For now Apple's Messages are part of the Apple ecosystem. As long as Apple makes a ton of money in the ecosystem, for now Messages will not have ads. When that changes, we can expect ads.

Yes Apple bought PrimeSense who probably had multiple patents on 3D sensing. Like many companies that are purchased for their technology and patents rather than their products, PrimeSense no longer licenses their technology to anyone anymore. If PrimeSense sounds familiar, it was the technology behind the Kinect. This was probably the main reason the 2nd generation Kinect was not that much more advanced than the first generation as it was still on older licensed PrimeSense technology. Apple took PrimeSense tech and shrunk it down to make Face ID.

How would AI generated masks fool 3D facial scans? That require a 3D printed mask not a simple phone screen.

Having money is not the problem. They would rather steal it from others rather than spend their own money. In the case of a new wireless protocol; Meta could have done it. They chose to complain that Apple did not give their research to Meta for free.

Bahahahahaah. You're new here, aren't you? To the GOP and his base, nothing Trump does is considered impeachable. Trump has already been convicted of crimes yet was re-elected.

I said: "I suspect tariffs were waived for his company specifically."

A paper backup with hundreds of flights per hour is still not very effective. While a backup does not need full capabilities, it having a tiny fraction of the capability is a problem. For example, people might want a gas or diesel generator for a house in case of power failure. However I would not call emergency weather radios a "backup generator" if it can only power a cellphone.

Where do you think this phone is made? Most likely it is made in China which is under tariffs. But for $499, I suspect tariffs were waived for his company specifically. Do you see the conflict of interest now?

You have yet to address the actual point: 1) Launching JWST2 or Hubble2 is a bad match of Starship capabilities . 2) There is no refueling of something at L2 as that is not practical. L2 is not LEO (Low Earth Orbit). L2 is Lagrange Point 2 which is nowhere considered "orbit" of Earth

That is just propaganda spread by Big Sun. :)

How many LOCs is that? I only speak 'Murican.

Using Starship to deliver Hubble 2 if it existed is like using an 18 wheeled semi-tractor trailer to deliver a single bale of hay. It could be done that way does not mean it is a wise use of resources.

1) No, he never pointed out Webb2 would require refueling because Webb 2 would not be in orbit. L2 is not in orbit around the Earth. 2) LWST does not allow refueling and I cannot imagine Webb 2 would either. Refueling at L2 is technically possible but highly impractical.

I think you are confusing procedure with results. When someone searched on Google previously, if the answer was on news sites, that was the first few answers. A user could then click to go to the news site. These days, the first result is AI generated; however, the answer may not be correct. Then Google puts YouTube videos at the top of search results. The next few links might link to a news site, but news sites have been pushed down the page.

Of course a user could start on a news site; many news site' Search functionality is less than ideal. I found it was easier and more accurate in the past to use Google to search the news site than the site's search.

It is sequel time?