Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss Tim Cook’s appearance on Kara Swisher’s podcast Sway, and what we learned about Tim and Apple.
Supreme Court Sides With Google in Legal Battle Over APIs
Google and Oracle have been fighting for a decade over the copyright status of APIs, or application programming interfaces. But Google just won [PDF].
The high court punted on whether APIs can be copyrighted in the first place. But the court’s fair use reasoning was broad enough that it should provide a strong defense for most API copying, making the question of API copyrights much less important.
QuickTrip Rolls out Support for Apple Pay at Gas Pumps
A report on Monday shows that QuikTrip is rolling out support for Apple Pay at its gas pumps.
The Singularity: Can Computers Make Themselves Smarter?
Writing for The New Yorker, Ted Chiang believes that the concept of a technological singularity, in which computers / AI would be able to make themselves ever smarter, is similar to an ontological argument. In other words, it probably won’t happen.
How much can you optimize for generality? To what extent can you simultaneously optimize a system for every possible situation, including situations never encountered before? Presumably, some improvement is possible, but the idea of an intelligence explosion implies that there is essentially no limit to the extent of optimization that can be achieved.
GoFish Cam Wireless Underwater Fishing Camera: $199.99
Our friends at Stack Commerce have a fun deal for us today on the GoFish Cam Wireless Underwater Fishing Camera, a wireless underwater fishing camera that sits on your fishing line and works with a mobile app so you can see your footage right from your phone. The camera attaches in-line between your main line and leader line, and it allows you to both view and share your underwater fishing footage. It’s $199.99 through our deal.
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This Judge Wants Platforms like Twitter to be Treated as Utilities
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote an argument for the Supreme Court on why digital platforms should be regulated as utilities.
U.S. Retaliates Against Taxes on Internet Companies With Tariffs
The U.S. is preparing a round of retaliatory tariffs against six countries that have imposed taxes on U.S.-based internet companies.
Tim Cook 'Probably' Won't be Apple CEO in 10 Years' Time
Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed he “probably” would not still be running the company in 10 years’ time in a new interview.
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[Updated]Jason Sudeikis Earns SAG Awards 2021 Win for 'Ted Lasso' Performance
Jason Sudeikis continued Ted Lasso’s winning streak, named Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series at the SAG Awards 2021.
M1 Mac Troubleshooting, Quick Tips, and More — Mac Geek Gab 864
M1 Macs have only been available for a few months, but y’all are buying them up like crazy. Of course, troubleshooting them is a bit different than familiar Intel models, and Dave and John talk through some of that while answering your questions. Quick Tips help to make this episode accessible for all, in addition to some non-platform-specific questions about troubleshooting in general. Listen in as your two favorite geeks help share the knowledge, and perhaps you’ll learn five new things, too!