perfect English" was sarcastic.
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