Ralph Biesbrouck

Life long learner, be curious - think - work hard - have fun - no drama.

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

Elon is spot on. The EU is Orwellian in its dictatorial overreach.

[MaTech @iMathTechs]

🚫 Siri AI en 2026… sauf pour l’Europe.

Pendant que le reste du monde profitera du nouveau Siri, les utilisateurs européens devront attendre.

Si vous voulez faire entendre votre voix, signez la pétition sur https://t.co/UNqxmyzMes

📣 Partagez-la autour de vous.
Plus nous serons nombreux, plus il sera difficile d’ignorer les utilisateurs européens !

#SiriAI #AppleIntelligence @ferrantelorenzo

[Connor Jewiss @jewiss]

EXCLUSIVE: Apple and the EU are telling very different stories on Siri AI, and right now, it's a standoff.

Apple's press release and comments to @LelloucheNico say the DMA would force it to give rival assistants deep access to messages, files, photos, app actions, and personal context, creating privacy/security risks.

I reached out to the EU Commission for comment, and they discussed it today (video below).

They said nothing in the DMA blocks Siri AI. Apple can launch it if it complies, but it must give rivals "equivalent access" and can’t use iOS to favour its own AI.

Apple proposed a “Trusted System Agent” and an 18-month rollout to ensure only approved third-party agents could run. The Commission says they weren't "DMA-compliant interoperability proposals."

Whatever that means.

This is a standoff over who controls the AI layer on iPhone. The EU isn’t protecting user choice here. It’s trying to regulate the iPhone’s AI layer, and EU users are the ones losing out.

iPhone users can already download ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity. Apps like @poppysimplified can use your Mac to get system-level access for AI assistant apps.

The EU is demanding default, system-level access for any third-party app that claims to be an AI assistant. Which is dangerous, especially given Apple's privacy-focused AI stance. Apple, respectably, is not bowing down.

[iRumors @iRumorsDaily]

There is a common misunderstanding that it is Apple’s fault Siri AI isn't coming to the EU. To put it politely: that is incorrect. It’s not about unwillingness; it’s a strict security issue caused by EU regulations.
Here is a summary of exactly why things are currently stuck:

The EU's Demand: Under the DMA, the EU requires Apple to give any virtual assistant nearly unlimited, autonomous access to a user’s device. This includes reading messages, making purchases, and accessing files without ongoing user control.

The Security Risk: Apple warns this lacks essential protections. Security researchers have already proven that AI systems can be hijacked to steal personal data (like passwords and photos) or alter account settings without consent.

Apple's Compromise: To fix this, Apple built a secure middle-ground called the "Trusted System Agent" to safely allow third-party AI access, proposing a gradual 18-month rollout in the EU.

The EU's Rejection: The European Commission flat-out rejected this, and every other solution Apple proposed.

The result: Because of the DMA's requirements and the rejection of safe alternatives, Apple cannot securely ship Siri AI in the EU with iOS 27.

Source: https://t.co/toRIYImmE1

[Dr. Lars Henrik Andersen 🇪🇺 @EUAITaxonomy]

The Siri/EU situation is a regulatory masterpiece.

Apple cannot launch Apple Intelligence in the EU.

Why? Because under the DMA, if Siri gets deep system access, every other AI assistant must get the exact same. Anything less would be unfair competition. A gatekeeper privileging its own service.

So either Siri ships and every Shenzhen startup, Cyprus shell company, and nephew hackathon project gets identical root access to 450 million Europeans’ digital lives or nothing ships.

Apple proposed a “Trusted System Agent”: a security intermediary so third-party assistants get capabilities without ripping the phone wide open.

The EU rejected it.

Magnificent.

Apple’s response: fine, then no developer APIs either. No Apple Intelligence, no third-party integrations, no foundation model access for EU developers. The entire layer simply does not exist on this continent.

Excellent.

This is the path. Why depend on American AI when we can build the entire stack ourselves? A European foundation model, trained on a European GPU cluster, running on a European OS, on a European phone, manufactured in a European fab, powered by European nuclear plants we have spent fifteen years closing.

Estimated time to ship: 2047.

Estimated cost: the GDP of three member states.

Estimated outcome: a chatbot that requires a cookie banner before each response.

Worth it.

In the meantime, European users are protected from Apple processing data Apple already holds by ensuring nobody processes anything at all.

Not a bug. The intended outcome.

Regulatory product design with a sledgehammer, swung with precision.

🇪🇺

[De Belegger @De_belegger]

Zelfs Europa ziet het probleem dat Den Haag lijkt te negeren.

Het nieuwe box 3-stelsel belasting betalen: over je werkelijke rendement....

Maar zodra je ook ongerealiseerde winsten gaat belasten, begint de ellende.

Want hoe belast je winst die iemand nog niet heeft ontvangen?

In de praktijk een uitvoeringsmoeras.
En precies daar waarschuwen EUROPESE ONDERZOEKERS voor: waardering, liquiditeit, volatiliteit en verliesverrekening maken dit extreem ingewikkeld.

Nederland bouwt dus een belastingstelsel waarvan de problemen al op voorhand zichtbaar zijn.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@NUnl ASML should be treasured and supported. It is arguably the greatest company in Europe.

[Ronald Plasterk @RPlasterk]

Sterker pleidooi voor X dan dit ga je niet krijgen.

[NL FSD Inside @TSLA_inside_]

This is the absolute craziest FSD move I’ve experienced in the Netherlands!
Watch the video 🤭😎
@teslaeurope

[Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav]

The Netherlands is changing their tax on investments to 36% on paper profits, or unrealized gains, BEFORE you sell investment.

So if you buy a stock for $100,000 at $100 per share (1,000 shares) then the stock increases to $200 per share, you have a $100,000 profit on paper. You would owe $36,000 in taxes.

But then the next year if the value of the shares declines back to $100 per share ... you have made nothing, but you still paid $36,000 in taxes.

Investors and entrepreneurs are calling it, "the dumbest thing any government on Earth is doing right now".

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Based Bezos is awesome

[Ralph Biesbrouck @RalphBiesbrouck]

@TadekSolarz 100%

[David Sinclair @davidasinclair]

Interesting! The Psoas muscle is one of the most important muscles, holding our upper & lower halves together. Yet, 1 in 2 people lacks a Psoas minor

Whether you have one or not, get a standing desk! It will strengthen your Psoas major, giving you better stability at any age

[mitsuri @0xmitsurii]

He destroyed three startups in under two minutes.

[ryan van der veer @sumbios]

How Europe Is Designing a Tax System You Can’t Escape.

The Netherlands is introducing a 36% tax on unrealized investment gains in 2028, even if you don’t sell your assets.

The tax will be due each year on paper profits.

[Ralph Biesbrouck @RalphBiesbrouck]

Dutch IT Channel - Jeroen van Glabbeek leidt protest tegen Box 3-plannen https://t.co/GIEf5CNfk2

[Motorsport MP4 @MotorsportMP4]

“You’re my rival, not my enemy”

[Katie Pavlich @KatiePavlich]

Last night I spoke with Brad Smith @ALScyborg, the first person with ALS to have @neuralink implanted. He has his voice back through AI and can even make dad jokes again. Absolutely incredible technology changing lives and bettering humanity. Thank you @elonmusk!

[Luke Martin @VentureCoinist]

The NY Times spent 18 months investigating who Satoshi was using stylometric analysis to create a big exposé and finally dox Bitcoin's creator.

John McAfee spent one afternoon, $200, a phone call and was 99% certain.

And once he knew...he never mentioned the name again.

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

The former Dutch Empire teaches us a lot about the importance of capitalism in driving long-term success through the development of productive entrepreneurs.

The Dutch became a leading empire by being open to the best thinking in the world. They became so inventive that they were responsible for 25% of all the major inventions in the world — including ships that could travel and collect great riches, and the invention of capitalism as we know it today to finance those voyages.

This virtuous cycle leads to strong income growth, which can be used to finance investments in education, infrastructure, research, and development. Over time, that helps its citizens become more productive and more competitive than their peers.
#principles #raydalio #history #capitalism