I'm not sure where you work in the payment chain but, assuming you're a merchant, those fees will have likely come from your billing relationship with a merchant acquirer or PSP (rather than Visa/Mastercard).
Credit cards are such a part of the landscape that no one ever thinks about them. Actually, they need to die. For people who just want to pay for stuff, there are lots of better alternatives.
Out of interest, like what?
Remember that for an alternative to be equal to credit cards it needs to be an instant (and always) available line of credit, accepted by all merchants in all countries, support over-payment and early repayment without penalty and come with customer (section 75) protection.
Maybe, but in this case both Mastercard and Visa have the same cross border interchange fee (1.15% for debit and 1.5% for credit)
It wasn't surprising that Visa and Amazon would come to some kind of deal. There were really only three possible outcomes:
Visa won't want (3) to happen and Amazon won't want (2), which leaves only (1).
Personally I don't think there is any "good guy" in this spat. On one side you've got two companies increasing their fees because they can get away with it (thanks Brexit!) and on the other side you have a retailer unhappy because it impacts their tax avoidance strategy.
"we have not BROADLY blocked iCloud Phone Relay"
The answer as to why they've used the word "broadly" is right there in the summary - if your account or line has content moderation features or parental controls enabled, you will be unable to use iCloud Private Relay when connected to cellular.
If you hide your browsing through Apple then T-Mobile cannot apply content filtering. This should not be surprising.
SMS absolutely cannot do group SMS. You can check the specifications if you don't believe me.
It's highly likely you're sending group MMS, which doesn't use the SS7 protocol.
for 99% of the users, open the sms app and send a text instead.
I find that doubtful given that one of the core benefits of WhatsApp is group chat - something that SMS isn't designed for and cannot do.
The more interesting/useful question is "how many of those new sign-ups continue to use Telegram 90 days later?". I suspect it won't be anywhere remotely near the 70 million who signed up.
Amazon has the same argument. Even if the price is the same many people will still choose Amazon over one of its competitors.
That's me. Hell, if it's only slightly more expensive then I may still chose to buy it from Amazon.
Reason being that if there is a problem, I know that Amazon will accept a return and refund me without any quibble.
Max out the "memory"? Are there really slashdot readers that confuse RAM (memory) with flash (storage)?
In fairness, it could be that you're confusing memory and storage and the OP really does mean memory.
Maxing out the memory (yes, RAM) is actually a reasonably sound - if expensive - strategy. Several times Apple have stopped offering updates to iOS devices that don't have enough internal memory.
Right now, there are two models of the iPhone 12 that have 4GB RAM (12 and 12 mini) and two models that have 6GB RAM (12 Pro and 12 Pro Max). So if Apple ever decide to set the iOS RAM requirement at above 4GB, then two of those models will no longer be upgradable to the latest version of iOS - despite being released at exactly the same time as the others.
This is the reason why some devices get more iOS updates than others, it usually boils down to them having more internal memory.
It'll use Microsoft's PhotoDNA algorithm which creates a hash that isn't impacted by basic editing - such as scaling, cropping, flipping or minor colour alterations. The hash is then compared to a list provided by organisations such as the IWF, NCEMC and others.
If you've ever uploaded an image to a service owned by Facebook, Google, Twitter or Microsoft then it'll have been run through this check.
Plus TPM 2.0 chips
The PC Health checker is completely misleading but it looks like TPM 1.2 will be supported. Microsoft will recommend you don't upgrade, but won't actually stop you.
Those without TPM chips are out of luck.
Worth noting that the PC Health tool is
On the upside, at least OEMs will stop selling laptops with 32GB eMMC storage. I don't care how little someone uses a computer, they should never buy a Windows machine with 32GB storage.
Whilst it is true that if you sideload an app then you'll avoid any of the checks that the App Store submission process makes, I think it's a bit of a stretch for Apple to suggest the security would be "destroyed".
The reason being that any sideloaded apps would still be constrained by the existing restrictions (enforced by the iOS sandbox and the iOS permissions model) that all other third-party apps have.
It's not like a sideloaded app is going to magically gain full and unfettered access to everything you have on your phone. If you don't let it have access to your photos, a sideloaded app is not going to be able to bypass that.
65% of the London Underground is above the ground and we're not plagued by people trying to have obxiously loud calls - mainly because the trains are so noisy it's almost impossible to hear what is going on.
Whilst you might get a few people who try to make a call, the majority of people will use their phone (just like they do today) for mobile data.
According to Apple, the M1 is the right CPU for a $699 computer, and a $999 computer, and a $1,699 computer. It’s the right chip if you want maximum battery life and the right CPU for optimal performance
Apple’s willingness to position the M1 across so many markets challenges the narrative that such a vast array of x86 products is helpful or necessary. It puts Intel and AMD in the position of justifying why, exactly, x86 customers are required to make so many tradeoffs between high performance and low power consumption.
I'm sure Slashdot readers like the idea of comparing and buying CPUs based on specifications. However I do suspect that, for 95% of customers, the idea that you don't need to worry about the CPU specification (because you get the best possible at that time, irrespective of the price you paid) will be less daunting and very appealing.
What good is a ticket to the good life, if you can't find the entrance?
