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Post by Dave on May 1, 2023 1:58:56 GMT -8
Good morning and welcome to a new month. We start this month with a red pre-market at -0.40% at this moment. This is going to be a very event filled week and who can predict how the week may turnout? Roll the dice.
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Post by Dave on May 1, 2023 2:07:36 GMT -8
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Post by CdnPhoto on May 1, 2023 3:25:21 GMT -8
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Post by Dave on May 1, 2023 5:17:40 GMT -8
This sentence stood out to me. I have no experience with AirTags so it's likely I'm missing something, but how would the AirTag know that someone was in your car that was not authorized or even that anyone was in your car? I understand how it can help you to find your car after you've discovered that it's been stolen but to tell you that it's about to be stolen? Just curious.
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Post by hledgard on May 1, 2023 5:44:15 GMT -8
Me too.
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Post by CdnPhoto on May 1, 2023 5:56:45 GMT -8
The way an AirTag would work is if it's not at your "home" location, you'd be notified. You can also track where the AirTag is, assuming there is someone near by at some point with an iPhone.
I've got a few AirTags. If I take my laptop bag away from my home address, and leave it in the car, I'll get an alert (on my phone and watch) that it's left behind. The idea here is someone will be notified quickly that their AirTag (and Car) is no longer near by. They can then track where it is (with "Find My")
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Post by 4aapl on May 1, 2023 7:15:55 GMT -8
This sentence stood out to me. I have no experience with AirTags so it's likely I'm missing something, but how would the AirTag know that someone was in your car that was not authorized or even that anyone was in your car? I understand how it can help you to find your car after you've discovered that it's been stolen but to tell you that it's about to be stolen? Just curious. I think it was just being fast and loose with the wording. If someone "borrowed" your car, went for a "joy ride", or whatever. These things happen quick. I'm sure the statistics vary on type of car and location, but when my '91 prelude was stolen it wasn't found for a month, but was found in a neighborhood only 5 miles away or so. FWIW, this was in Fremont, stolen just a half mile from the NUMI/Tesla site. Not too much had been taken or damaged. I had left my laptop bag in there that night....dumb thing...and thought there was no laptop, it had my wallet. But they only made one charge at a gas station. In this case, an air tag should have helped find it quickly, even if I didn't see when it was "on the move". And if it could have helped me skip the $800 tow and 2 day storage fee, that would have been nice. But this was all before I had a cell phone. It's good to see this happening, with the air tags being pushed as a good solution for tracking a car, instead of the handful of articles we see about it being used for bad in that situation. This is basically the everyday affordable version of lojack.
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Post by duckpins on May 1, 2023 9:38:11 GMT -8
Need to this in Oakland with everything that is for sale or owned by someone else.
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Post by 4aapl on May 1, 2023 10:48:30 GMT -8
Need to this in Oakland with everything that is for sale or owned by someone else. Or at least your catalytic converter. What's the temp rating on AirTags? You'd have to weld it into a pocket to the unit, with some good insulation. But if an AirTag on your car anywhere would double up the coverage, that would be it. Also had my catalytic converter stolen, back before it was as well known. It was on my 4runner, with plenty of clearance and bolted on instead of welded. And that was in San Jose, just over the fence from eBay. Someone probably got $50 for it. An OEM one was $1400, but an aftermarket was only $100, assumedly with a lot less platinum, palladium, and whatever other catalysts (maybe rhodium ) are in there. Tracking won't stop everyone. But if it slows it down some, and culls the group a bit, that will be good.
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Post by Luckychoices on May 1, 2023 13:45:52 GMT -8
I don't think this article has been posted previously...if I'm mistaken, I apologize. I'm posting the article along with the link to make it easy to access...but the important part of the story, IMO, are the comments *under* the article. Please don't neglect the chance to see feedback on the cancellation of Apple CarPlay from GM customers and *former* potential GM customer at the link site. Here's why GM is dropping Apple CarPlayGeneral Motors (GM) says it's doing the right thing for its business by driving away from the popular Apple (AAPL) CarPlay infotainment experience.
"There are many manufacturers today that don't have CarPlay," GM CFO Paul Jacobson said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). "But I think we recognize that the burden's on us. If we're going to take that feature out of our vehicles, we need to respond with a program and a customer package that is equally as compelling, if not more compelling. We think with the partnership we have with Google and ultimately with the vehicle data we have, we can create an experience that customers are going to love."
The auto giant said in late March it would phase out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, despite the strong consumer preference to use the platforms for everything from maps to music controls. Apple CarPlay is supported in 800 vehicles, the tech giant said.
In place of CarPlay, GM will stand up a new built-in infotainment system developed with Google (GOOG, GOOGL) for its future line of EVs.
GM will begin the phase-out process of CarPlay with the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV.
By making the move, the company is aiming to collect more of its own data to not only better understand drivers, but to pad its longer-term profit margins.
GM told investors on Tuesday it's looking to achieve profit margins of more than 20% on "new businesses" by 2030. That would be above the company's overall 2030 operating margin goal of 12% to 14%.
Pros have speculated GM could charge subscriptions for services such as insurance by tapping into an accumulating stream of data that it owns.
"It's part of where we're going as a company," Jacobson added. "Obviously data and software is a big competitive space across the board."
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Post by CdnPhoto on May 1, 2023 15:45:30 GMT -8
I don't think this article has been posted previously...if I'm mistaken, I apologize. I'm posting the article along with the link to make it easy to access...but the important part of the story, IMO, are the comments *under* the article. Please don't neglect the chance to see feedback on the cancellation of Apple CarPlay from GM customers and *former* potential GM customer at the link site. Here's why GM is dropping Apple CarPlayThis may end up being the "New Coke" of the auto industry.
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Post by ono on May 1, 2023 16:17:18 GMT -8
forums.macrumors.com/threads/apples-trade-secret-battle-with-masimo-over-pulse-oximetry-technology-ends-in-mistrial.2388371/The latest legal dispute between Apple and pulse oximetry company Masimo today ended in a mistrial, reports Bloomberg. The jury overseeing the case was not able to come to a final decision in its deliberations, causing U.S. district judge James Selna to declare a mistrial. Six jurors wanted to decide in favor of Apple, but one juror held strong for Masimo, leading to an impasse. Earlier this afternoon, the jurors sent the judge a note asking what to do because the juror voting in favor of Masimo would not change her position. appleinsider.com/articles/23/05/01/apple-watch-trial-endslatest-chapter-of-2-billion-apple-watch-patent-battle-ends-in-mistrial?utm_medium=rss""We thank the jury for their careful consideration in this case," Apple said in a statement to AppleInsider. "We deeply respect intellectual property and innovation and do not take or use confidential information from other companies. We are pleased that the court correctly rejected half of the plaintiffs' trade secret allegations, and will now ask the court to dismiss the remaining claims." This latest development doesn't bode well for Masimo's case, but it isn't the end. The trial will likely be on hold until the plaintiffs decide how to move forward."
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Post by Dave on May 2, 2023 1:16:06 GMT -8
I don't think this article has been posted previously...if I'm mistaken, I apologize. I'm posting the article along with the link to make it easy to access...but the important part of the story, IMO, are the comments *under* the article. Please don't neglect the chance to see feedback on the cancellation of Apple CarPlay from GM customers and *former* potential GM customer at the link site. Here's why GM is dropping Apple CarPlayThis may end up being the "New Coke" of the auto industry. I agree, this is another big mistake that GM is making. Were it not for the government bailout General Motors may not even exist today. But BMW has been playing with subscriptions for added features on their new cars, where the cars coming off of the assembly line have all available features installed, but the customer must pay a monthly fee to have those features activated. I’ve read that the test markets where this has been tried hasn’t worked very well.
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Post by CdnPhoto on May 2, 2023 3:52:26 GMT -8
This may end up being the "New Coke" of the auto industry. I agree, this is another big mistake that GM is making. Were it not for the government bailout General Motors may not even exist today. But BMW has been playing with subscriptions for added features on their new cars, where the cars coming off of the assembly line have all available features installed, but the customer must pay a monthly fee to have those features activated. I’ve read that the test markets where this has been tried hasn’t worked very well. I've been seeing ads for enabling or bypassing these subscriptions on my feeds. (I don't even own a BMW)
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Post by 4aapl on May 2, 2023 8:38:14 GMT -8
This may end up being the "New Coke" of the auto industry. I agree, this is another big mistake that GM is making. Were it not for the government bailout General Motors may not even exist today. But BMW has been playing with subscriptions for added features on their new cars, where the cars coming off of the assembly line have all available features installed, but the customer must pay a monthly fee to have those features activated. I’ve read that the test markets where this has been tried hasn’t worked very well. Just the other day there was a new one. It was about a subscription to add horsepower to your Mercedes. The story talked about adding 60 HP, monthly or forever, but that it wasn't enough to jump up a level in engine performance. It said you didn't have to worry about your neighbor with a 350 outperforming your 450 (or whatever the exact model numbers were). Crazy! I guess Tesla has done this, but I separate that a little as due to optimizing battery draw.
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