Build phones for cheap with Chinese slave labor, remove/block apps to support the tyrannical government that supplies the slave, trick stupid Americans into thinking you are a "good" company w/ marketing, sell them the phones for x100 profit. - #Apple #IfCompaniesWereHonest

Gizmodo

Apple Removes Dozens of AI Apps From Chinese App Store Ahead of Crackdown

The AI apps were removed as new rules go into effect that prohibit AI models from generating content deemed subversive to state power.

Watching Richard's face get plastered all over traditional media as a giant scammer is bringing me a bit of joy today.

The Verge

SEC sues Richard Heart for allegedly buying sports cars and a rare black diamond with investor funds

Richard Heart allegedly spent $5 million on a 555-carat black diamond.

So I have Twitter, bluesky, nostr, and threads app, and Amazon open. This is a 30 second log after I opened all 5 apps. Threads is so bad that it even outshines Amazon which is notoriously one of the worst.

I am going to guess that the entire purpose of #ThreadsApp is to generate data for an LLM that Facebook is working on, or to sell the data to other companies working on LLMs. It uses a massive amount of data compared to even the most invasive apps.

#Bitcoin is hope, we believe that tomorrow can be better than today.

X (formerly Twitter)

Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) on X

The CEO of BlackRock called bitcoin "digital gold" today on national television.