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Tesla-Bound Chris Lattner May Have 'Felt Constrained' by Apple's Culture of Secrecy [Update: Denied]

So now that the article has been proven to be false, should it be taken down, or at least have its title changed more prominently to reflect the real nature of the news?

Or is this the future of journalism? Recognising and not publishing fake news means no new article and no clicks. Publishing an erroneous article followed by a weak correction potentially means 2 new articles, with all the clicks and advertising revenue that come with it.

I guess the phenomenon of fake news isn't confined to Facebook. Not when your revenue is dependent on the level of engagement of your articles. Different medium, same old problems?
 
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truthertech said:
Is that the same friend who leaked this fake news? Or perhaps was it you comrade since you are apparently putting out the same propoganda?
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I know what you mean, but perhaps showing how Business Insider put out clearly fake news is helpful. The media just keeps sinking lower and lower and they wonder why no one has any faith in the media today. It would be helpful to perhaps change the headline to something more accurate such as "Anti-Apple Fake News Debunked"
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I'm afraid I cannot say too many details or risk getting someone in trouble... So you can call it whatever you like, but it's an actuality and those in the know... Know. There was an issue with bonuses last year too..Due to decrease in revenue
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djcerla said:
AI team is now allowed to have normal academic relationships, including publishing papers.

But hardware... secrecy is needed unless you want Shenzen markets flooded with clones nine months before release.
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The AI move is a step in the right direction but Apple is still far behind where they should be in many areas of development

There are very few secrets within the manufacturing industry.. but I agree with you to a certain point. They should have at the very least a roadmap so people can plan purchases and retirements
 
C DM said:
Someone moving on to other opportunities doesn't necessarily mean anything one way or another about the company that person is leaving.
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Maybe you have a point, maybe things may not be as rosy as it seems. Beginning of 2017, lets see how the rest pans out before jumping to anything. :)
 
code-m said:
Maybe you have a point, maybe things may not be as rosy as it seems. Beginning of 2017, lets see how the rest pans out before jumping to anything. :)
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That's basically what I was saying--nothing to necessarily indicate anything one way or another.
 
pika2000 said:
So, just typical made-up news by tech bloggers.
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The problem is these people feel the need to always put stuff out otherwise people arent reading their blogs. So then they resort to making stuff up or creating stories where there is none. It's not secret that Apple is secretive on many of its initiatives. Most of the people complaining about secrecy have never worked for a profitable business or corporation before.
 
macs4nw said:
Agreed on Elon's talents and, firsthand seeing visionaries achieve great things can be truly awe-inspiring.

However, working for great visionaries can be super-demanding, emotionally draining, and generally hell though! :(
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Sounds like you just described the guy who's missing at Apple
 
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itsamacthing said:
And make Apple look bad? Very possible he was asked to make a statement
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Not commenting on some speculation or fake news doesn't really do that. That said, sure, pretty much anything is possible, it just doesn't really say much one way or another.
 
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Abazigal said:
So now that the article has been proven to be false, should it be taken down, or at least have its title changed more prominently to reflect the real nature of the news?

Or is this the future of journalism? Recognising and not publishing fake news means no new article and no clicks. Publishing an erroneous article followed by a weak correction potentially means 2 new articles, with all the clicks and advertising revenue that come with it.

I guess the phenomenon of fake news isn't confined to Facebook. Not when your revenue is dependent on the level of engagement of your articles. Different medium, same old problems?
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Amen. The advertising model of most of the web is destroying not only our privacy, e.g., Google, Facebook, etc., amassing dossiers on everyone, but also has reduced journalism and its progeny, such as these blogs, to swamps corroding our society through ill informed and uncivil discourse.
 
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justperry said:
There are plenty more yet we don't know them (yet).

Do you really think there is not one single visionary more out of the what...7 billion people living on this planet.
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The problem is that visionaries don't exist unless the tech community sees them as visionary if at all. That means millions of women and minorities and 3rd world citizens will never have a chance even if they are he true visionaries. The mostly white dudes might seem like a great crop of thinkers but who knows what we're missing.
 
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truthertech said:
Amen. The advertising model of most of the web is destroying not only our privacy, e.g., Google, Facebook, etc., amassing dossiers on everyone, but also has reduced journalism and its progeny, such as these blogs, to swamps corroding our society through ill informed and uncivil discourse.
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Not to mention people are far more likely to believe the negative than the positive. They are also likely to believe what they already think even if what they think is demostatively false.
 
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wigby said:
The problem is that visionaries don't exist unless the tech community sees them as visionary if at all. That means millions of women and minorities and 3rd world citizens will never have a chance even if they are he true visionaries. The mostly white dudes might seem like a great crop of thinkers but who knows what we're missing.
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Good points.
 
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Rogifan said:
An anonymous source to Business Insider. This story was so weak why did MacRumors decide to post it in the first place? And why not remove it all together rather than letting it sit out there on MR front page for the weekend?
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It _is_ called MacRumors, not MacNews, so posting rumors is completely appropriate. The problem is, you should look at the rumors and decide for yourself how likely something is true - too many people take rumors as truth, at least when it matches their prejudices. Like some people taking a rumor of a "friend" making claims why Lattner is leaving Apple as the truth, but then taking a statement by Lattner himself as not trustworthy.
 
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gnasher729 said:
It _is_ called MacRumors, not MacNews, so posting rumors is completely appropriate. The problem is, you should look at the rumors and decide for yourself how likely something is true - too many people take rumors as truth, at least when it matches their prejudices. Like some people taking a rumor of a "friend" making claims why Lattner is leaving Apple as the truth, but then taking a statement by Lattner himself as not trustworthy.
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I think in this case is crossed a line with people. It's one thing to post rumors about the highest level mgmt and the products themselves. Its another to be digging deep into a store and then not really even correcting the record adequately. I've seen MacRumors do better corrections on product rumors than I did for this even after it was clear it was at best speculation and at worst a flat out lie even after the person in question came out and explicitly stated it was a lie. [Updated] with the full story still in tact doesn't quite cut it as a correction.
 
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