I haven’t changed my blogging platform in 20 years, but my patience is running thin. It might be time to resurrect my @RapidWeaver@indieapps.space site!
Category: Technology
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For all of you desperately waiting for Apple to bring smart cameras and smart doorbells to market, you’re going to be disappointed. Apple entering these markets makes very little sense especially if the reasoning is to get more people to use HomeKit instead of Amazon or Google. The obtainable market is just too small to invest enough capital in creating the best products in their respective categories.
The more likely play, in my opinion, is that Apple will license their technologies like Face ID and Siri to vendors already in these markets. It is not much of a stretch to expect acquisitions of some top vendors like ecobee that already embraced HomeKit.
The one thing we know for sure is that Apple will find a way to surprise and hopefully delight us with whatever they do.
Apple’s new Home products will challenge a long-standing Apple rule, here’s why
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In my experience working on AI, ML, and GenAI experiments in the financial technology context, the most difficult challenge to overcome is providing the human end user with an evidence package that fully explains how and why the AI/ML/GenAI agent came to its conclusion.
Especially in the lending space, bankers have been unwilling to implement models they cannot fully explain to their regulators. There has to be a level of certainty that the borrower is a good risk when committing to lending money. Makes sense, right?
It seems to me that the Israeli military is being less conservative in their use of AI in life and death situations than banks are being in using the same technologies in lending money. This is a serious problem.
I strongly believe AI technologies will fully transform the way humanity interacts with machines, but this should be a cautionary tale for all militaries and companies looking to implement solutions with AI. We need to be able to explain what these agents are doing before we turn over too much of the decision-making responsibilities to machines.
Israel built an ‘AI factory’ for war. It unleashed it in Gaza.
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Well, this is completely insane and amazing all at the same time. It’s like science fiction, but it is freaking real. If we can fly a spacecraft 3.9 million miles from a star, we can do anything.
Seriously, everything is possible!
On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe got closer than ever to the sun
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It still makes absolutely no sense for Apple to make a TV. Any rumor that says otherwise is complete nonsense and a waste of time and characters. There is nothing special about a physical TV.
What is special is being able to take your video subscriptions anywhere you go and being able to view them on any screen in any room no matter where you are. With AirPlay, we’re almost there. The key is to get every single TV manufacturer on board as an industry standard.
Now that would be special.
It’s 2009 Again: Apple is Apparently Reconsidering Making a TV
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Some wise words from Dave Winer about product evangelism.
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It’s curious that only Safari has the ability to share a link to the Apple News app. It’s not an option in Chrome, Firefox, or any other browser I’ve tried.
This is an important feature for me especially when trying to access links behind paywalls for which I have access via our Apple News+ subscription.
Is this just a missed feature for these other browsers? Has Apple not made this option available to other vendors? It would be a very odd limitation to intentionally enforce when the result is more use of the Apple News app.
Unfortunately, I do not have the luxury of only using Apple devices in my personal and professional lives so I would love to be able to standardize on one browser across platforms. Until I can pass links from browsers other than Safari to Apple News, I guess I’m stuck.
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It is astonishing to me that the Threads iOS app still does not support the iPad. The web app works just fine, but it seems like a silly limitation when Apple makes it relatively easy to create apps that work across iOS devices.
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European regulators have made a massive mistake by requiring Apple and others to open their ecosystems to third-party app stores. Mobile devices need to be considered an essential safety device in a much different category than a personal computer. They help people find their way home, manage their health, and pay for goods and services all potentially while away from home.
Plain and simple, the devices MUST work. No exceptions. Third-party app stores present too much risk, and if I were in the European market, I would not be using these options. Regulators could have taken a much different approach to allow more categories of apps on mobile devices while still protecting users who most likely do not have the technical sophistication to understand the risks. This will be an interesting experiment to watch from the other side of the pond.
Torrenting Apps Now Available for iPhone Users in the EU – MacRumors
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Studies by Google and Apple partners using health device data promise to really help all of us. If you have a device, find a charging schedule that allows you to wear it during your most active hours and while you sleep.
A new study using Fitbit data uncovers connections between sleep and disease