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At this point, with a falling iPhone market share and limited AI features, thanks to China's strict regulations, Apple has to make a choice.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140084/@bitblaze/apples-troubles-in-china-59t</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140084/@bitblaze/apples-troubles-in-china-59t</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitblaze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 17:31:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx94BZeEDj88BS4kQKTnLDwXLJAgCSnzrrxvVk2tDK4mKjA4ymH4F5Y5dqcf3h1tchkQxznsyL92QSajeSJE3M1DynWS4SEFfZjsUB83RCHRjokvZFwwMkmvXHbwrrguzsjPgwY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are AI Search Engines Still Spreading Outdated, Racist Ideas?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I didn’t expect the “smartest” tech companies like Google and Microsoft to mess up this badly with AI-powered search engines. 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I could never keep up. And the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@bitblaze/why-busy-men-have-it-all-or-do-they-7rx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173575/@bitblaze/why-busy-men-have-it-all-or-do-they-7rx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173575]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitblaze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:39:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx94BZeEDj88BS4kQKTnLDwYAA2ax93jp445mXmvap1McBemadmGh55vputcxCfySeLDgFuhLddk1nq48cyDBLwkAAHPSNpf5genx4FFBGZxA9eVektrutpREgrY7GK1ThurRRp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Not Just the Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standing in front of a mirror, stripped down to your most basic form, what would you see? If the money in your bank account is all that defines you in your mind, then you are not getting it. 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