Bitcoin Connection With Apple; Hidden Whitepaper Found On mcOS

Bitcoin Whitepaper Found Hidden In Every mcOS

The PDF is found in every macOS version since Mojave but not in High Sierra or earlier

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The whitepaper is a sample document for a hidden device called "Virtual Scanner II" in Image Capture

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The device may power the "Import from iPhone" feature, but it's unclear why the whitepaper was chosen

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The file is named "simpledoc.pdf" and is only 184 KB, possibly meant for testing purposes

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Few references exist online, inspiring Apple Community posts and tweets from Joshua Dickens and others.

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Another oddity: a test file called "cover.jpg" features a photo taken on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay.

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Earlier, Elon Musk and a group of experts released an open letter seeking to halt development in advanced AI for six months.

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