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EastSmith

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    Comment #49260208

    Wondering where and who plugs in monetization here (for example with the new Cloudflare AI Wallets thing)?

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    Comment #48469687

    There are two things here: Allowing Siri competitors. EU is 100% right to demand from Apple to give the same data that Siri has to any other app (competitor) that the user chooses …

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    Comment #47460859

    I've used Windows since 3.11 and I am using macOS for 5+ years now for work (requirement). Switched to Linux on my personal devices 2 years ago and using Ubuntu and PopOS! on two d…

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    Comment #47094612

    Why the f this was downvoted? Literally from the article: > Tesla has indicated it will appeal the verdict to a higher court.

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    Comment #47028167

    With OpenClaw we are seeing how the app layer becomes as important as the model layer. You can switch models multiple times (online/proprietary, open weight, local), but you have o…

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    Comment #46878917

    Really hoped you'd say Linux next.

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    Comment #45243350

    > For example, in the UK sophisticated gangs steal cars and phones and ship them around the world where they're resold. This does not happen almost anywhere else - car theft. This …

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    Comment #44120946

    "No deal has been signed" per Elon Musk's post on X just now.

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    Comment #44120944

    "No deal has been signed" per Elon Musk post on X.

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    Comment #42470465

    Wait, the music mafia industry is finally getting out-mafia-ed?

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    Comment #39738118

    There is a friendly warning here from Groq: https://wow.groq.com/hey-elon-its-time-to-cease-de-grok/

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    Comment #39738060

    > Which is the only valuable thing Twitter (X) has left. reply They have a very valuable user base (all kinds of world leaders for example), so the data is not the only valuable th…

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    Comment #39647094

    I have not played Fortnite in years, but I am buying the new battle pass.

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    Comment #39445693

    When they announced usernames I thought I will be able to install Signal on my TV desktop (linux) and send / receive messages from to it (links, files, etc). Now that I know it sti…

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    Comment #37268346

    If it is going to be an "everything app", that also includes banking thus the KYC. I presume this is related to financial services, banking, etc.

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    Comment #36189696

    I guess the Q that bothers me the most is who has access to my activity, when it was accessed and why.

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    Comment #35572288

    > I can't really outsource much of my support work because it is so technical and specialized. Yeah, I had a Sidekiq question on StackOverflow and Mike Perham answered himself coup…

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    Comment #35487444

    Never buying a Sony device ever again. Got one 4,5 years back (3rd one for last 10 years). It had Google TV and I could not pass a screen and use the TV unless I agree a stupid EUL…

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    Comment #35432814

    Hmm, I just gave it a try with https://fingerprint.com/ and each time I restarted the browser it says it is my first visit. This is really a nice surprise, as fingerprint.com tends…