A UTXO is like a single bill. In bitcoin the bills can be any size, in dollars they're only specific sizes.

The bitcoin network is like a bank teller. You can take 2x $5 bills to the bank and get back a $10. Or split a $10 into two $5s.

I can pay you $15 either by

In bitcoin the bills can be any size. $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, etc. but it works the exact same way.

Where's the evidence that they're uploading user data of any kind to Apple? All the article shows is that a daemon on macOS is communicating with a server.

It could just be downloading an updated model. Or downloading configuration params. Or doing literally anything.

The claim in this headline is completely unsubstantiated. The article claims that Apple never actually said they were killing their CP scanning plan, but they did say that, "We have further decided to not move forward with our previously proposed CSAM detection tool for iCloud Photos." Dec 7 2022

Here you have the only large US tech company that offers end to end encryption for all user data and you're spreading FUD.

Before assuming they're spying on you, this is probably downloading an AI model to support the new search-in-photos feature of Finder. So you can type "dog" and it'll find pictures of dogs on your drive, recognized using local ML.

Use your phone to scan each receipt when you buy something. Dropbox app will do it. Built-in files app on iOS will do it. Takes 30 seconds.

My god that's expensive. You can do it yourself easily.