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  • Slack's new cross-business messaging feature was briefly an avenue for harassment

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    This article is incorrect. Slack Connect can be disabled, though is is enabled by default.

    Enable or disable Slack Connect for channels

    By default, members can work in channels with people outside your company. Owners and admins can enable or disable the option for members to share channels at any time. 

    Enable or disable Slack Connect for DMs

    By default, members can start direct messages (DMs) with people at other companies. Owners and admins can enable or disable Slack Connect for DMs at any time.

    https://www.cloudsavvyit.com/10312/how-to-disable-slack-connect/

    https://slack.com/intl/en-ca/help/articles/360050528953-Manage-Slack-Connect-settings-and-permissions-



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  • iPhone 12 5G speeds lag behind Android rivals, report says

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    mobird said:
    I think 9to5mac said it best-
    "Opensignal report claims iPhone 12 is slower than almost every Android phone in 5G/4G speed tests"

    This is a little disheartening if you bought the iPhone 12 in any configuration. I wonder how far along in the iPhone 12 development cycle that Apple's and Qualcomm's engineers knew they weren't going to achieve anything close to the potential of the modem from Qualcomm? Can some of this be resolved with firmware or software updates or is this all hardware design (RF) shortcomings? Apple's engineers are some of the best and brightest and RF is nothing new to them. Are the modems themselves that are sourced from Qualcomm basically the same (5G) in iPhone 12 models as those in other phone manufacturers who had better results?
    Assuming the data in this "report" is accurate (it's not), no human can tell the difference between 44 and 57 Mbps.  It's literally miliseconds of page loading time for a website, and zero difference when streaming video once the video starts.

    The problem with this bullshit report is that it is based on tests done by users on their free app. There was no standardized testing conducted (for example, by using all the devices cited in the same area at the same time).  The sample data is made up only of people who selected themselves and performed the tests at different times on different days and at different locations.


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  • Apple sues former employee for allegedly leaking to media

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    ppietra said:
    The company is Arris Composites.  What they do might just be revolutionary and incorporated heavily into the design of an Apple car. 

    Tesla is creating mega castings using a proprietary aluminum alloy they designed to be able to be rapidly injected and cooled without forming stresses.  This is what allows Tesla to create the entire rear end of the Model Y frame as a single piece, replacing 70 pieces that represent the Model 3 rear frame assembly.  This not only reduces 69 components that have to be designed, sourced and assembled, but it creates a rear frame assembly that is ultra precise, meaning the addition of body panels is that much more precise, resulting in a higher quality vehicle that’s cheaper to manufacture in less manufacturing space with fewer robots and employees.  A win all around.  

    Arris has developed a process that combines the efficiency and precision of injection modeling with the materials and structure of carbon fiber.  

    Here’s an article about that...

    https://www.designnews.com/materials/arris-composites-combines-speed-injection-molding-strength-carbon-fiber

    The result is a part that could be structurally equivalent to Tesla’s Model Y single piece cast rear frame section, but with even lower weight and potentially higher strength, than Tesla’s aluminum alloy.  Certainly lower weight.  I can imagine Apple is looking at everything Tesla has been doing and thinking, can we do even better?  

    Here’s the Yahoo Finance private company detail  page on Arris Composites, showing Simon Lancaster in his role there...

    https://finance.yahoo.com/company/arris-composites?h=eyJlIjoiYXJyaXMtY29tcG9zaXRlcyIsIm4iOiJBcnJpcyJ9&.tsrc=fin-srch

    My guess is this lawsuit will be settled with some accommodation to Apple that doesn’t end Lancaster’s career.  The two companies will continue to work together and all will be put behind them.  

    But doesn’t this make you a bit more anxious for an eventual Apple vehicle reveal?  
    That is not necessarily the startup that he wanted to benefit with news coverage. Reading his bio it seems that he invested in several startups.
    Maybe, but it’s more likely it’s the company
    he then joined, Arris, that’s being described as ‘his new company.’

    “The suit also alleges that Lancaster traded the information for benefits, including positive coverage of his new company.”

    It’s true that he could have invested in some other startups, but it’s doubtful Apple would refer to Arris in this context if it were another startup he sought to benefit with positive coverage.  Looks very much like it’s Arris, the company he actually joined after leaving Apple, that he sought positive coverage for.  It’s possible that’s not the case, but not very probable.  

    Edit:  I just saw this reference in another article about the dust up...

    ”Apple accuses Lancaster of misappropriating portions of trade secret information which are directly related to his new employer, a former vendor for Apple.”
    The lawsuit states that "Lancaster communicated to a third party that the Correspondent had committed to publishing an article about Lancaster’s startup if it obtained $1 million in funding."  Arris not "Lancaster's startup," and there are no published news articles about Lancaster around this time period.  

    What likely occurred is his attempts to fund a startup fizzed, and he instead joined Arris. But Arris was not the company he sought positive news coverage for (nor would that make any sense since it's not his startup and he would gain nothing from such a news article). The only connection between Arris and the litigation is that Arris appears to be a current vendor, which puts Lancaster in a position to continue stealing trade secrets.
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  • Logitech's Circle View review: the best HomeKit video doorbell money can buy

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    neilm said:
    Andrew_OSU said:
    neilm said:
    No mention of how this device gets its power. Presumably not from that Apple Watch charger that's inexplicably included in the photo.
    It’s a doorbell.. it’s wired… it is powered off your existing doorbell wiring. 
    Newsflash: here in the 21st century many doorbells are not wired. Amazing, right?
    Many? How about few. While some people do add wireless doorbells, I’ve never heard of a home that lacked any doorbell wiring. In fact, it’s required under the international building code.
    GeorgeBMac

  • Apple's $1000 AR headset expected in 2022, 'Apple Glass' in 2025, contact lenses in 2030

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    doggone said:
    What is MR?  How would contact lenses work or even be powered?
    The “prediction” is for contact lenses to be released within 20 years, which is the same as saying “if the technology existed,” which it doesn’t. 
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