Apple haukkui eilen Euroopan Unionin, syyttäen EU:ta siitä, että se EU suostunut mihinkään Applen tarjoamiin kompromisseihin uudistetun tekoälypohjaisen Sirin tuomiseksi Eurooppaan

Tarina ei ole kuitenkaan ihan niin yksinkertainen.

EU:n mukaan Applen ehdotuksia ei tyrmätty siksi, että ne olisivat teknisesti huonoja, vaan siksi, että Apple halusi itselleen samalla 18 kuukauden "aikalisän" jona aikana sen ei tarvisi noudattaa EU:n DMA-lainsäädäntöä.

Eli Siri olisi tuotu tarjolle heti, mutta kilpailijoille vastaava mahdollisuus olisi tarjottu vasta puolentoista vuoden päästä.

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#apple #siri #tekoäly #appleintelligence #euroopanunioni #digitalmarketsact #uutiset

EU: Apple vaati itselleen 18 kuukauden poikkeusta jona aikana yhtiön ei tarvisi noudattaa lakeja

Euroopan Unionin mukaan Apple oli vaatinut Unionilta itselleen 18 kuukauden mittaisen poikkeusluvan, jona aikana sen ei täytyisi noudattaa EU:n Digital Markets Act -lainsäädäntöä Sirin tekoälyn osalta.

^{Petteri Pyyny (AfterDawn)}

That cringe Apple-commissioned Erick The Architect app store rap at the end of the WWDC keynote has gotta be conceptually & culturally one of the farthest points hiphop has come/turned from its original roots. Pure cultural re-appropriation, like a Punk song commissioned by the Tories or Consolidated performing at Turning Point. Sampling the aesthetics of a (sub)culture whilst voiding everything it stood for, leaving nothing but an empty husk, facade, stylistic symbols. It's not the first time nor the last, of course. Corporatized attempts to be "edgy" (?) whilst leaving any edginess or originality at the first pre-production Zoom call with lyrics based on the Apple Intelligence prompt: "Write some child friendly rap lyrics using as many iOS app names as possible"...

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(I remember Rob Dougan telling me once that you can make much more $$$ from a 30-second car advert in the US (in the early 2000s) than a #1 album in Europe. I guess the same is true for contemporary rappers taking on gigs like the above...)

#Apple #WWDC #Hiphop

Another tech conference, another version of AI shoved down people's throats. 🥱

Should we do another video like the one from the Google I/O?

#WWDC #AI #Apple

RE: mastodon.social/@nixCraft/1167…

Remember when #Apple bragged about how quickly people upgraded the OS for their hardware compared to others, because at that point in time they made their OS updates so compelling people wanted to use them? Well, that era is now gone and Apple is enshittifying the same as everyone else (and I'm still on iOS/iPadOS 18 and when my current hardware breaks, I'll probably look into mobile Linux). 💩

With 26.5, you get ads in #Apple Maps. At least #Apple automatically opts you out of personalized ads. You Can't Turn Ad Display Off, however. Thank you Apple for making 26.x a clusterf%%k of bad design, an accessibility disaster, and now an exemplar for #enshittification(@pluralistic). When you upgrade to 26.5 and visit Maps, read the Advertising and Privacy link carefully. A good reason NOT to update. Can't tell you truly how disgusted this makes me!

I hope this BADLY damages Apple's reputation.

#boostingIsSharing and #altText

#iOS #macOS #iPadOS #author #writer #writingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon.

Introducing the 2026 Apple Design Award winners
developer.apple.com/design/awa…

#Apple #Apps #iOS #iPhone

Apple Design Awards - 2026 winners and finalists - Apple Developer

Meet the winners and finalists for the 2026 Apple Design Awards

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I’ve been noticing this when trying to translate posts on Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza (like the one that’s quoted) in @MonaApp, which I believe uses Apple’s translation APIs. The translation is carried out and appears briefly and then is quickly replaced by this error message. Only ever experienced it while translating Israel/Gaza-related posts. Anyone else run into this? Coincidence, incompetence, or Apple censoring translations?

#apple #translation #israel #Gaza #Palestine #genocide #censorship #bug @emama poliversity.it/@emama/11664049…

Attempted dictation …

#picturesque #PICTURESQUE #picture - #esque #TextToVoice #Apple #ios #AYFKMRN ???

How I make my solar panels last long enough to pay for themselves

You need to maintain your solar panels if you want them to last. Here are my top care tips, plus how to test for faulty ones.

zdnet.com/article/how-to-make-…

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

Google Is Paving A New Information Superhighway

Getting from here to there is about to change
#Google #Tech #AI #Apple

warnercrocker.com/2026/05/23/g…

Xbox is now XBOX

Xbox just allcapsmaxxed: meet XBOX. This isn't a joke, Microsoft appears to be actually rebranding Xbox to XBOX. Asha Sharma, Xbox CEO, ran a poll on X earlier this week, asking fans whether Microsoft should use Xbox or…

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#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

Xbox is now XBOX

Believe it or not, Microsoft appears to be rebranding Xbox.

^{Tom Warren (The Verge)}