Time to pick up a used Google Pixel and replace the OS with something open source. I only target the Pixel because there are more compatible open source OSes than on other systems, at least as far as I know. Do people think they (deliberately vague) could get away with ultimately requiring that the phone OS be certified to have implemented Age Verification(tm), and mandate that the carriers not interact with systems that are not running a certified system?

There's no real useful information to be had in the article. The fact that Apple provided the associated account information means nothing. The only useful fact to know was whether they provided that information in response to a simple request or was a legal document presented that required them to provide the details and that's not covered.

My guess is that there would be a very different outcome if someone tried to do something like this in Texas.

The US has state sponsored domestic terrorist organizations like the Proud Boys for example.

Exactly this. I'm not sure whether " mountain out of a molehill" or "tempest in a teapot" is a more appropriate description of this article on torrentfreak. Defense tried the "nothing to see here, move along" motion and the judge wasn't buying it.

Can you imagine the roaming charges they are going to incur?

They should probably not take iPhones with them. They didn't have them last time we went to the moon. Why the sudden change?

"AI gives them slop. Ideas that are unoriginal and derivative". Based on what I've seen on Amazon the past couple of years, no one would know the difference.

Heaven forbid that something should irritate the ruling class. Expect legislation making this illegal to be proposed soon, but only for the masses.

Iâ(TM)ve gotten the opposite where a supposedly new item was clearly used/broken/incomplete/wrong and when I send it back they give me a hassle for it like itâ(TM)s my fault they shipped me a piece of crap.

So dumbasses all the way around? Tell me you donâ(TM)t know the first thing about running a startup without telling me you donâ(TM)t know the first thing about running a startup.

Shame on the investment company for not doing basic due diligence as well.

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." - 'Jurassic Park', 1993

Not just no but fscking hell no!

AI agents are so much fun to fuck with. Move fast and break shit is my motto when dealing with them.

I think P.T. Barnum had the correct view of this.