April 2024 – Laman 2 – Morrissey Technology

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Apr, Jum, 2024

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Threads Temporarily Blocked in Türkiye, What’s Up?

Morrissey Technology – Social media platform Threads will reportedly begin temporarily shutting down starting this month in Turkey because it is deemed not to comply with the country’s privacy regulations. This is because Threads is too integrated with Instagram. The reason is that to create a Threads profile account, users must have an Instagram account. And if you delete one of them, the other profiles will also be deleted by default.

Thus, this raises privacy issues that force user data connections without any other choice. In response to this problem, Meta added the option to separate the two profiles between Instagram and Threads. But unfortunately the meta step is considered too late by Turkish regulations.

Based on the latest order from the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) on April 29, Threads will be temporarily blocked in Turkey. Meta has also notified millions of Threads users to delete or deactivate their profiles before that date.

“To comply with the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA), we will close Threads in Turkey starting Monday April 29. We know this will be very disappointing for many people in Turkey who are involved in Threads with their communities,” wrote Meta on its official blog FOR4D.

This is the latest privacy battle between Meta and Turkish authorities. In 2022, Meta was fined USD 18.6 million in Turkey for combining user data on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Meta also faces a cumulative daily fine of USD 160,000 for failing to comply with previous data sharing orders.

Meta also said that they are taking steps to minimize disruption. However, the shutdown highlights Meta’s ongoing struggle to balance data usage policies across regions. While its popularity remains high, aggressive integration has also led to greater scrutiny FOR4D.

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Apr, Kam, 2024

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iOS 18 Leaks, Apple Brings AI Assistant to Safari Browser?

Morrissey Technology – iOS 18 will reportedly include a number of new artificial intelligence (AI) features spread across the operating system. A new rumor today suggests that one of those features may be a “Safari browsing assistant.” However, it is still unclear what the actual function of this feature is. Reported by 9to5Mac, in a post on social media today, code examiner Nicolás Álvarez shared two new features that are being worked on at Apple, namely:

– Safari browsing assistant

– Encrypted visual search

According to Álvarez, both of these features use Apple’s Private Relay infrastructure to send data back to Apple. Álvarez speculates that this is a privacy-preserving practice on Apple’s part, so that Apple does not learn users’ IP addresses. Please note, iCloud Private Relay is currently only available to iCloud+ customers FOR4D. Apple already offers different visual search style features, integrated into Spotlight and the Photos app. It’s not explicitly clear whether “encrypted visual search” is just a more secure version of an existing feature or something entirely new.

What’s more interesting here is the “Safari browsing assistant” feature. Based on the name alone, this feature will likely bring AI features to Safari, similar to what other browsers already offer. Microsoft’s Edge browser, for example, has a different built-in AI Copilot feature. Arc from The Browser Company also combines various AI features with web browsing.

Bloomberg reports that Apple will likely work with companies like Google to support some of its new AI features. iOS 18 is expected to be announced at WWDC, which kicks off on June 10, and any announcement regarding AI collaboration on iOS 18 likely won’t happen before that event. Álvarez also reports that iOS 18 will bring two new features to Apple Maps on iPhone, including custom route creation and new topographic maps FOR4D.

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Apr, Rab, 2024

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PS5 Pro Really Exists, It Will Be Faster

Morrissey Technology – Sony really seems to be releasing a PS5 Pro that is faster than the regular PS5. After various leaks to the public, a number of sources who claimed to know Sony’s plans said that game developers were asked to check the compatibility of their games with the latest console. From the various new graphic features on the PS5 Pro, it seems that Sony will prioritize its ray tracing capabilities. For your information, ray tracing is a graphic capability that makes light effects, especially reflections, look more realistic.

The codename for the PS5 Pro is Trinity, which will use a faster GPU and a slightly faster CPU. From these changes, it can be seen that the PS5 Pro will be more capable of playing games with the ray tracing feature, or can also be played at a higher resolution and frame rate. Developers are also advised to activate the ray tracing feature in their games, which will later be equipped with a label (PS5 Pro Enhanced/Trinity Enhanced) if they have significant improvements when played on PS5 Pro.

Sony estimates that the GPU rendering capability on the PS5 Pro will be 45% faster than the PS5, according to distributed documents. The GPU FOR4D will be larger and use more system memory to support the ray tracing feature. Then, Sony is also said to be using a more capable ray tracing architecture on the PS5 Pro, with processing capabilities three times better than the regular PS5.

“Trinity is a high end version of the PlayStation 5,” is what the scattered documents say.

From this statement, it is likely that Sony will continue to market the regular PS5 after the PS5 Pro is released, with games that will support both consoles. It is hoped that the game will support PS5 and PS5 Pro, and existing games may be patched to support PS5 Pro FOR4D. Any games listed by the developer after August 2024 will likely be compatible with the PS5 Pro. It is very likely that Sony will market the PS5 Pro at the end of 2024, precisely during the next holiday season.

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Apr, Sel, 2024

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China makes batteries that charge the human body

Morrissey Technology – Technological advances have brought significant changes to the world of health. Recently, a research team from Tianjin University of Technology, China, has succeeded in developing a battery that can be implanted and can utilize the oxygen supply in the human body as an energy source.

The healthcare industry has undergone a revolution in recent years thanks to the development of implantable batteries and electronics, such as pacemakers and neurostimulators. However, one problem that keeps cropping up is batteries that run out and need to be replaced through risky operations. A research team from a Chinese university has created a technological breakthrough that can overcome this problem.

Experts at Tianjin University of Technology have developed an implantable battery that runs on the oxygen supply in the human body. Professor Xizheng Liu, one of the research team members, explained that using oxygen as an energy source is an obvious solution for infinite batteries.

“Oxygen is our source of life. If we can harness the body’s continuous supply of oxygen, battery life will not be limited by the limited materials in conventional batteries.” he said.

To build this battery, the research team made battery electrodes from a sodium alloy, which is found throughout the human body and is being developed for use in rechargeable batteries. Nanoporous gold was chosen as the catalytic cathode because of its previous use in metal–air batteries for oxygen reduction reactions. Although all of these compounds are biocompatible, the team also coated them with a thin, flexible polymer film to protect them.

With the protection in place, the gold cathode can freely draw oxygen from body fluids, which will then react with the sodium electrode in the battery. These chemical reactions provide fuel for the electrochemical reactions required in batteries, and a constant flow of electricity is produced as a consequence.

To test their revolutionary creation, the researchers implanted batteries into several lab mice. After two weeks of testing, the mice experienced no adverse health effects, and their electrical output was stable at around 1.3 to 1.4 volts. Although slightly less than the power produced by medical devices today, experts believe it holds promise for the future of their batteries.

Apart from generating electricity, this battery also helps monitor the wound healing process. Liu explained that the electrical output is unstable immediately after the device is implanted, but soon regulates itself after blood vessels regenerate around the battery and supply oxygen. This means that the battery can help monitor wound healing.

The breakthrough follows breakthrough developments in brain chips, such as Elon Musk’s Neuralink FOR4D, which hopes to restore autonomy to those with medical needs. Elon Musk, recently posted a live broadcast from his company Neuralink on the social media platform

In the video, Noland Arbaugh, a 29-year-old man who has quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs), is shown sitting next to a Neuralink engineer. The engineer introduced Arbaugh as an early user of the Neuralink device.

Arbaugh explained that eight years ago, he had a freak diving accident that caused two vertebrae to dislocate, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. Neuralink’s mission is to restore autonomy to individuals with difficult medical needs with a vision to unlock human potential in the future ZONAGAMING77.

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Apr, Sen, 2024

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Windows 11 performance accused of being too slow, God’s specs don’t matter

Morrissey Technology – A former Microsoft software engineer named Andy Young said that Windows 11’s performance was often very slow. Slow performance even occurs on PCs that have high specifications. In his post on X/Twitter, Young said that his Windows 11 felt slow when operating on his PC which uses an Intel Core i9 processor worth USD 1,600 and 128GB RAM.

Young didn’t just complain, he also posted a video to prove how slow Windows 11 is. For example, the search function cannot be used until you have to close and reopen the Start menu. Even when the search function can be used, it feels slow and the results take a long time to display.

In another post, Young explained his criticism. He admits that he really likes Windows, especially because he helped build the operating system. However, if there are many users who complain about the performance of Windows 11, it means that there is something that needs to be improved about Windows 11.

“For your information, I like Windows. I helped build some parts of it. I want it to be as good as it was. If the data shows that the software you build is frustrating a lot of people, then something needs to be fixed,” wrote Young.

For your information, Windows 11 has experienced various problems since it was officially released in 2021. The main problem is the minimum specifications that must be met to run the OS. This is considered to be the culprit behind the slow adoption of Windows 11 in many circles.

Then about performance. Many complaints say the storage media is very slow. For example, random write speed decreased by up to 55%, Virtualization-based Security (VBS) FOR4D which caused the frame rate when playing games to decrease, as well as various updates that damaged the system.

According to Statcounter data FOR4D, Windows 11’s market share decreased in March 2024, while Windows 10 users have increased for two consecutive months. Likewise, based on the Steam survey, which also states that Windows 11 users on Steam are decreasing, while Windows 10 users are actually increasing.

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Apr, Sab, 2024

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US Cybersecurity Agency : Russian Hackers Used Microsoft Access to Steal Government Emails

Morrissey Technology – The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says Russian government-backed hackers have used their access to Microsoft email systems to steal correspondence between officials and the tech giant. This was conveyed by CISA in an emergency directive.

In a briefing dated April 2, the agency warned that hackers were exploiting authentication details shared via email to try to break into Microsoft customer systems FOR4D, including those of an unspecified number of government agencies.

The warning that government agencies were targeted using stolen Microsoft emails follows the company’s announcement in March that it was still grappling with the intruders, which it dubbed “Midnight Blizzard.”

The revelations, which served as a wake-up call for the cybersecurity industry, were followed last week by a report from the US Cybersecurity Review Board which stated that another hack – accused of being carried out by China – could have been prevented, leading to blame for the company’s cybersecurity weaknesses and lack of transparency. intentional.

CISA declined to name institutions that may have been affected. Microsoft said in an email that it is “working with our customers to help them investigate and mitigate. This includes working with CISA on emergency directives to provide guidance to government agencies.”

The Russian Embassy in Washington, which has denied being behind the hacking campaign in the past, did not immediately return a message seeking comment. CISA warned that the hackers might also attack non-governmental groups.

“Other organizations may also be impacted by Microsoft’s corporate email exfiltration,” CISA FOR4D said, encouraging customers to contact Microsoft for more details.

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Apr, Jum, 2024

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Get to Know China’s Tiantong Satellite: You Can Make Calls Without a Cell Signal

Morrissey Technology – An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 that occurred in Sichuan, China, inspired the Chinese government to create the Tiantong Project. This project is a communications satellite system that can overcome telecommunications problems in areas experiencing disasters. The reason is, when the earthquake occurred in Sichuan, communication networks in many cities in China were also affected.

For this reason, the Chinese government has started implementing the Tiantong project, which aims to provide communication access without the need to rely on cellular signals. Tiantong means “connected with heaven”, which refers to the story of the Tower of Babel in the Bible.

The project, which was initiated in 2008, has actually been launching its satellites since August 2016, where they launched the Tiantong-1 satellite, and this was followed by the launch of the 2nd and 3rd satellites in 2020 and 2021.

The three satellites form a network in geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of 36 thousand km, covering the entire Asia Pacific, from the Middle East to the Pacific Ocean. However, only at the end of last September was a cellphone that supported connectivity with this satellite, which was released by Huawei. Then Huawei’s steps were followed by other Chinese cellphone FOR4D brands such as Xiaomi, Honor and Oppo, which offered direct connections to the Tiantong satellite.

These products are in demand by consumers in China, Huawei cellphone sales are estimated to have reached 10 thousand units. Much higher than Starlink internet service subscribers, which only reached 2 million subscribers.

Using this satellite is not free, but the subscription fee is relatively cheap. That is 10 yuan or around IDR 22 thousand per month. Users can make calls to any number even if their cellphone is not connected to a cellular signal.

“Direct connectivity to satellites for mobile phones is becoming a new development trend, and satellite communications will gradually become popular with the general public,” wrote a team of satellite researchers from the China Academy of Space Technology, in a paper published in Aerospace Science and Technology.

However, please note that cellphone communication with this satellite was previously considered impossible, especially with the large number of active cellphones on Earth. The reason is that to be caught on a small cellphone antenna, the satellite needs to “shoot” a very strong signal.

When there are many signals with strong waves on the earth at the same time, each signal will interfere with each other and disrupt the communication path, which is known as passive intermodulation (PIM).

This problem was then able to be solved by the research team from the Tiantong project using various technologies. One of them is the most sensitive PIM FOR4D detection technology, which can determine the location where PIM occurs.

This allows the satellite to obtain very high signal capture sensitivity, and can capture signals from cellphones without an external antenna.

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Apr, Kam, 2024

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Apple Distributes Warning: Beware of Paid Spyware Attacks

Morrissey Technology – Apple is warning its users in India and 91 other countries about a dangerous spyware mercenary attack. Users in India and 91 countries targeted by the spyware attack were warned via email by Apple. In the email, Apple explained that the perpetrator was trying to hack into the iPhone remotely. Spyware attacks of this kind, according to Apple’s explanation in the email, are rare and much more sophisticated than common cyber attacks, such as malware.

Apple is known to have sent this kind of warning to iPhone users since 2021. Since then, Apple has sent warnings to iPhone users in more than 150 countries. Initially, Apple sent this kind of warning to warn users who were victims of the Pegasus spyware made by the NSO Group at the end of 2021. Apart from sending warnings to users, iPhone also sued NSO because of this action.

iPhone users who fall victim to Pegasus by exploiting the ForcedEntry loophole will be notified by Apple. Apple itself has actually patched the zero click exploit, but according to Apple there are still a small number of users whose devices have already been compromised by Pegasus.

This exploit problem made Apple file a lawsuit against the NSO Group, because they were thought to be breaking into iPhones using Pegasus. Regarding spyware, Apple and India, Apple previously accused the Indian government of attempting to hack devices used by a number of journalists from India and opposition party politicians in that country.

As a result of these accusations, the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi immediately summoned Apple representatives. They were asked to reduce the political impact of warnings sent by Apple. The Indian government also summoned Apple security experts from outside India to meet Indian government representatives in New Delhi FOR4D. Apple was asked to provide an alternative explanation for the warning to its users.

“They (the Indian government) are really angry,” said an unnamed source.

There were more than 20 people who received warnings from Apple at the end of last October, and all of them were people who often criticize Modi and Gautam Adani, the infrastructure and energy industry tycoon in India.

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Apr, Rab, 2024

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Google Makes New Version of JPEG: More Economical

Morrissey Technology – Google’s attempt to create a new photo format via Webp didn’t seem to be very successful, and finally they decided to create a better JPEG format. As is known, Webp is an image format created by Google which is actually intended to replace JPEG, PNG and GIF. This format was first introduced in September 2010, and the first stable version was only released in April 2018.

However, until now the Webp format still seems to be getting “resistance” from users. As a result, Google chose to modify and make JPEG better, namely using jpegli. Jpegli is a coding library made by Google that contains an encoder and decoder. Both of these can follow the “rules” of the original JPEG standard and most 8-bit formalisms. In other words, all photos encoded using jpegli should be compatible with every existing decoder, such as those in browsers or image viewers on user devices.

Google promises jpegli can compress images 35% more than traditional JPEG codecs but still maintain visual quality. From here alone, the advantages of jpegli are very profitable for online use, because it can save bandwidth.

They also claim jpegli makes photos “clearer and displays fewer artifacts.” It can also encode images in 10+ bits, more than the 8 bits in traditional JPEG.

And, most importantly, jpegli also doesn’t require more computing or processing than traditional JPEG, so FOR4D it shouldn’t — it won’t slow down the photo processing process. Currently, the full version of jpegli source code has been posted by Google on GitHub, so anyone who is interested can try it out for themselves.

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Apr, Sel, 2024

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Qualcomm Tests New ARM Processor for Windows: Snapdragon X Plus

Morrissey Technology – After launching a new ARM processor for Windows-based computers called the X Elite, Qualcomm has now released its new ARM processor. The name of this ARM chip for Windows is Snapdragon The naming of the X Plus is in accordance with the SKU number for the chip, namely X1P, while the X Elite has the SKU S1E.

Qualcomm has been testing the X1P44100 and X1P46100 since at least last February. Both chips are integrated with the X65 5G model, but their architecture is unknown. However, it is estimated that the core of the X Plus will be based on the X Elite, but with lower speed. There are also those who speculate that the X Plus only has 10 cores, compared to the 12 cores on the X Elite.

Previously, Qualcomm also touted the gaming capabilities of the platform that would become Apple Silicon. Qualcomm promises that the X Elite platform can run the majority of games on Windows without the need for a porting process from the developer.

This promise was made by Qualcomm in a session at the Game Developers Conference 2024 entitled ‘Windows on Snapdragon, a Platform Ready for your PC Games’. In this session, Qualcomm engineer Issam Khalil admitted that he had tried out a number of Windows games on the yet-to-be-announced laptop using an x86/64 emulator, and according to him the games operated at almost full speed.

For information, Qualcomm said that the Snapdragon

This kind of emulator is what made the x86 to Arm transition on macOS in 2020 relatively smooth. Namely how Rosetta 2 can ‘translate’ x86 applications to Arm smoothly without experiencing a significant decrease in performance.

Yes, actually Windows has also supported x64 emulation for a long time, but it seems that Qualcomm is not too sure about this feature. Qualcomm provides three options for application developers who want their applications to run on Windows on Snapdragon.

Developers can port their applications to ARM64 natively to get the best CPU FOR4D performance and power consumption, especially since Qualcomm’s scheduler can dynamically lower the CPU frequency to save power.

Developers can create hybrid ARM64EC applications, where various Windows libraries and Qualcomm drivers can operate natively, but the application runs in emulated form. According to Khalil, the performance in this option is close to native performance. Developers can also do nothing, and their games will still be playable using x64 emulators.

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