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amf12··on Google begins enforcement of site reputation abuse policy
That would also boost click baits.
amf12··on YouTube's Legal Team sent me a letter [video]
Do you know what would happen after that? Every company, blog, etc would ban more and more content.
amf12··on Google Earning Q1 2024 [pdf]
Like this? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/reddit-sneaky-ai-spa...
amf12··on Google Earning Q1 2024 [pdf]
LLM responses have also started embedding ads [1], or LLM responses are themselves ads [2]

- [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/17ky9sg/first_time... - [2] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/reddit-sneaky-ai-spa...

amf12··on Show HN: Using Google Sheets as the back end/APIs of your app
Have you checked out Apps Script?
amf12··on Commission opens non-compliance investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta
Do you have a source for any of these?
amf12··on Gemini on the iPhone would be AI's mainstream moment
> Majority of teens have heard of it and 13% admit using it

Your source says "Roughly one-in-five teenagers *who have heard of ChatGPT* say they have used it".

This is certainly not "majority" of teens.

amf12··on U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly
Just recently from HN: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39685272 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33797623 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14526156
amf12··on U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly
> and could fix a lot of the things iPhone users don't like about Android if they wanted to.

What are those? And even if they were fixed, how would people move if Apple makes it so difficult to leave the ecosystem?

amf12··on U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly
> Security.

Why do you think a banks NFC payment app might not be secure? If ios is a platform then another NFC app could be as secure. Regardless, users should be given a choice. You can continue using Apple Wallet app, some other users might prefer other apps.

amf12··on U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly
That is an excellent example of Apple's anti-trust behavior.
amf12··on Apple terminates Epic Games developer account, calling it a 'threat' to iOS
Think about how many times you've violated EULAs.
amf12··on New ways we're tackling spammy, low-quality content on Search
How much is "a lot"? The HN bubble doesn't count.
amf12··on New ways we're tackling spammy, low-quality content on Search
How do they plan to monetize it? How many people will pay for Search? Will they have an ad-supported version? If so how would their direction be any different when they face the same problems?
amf12··on The App Store, Spotify, and Europe's thriving digital music market
I noticed this narrative in their press release. They don't really mention Spotifys share just on iOS. If it's less than 56%, clearly something's up, right?
amf12··on Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotify case
Which is a fair argument if Apple allows competing app stores.
amf12··on Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotify case
If they promised updates for x years, then yes.
amf12··on Open Letter to Tim Cook, Sabotaging Web Apps Is Indefensible
> Open platforms and standards are valuable and innovative. Much more so than the walled gardens.

> This is what the EU digital legislation should focus on, not on Chat Control and other similar crap.

Isn't that what they are focusing on? Interoperability across big platforms, which requires them to be open.

amf12··on Open Letter to Tim Cook, Sabotaging Web Apps Is Indefensible
Not effective implies you believe users would have chosen other browsers when offered a choice. The fact that they chose their preferred browser, regardless of the reason for their preference, shows that it was effective.
amf12··on Microsoft strikes deal with Mistral in push beyond OpenAI
I'd say you should compare the models for your use case. Which is better depends on how much you're willing to pay, what kind of problems you need help with, speed, ease of use.
amf12··on Our next-generation model: Gemini 1.5
Maybe this analogy would help: iPhone 15, iPhone Pro 15, iPhone Pro Max 15 and then iPhone Pro 15.5
amf12··on Our next-generation model: Gemini 1.5
These demos seem to be videos from AI studio, and which display the time in seconds. Hopefully not fudged.
amf12··on Bard is now Gemini, and we’re rolling out a mobile app and Gemini Advanced
> it will destroy the search engine

This is massively overblown. There is Search the product and there is the Search Engine. How could an LLM get access to latest data indexed to allow looking up by using keywords from a prompt, and with sorting? A Search Engine.

LLMs are only changing the Search experience, not making Search obsolete.

amf12··on Bard is now Gemini, and we’re rolling out a mobile app and Gemini Advanced
> You say it's a good naming choice, yet you called it Gemeni, Gemini and Gimini.

English isn't everyone's first language. I'm fairly certain you've butchered spellings of Nouns originating in other languages.

amf12··on The Apple Vision Pro
Regardless of the price it is. Not everyone is opting for an iPhone because of its "ease of use".
amf12··on Chrome experimental AI features
The linked post links to another blog which is about this.
amf12··on YouTube begins new wave of slowdowns for users with ad blockers enabled
Probably not much because they still have to license the same Music for YouTube.

I know some people hate bundled Music. But I doubt unbundling it will reduce the prices.

amf12··on Google is apparently struggling to contain an ongoing spam attack
I see this all the time these days and always wonder how many people making these comments have their own monetized apps, or have done any work on monetization, etc.
amf12··on Location history data in Google Maps will soon be stored on user devices
> attest that the website is running in a certain type of environment (e.g. not a bot/scraper)

> No, this client isn't using an ad blocker

Sure, but I still fail to see how it would "obliterate any remaining semblance of privacy on the web".

amf12··on [dead]
Just a click bait.
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