The vast majority of their users are people who don't pay anything. I very much doubt there are many people willing to pay for generated erotic fantasies. If you want to pay for actual people, there's already OnlyFans, Chaturbate, etc.

Extremely unsafe reputationally, and extremely dubious in terms of profits.

don't assume mobile devices are somehow safer than desktops anymore

Both iOS and Android are full-fledged operating systems, and the only reason they are considered safer than desktop operating systems is because their application stores are somewhat curated. That's it.

Their software stacks are very similar to desktop operating systems, except they both strip you of superuser rights by default. That doesn't mean their kernels and user space are significantly more secure; they're just a tad different.

Not updating either of them is like leaving your house key out in the open.

is that close to 99% of people on Earth contribute nothing valuable, whether it's new knowledge or new things.

AI has amassed enough data to cover most people's lives from birth to death. Yeah, it's that bad and sad.

Tests on rats and sheep show injuries consistent with those seen in humans.

Weird. I thought/read that the affected people showed no changes in their biology/chemistry/MRI, so how did they ask rats and sheep whether they experienced the same symptoms?

It would be great if they worked on performance instead. Firefox JS engine is one of the slowest on the market.

I know I will be downvoted to hell but still:

I can't disagree with the bot. It's all very sad. Yes, it looks like 90% of inexperienced jobs will be automated, and I'll find myself out on the street too. But then again, truly talented people will still have serious work to do, work that requires real intelligence rather than tons of low-effort/boilerplate code.

Secondly, this appears to be a case of discrimination. It's almost like racism. What should we call it -- "aicism"?

Lastly, yes, the PR wasn't so straightforward in the end. It only sped up computations for numbers larger than 1,000. However, the speed increase was undeniable, even though it could have been encapsulated in an if() statement.

Honestly, it could all just be market/trading sentiment. I've read and heard dozens of opinions, and they all seem like wild guesses.

Maybe before writing a 7000 word "explanation" he could first:
  * Define consciousness
  * Prove definitively that it can only run on wetware
  * Not spend 7000 words on philosophical pseudo-scientific non-sense

Just pump-and-dump schemes, like the vast majority of cryptocurrencies are.

It was the iPhone 15 - sorry, I didn't get enough sleep - and everything else about my comment was true. I've never lied on this website, nor was it my intent to do so this time. You may want to look me up before accusing me of every sin under the sun.

Second, not all AI features in iOS 26 can be disabled.

Lastly, glass effects cannot be fully disabled.

The 26th release is extremely resource-heavy, slow, and buggy. Despite a single wrong digit in my comment, that part still stands true. Have a nice day!

After my friend installed iOS 26 update on their iPhone 17, the phone became as slow as molasses. In addition to that applications sometimes freeze, and the whole experience has become unbearable. This release is extremely poorly optimized and is choke full of dubious AI features and heavy graphics effects. And most of this useless garbage cannot be disabled because ... Apple.

The real lesson is believing you actually own what you buy online. You don't. Anything digital can be revoked instantly, without explanation, and often without meaningful recourse or support.

It's only when you get enough publicity that you could be noticed and get back your marbles but sadly it will not work for the vast majority of us.

Ultimately we need better laws or lawmakers to protect our digital goods.

The lesson here is not "avoid Apple gift cards"
Its "avoid Apple"

The real lesson is believing you own what you buy online. You don't. Anything digital can be revoked instantly, without explanation, and often without meaningful recourse or support.

I recently read the research on this exact topic, and the error rate I'm getting (one bit flip per week) is consistent with the expected rate caused by cosmic rays. However, you might be right, and I could be overlooking something, like my microwave oven, which is placed in the adjacent room just behind the wall. I never thought about it, but timing-wise, bit flips happen outside the window of when I use my oven (or maybe they are just detected later).