yb6677

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yb6677··on US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target European journalists

There isn’t much technical details there either. They list the servers it connected to and log entry but that’s it.

It mentions a CVE number but the apple link is generic and mo details on the CVE database.

Has this even been fixed by apple?

yb6677··on US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target European journalists

https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/journalists-digital-secur...

https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/statements/

yb6677··on US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target European journalists

Own two phones?

Phone 1 - with sim and is exploited, no data or apps. Phone 2 - different OS, no sim, uses portable hotspot from phone 1 and has all the apps and data.

yb6677··on Ask HN: Any Way to Sidestep Stripe's "alternate currency payout fee"

Can you not have two providers, so donations in USA are processed by a second one with no fees?

yb6677··on Heroku login down for 7 hours

“They're the only big cloud provider I feel comfortable with”

Firstly do you work for aws, as saying the other big cloud providers are inferior is unusual. Azure for example powers a lot of critical enterprise which are Microsoft.net centered.

And secondly there are lots of other providers outside of the big cloud providers who can maintain 99.99% service levels.

yb6677··on Apple Fails to Clear a Low Bar on AI

Local llm will allow offline connection (not all places in the world enjoy USA level internet coverage) and offer privacy.

And no network latency.

yb6677··on Apple Fails to Clear a Low Bar on AI

iPhones have less ram than android though, Android phones often have 12gb or 16gb, apple only recently upped it to 8gb.

https://ioshacker.com/iphone/how-much-ram-does-my-iphone-has

yb6677··on Ask HN: Has Apple lost its way?

Apple released Apple Silicon in 2021 and moved the game on so I am willing to give them a few more years to surprise us.