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Aside from the color changes, the console would arrive without a disc reader

28 March 2024, 01:15

Updated March 28, 2024, 1:22 a.m

The new generation of Microsoft consoles is very close to the end of three and a half years on the market, and we have reason to believe that the renewal; the most powerful offer The Redmond giant is on the way. Images were released this Thursday showing what appears to be a white Xbox Series X without a disc reader.

We come across three screenshots, which, although of very low quality, can provide us with more than interesting information about Microsoft's programs. The material came from a little-known Emirati network called eXputer, but The Verge says it has seen additional documents that suggest the leaked images are real.

All white Xbox Seres

The source states that the console will arrive with some new features at the hardware level. The most obvious would be the lack of a disc reader, so that would be a suggestion completely digital. Internally, it will also include an improved cooling system. There seem to be no other significant changes, at least according to the leak.

If we focus on the price, there is no clear horizon. eXputer notes that the console could hit the market for $50 to $100 less than the $499 Xbox Series X retails for in the US market. In any case, it would be a slightly cheaper option.

Images of an all-white Xbox Series The case between Microsoft and the FTC The acquisition of Activision Blizzard led to the inadvertent release of documents detailing some of the company's future plans for the video game market.

Those documents, specifically, talked about the Xbox Series There was also talk about storage levels, wireless connectivity, ports, and even processor improvements. The planned release date for this panel was 2024.

Phil Spencer, however, later pointed out that slides are out of date and those things they had changed a lot. After a while, Microsoft did talk about next-gen Xbox hardware, though it wasn't clear if it was a desktop console, a portable console, or what kind of product.

Images |: eXputer:

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WhatsApp is developing new features based on generative artificial intelligence (AI) for photo editing, including a feature that lets you change your background and replace it with another one, as well as redesign your style based on user preferences. on descriptions. In recent months, Meta has developed new tools based on generative AI, such as the Meta AI chatbot and Expressive Media Universe (EMU), a solution that generates images from text and allows you to create stickers from within apps. : messages to share them. in conversations. In announcing the two services, the company also said it will include two more tools based on generative AI for editing images on Instagram using EMU technology. These are Restyle, which will allow visual styles to be applied to images based on a description, and Backdrop, which will modify the background following user instructions. The company hopes to bring these features to the WhatsApp communication platform as well, as recently confirmed by WABetaInfo in the latest version of Android 2.24.7.13 released via the Google Play beta program. This communication service has included a new button in the interface for sending photos, which currently presents options such as cropping and rotating the photo, adding “stickers” and text, or a drawing tool. Along with the photo sending quality icon, HD, another one has been included that combines three options: “Background”, “Retype” (Change Style) and “Expand” (Expand), which will allow you to. to enlarge the image. full image, allowing users to adjust photo sizes to suit their needs. These photo-editing-focused features are currently in development for Android, and it's not known if iOS devices will arrive.

• The previous record was 70 billion images per second.

• It is capable of capturing events that occur on the scale of femtoseconds

When we talk about slow motion, we're usually talking about 120 FPS (frames per second). There are higher numbers like 480, 960 or crazy things like what Huawei's Mate 30 Pro did with its 7680fps. Very high performance, but not as high as the new fastest camera in the world. 156.3 billion photos per second.

SCARF. That's the name of this unique device, which looks like an ordinary disassembled camera. Abbreviations of Real-time femtophotography with coded apertureThis camera can “capture transient absorption in a semiconductor and ultrafast demagnetization of a metal alloy,” explain its creators, who see huge potential in disciplines such as physics, biology and chemistry.

Challenge. The research at the Énergie Matériaux Telecommunications Research Center of INRS (Canada) is led by Professor Jinyang Liang. As the group elaborates, the problem with the current high-speed camera approach is that “it involved sequentially capturing frames one at a time. They acquired data through short, repetitive measurements and then stitched it together to create a movie that the camera reconstructed. observed movement”. In the words of the project manager.

“This approach can only be applied to inert samples or phenomena that occur exactly the same way every time. Fragile samples, let alone non-repetitive phenomena or ultrafast phenomena, cannot be observed with this method (…) For example, phenomena such as femtosecond laser ablation, the interaction of shock waves with living cells, and optical chaos cannot be studied in this way. “.

In this regard, Professor Liang developed T-CUP (Trillion-frame-per-second compressed ultrafast photography), a technology capable of capturing 10 billion images per second, years ago. Later in 2020, the researcher managed to jump up to 70 billion FPS. Now a step forward has been made.

156.3 billion images. SCARF promises much, much more. According to researchers, it is capable of taking 156,300,000,000,000 pictures per second. This allows this camera to capture events that occur within femtoseconds. A femtosecond is one billionth of a second. To give you an idea, there are as many femtoseconds in one second as there are seconds in 100 million years.

If light travels at approximately 300,000 kilometers per second, this camera will be able to take about 500 photos of the light in the time it takes to travel one millimeter.

How does it work? To oversimplify it, the system emits a “chirped” laser pulse, meaning that each wavelength has a different speed. Each wavelength has its own corresponding time stamp, and when taking a photo, the wavelengths corresponding to red will hit the subject first, followed by orange, green, blue, and violet. Because the photographed event happens so quickly (femtoseconds, remember), as each new “color” arrives, the changes in the laser pulse are recorded, which then bounces and deflects between various components until it reaches the CCD sensor. The information is processed and the image is created.

Possible applications:. Curiosities aside, the truth is that this camera has important uses. It can be used to capture non-reproducible or difficult-to-produce phenomena, such as the mechanism of shock waves in living cells or matter, which can aid in the development of new drugs. We can also think about the implications it has for other disciplines such as physics. In fact, two companies, Axis Photonique and Few-Cycle, are already working on Liang to develop commercial versions.

Images |: INRS, nature

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Among the tools offered by Siri, the Apple-developed voice assistant, is its ability to retrieve information and perform tasks by accessing the functions of certain iPhone apps, such as the Calculator app that is installed by default. these devices.

In this case, users They only require you to do a voice command start doing math with Siriwhich is very useful for quickly solving an everyday math problem, such as determining the price of a 35% off item.

Let's remember that bitten apple witch It can be voice activated by simply saying “Hey Siri” and then ask the desired question or request. It's also possible to activate it on iPhones with Face ID by pressing and holding the side button, while on those with a home button you have to press and hold it.

Before you begin, it's important to confirm that Apple Assistant is activated and for that it is necessary.

• Open Settings and search Siri and Search option.
• In the “Activate with Hey Siri” section slide the switch to activate it.
• In the same menu is also possible adjust button to use the wizard.

Once it's activated, just say “Hey Siri, what's 74 times 8?” or “What is 18% of 225” so suggest the correct answer immediately. Although it is important to clarify that this power is limited to simple operations and if more advanced calculations are required, access to a calculator is recommended.

Remember that just by placing this app in horizontal orientation, it is possible to access a scientific calculator that can solve functions with exponentials, logarithms and trigonometry.

These hidden features are especially valuable to industry professionals and students Mathematics and home, who often turn to this tool in situations requiring quick and effective solutions. Some of these tricks are:

1. Change the counter color

This app has a default color is black, but this can be changed. To do this you need:

Go to “Settings” and Click Accessibility.

In the options, click on “Display and text size”. Rotate (Classic), Color Filters, and Reduce White Point.

2. Perform actions in Spotlight

Spotlight search lets you perform math operations by simply activating search, swiping down on the home screen, and type the calculation you want to perform in the search field. The result will appear above.

3. Copy the last result

In many cases, exiting the Calculator application may erase the result of the most recent operation. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the indicator of the last result achieved Press and hold the Calculator app icon and select the Copy Last Value option.

4. Hold and release the buttons

It is possible to speed up some calculations performed from the application hold down the symbol button eg percentage to write the action and release the button to show the result.

5. See more calculation options

The scientific calculator on the iPhone, which is activated in landscape mode, has a button that allows show more calculation options. This is the “2nd” button that changes the available options by simply touching it.

6. How to generate a random number

Another trick of the scientific calculator is that it allows generate a random number between 0 and 1. You just need to press the “Rand” button (Random).

Dave Plummer created the disk formatting dialog interface in 1994

Windows is one step away from turning 40 years old. The first version of the operating system appeared November 1985, and it has not stopped developing since then. However, Microsoft tends to take a long time to update some components of its products.

For example, with Windows 10, it released an updated user interface, but it wasn't until years after its launch that it started getting rid of some of the Windows 95-era icons. Now in Windows 11, it updates programs like Paint. and Memo pad.

Unchanged interface for years

No matter how modern Windows 11 is and all the new features that come with its updates, the system still retains some elements that we can classify as historical. Among them we find disk formatting utility.

Today, if you wanted to format a storage drive from Windows 11, you'll find an emerging advantage that's practically the same as you could find decades ago. In fact, we know exactly who created it.

A former Microsoft developer named Dave Plummer recently shared it some interesting facts about this part of the operating system. Now, the entrepreneur says he created the Format dialog box one rainy morning Since the end of 1994.

He says that they are moving millions of lines of user interface code from Windows 95 to Windows NT, and that the formatting section is very different between systems, so a new interface needs to be created. And Plummer took this task upon himself.

The programmer was not thinking about making a final work, but about providing a temporary solution with the help of a sheet of paper, a pen, Visual C++ 2.0 and Resource Editor. “It wasn't elegant, but it would be until the elegant interface arrived,” he says in a release.

Plummer also set the 32GB limit for the FAT volume format that morning. It's interesting because FAT is able to work with larger volumes, although you need to use the command line to create volumes of this capacity.

A useful disk formatting interface appeared in Windows NT-based operating systems such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and it's been with us ever since. All this time, it was mainly a temporary solution, created in 1994.

Images |: Windows |: Genbeta

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The video game industry is undergoing a transformation unlike anything we've seen in years. The pie isn't that big in terms of supply, consumer tastes aren't that clear, and games-as-a-service, which seemed to be the future, is in crisis. That's why the first half of this year had great titles, but not too much, allowing the industry to “breathe” after 2023, which has exploded with content.

The second half of this year is unknown, because practically nothing has been confirmed yet. Certainly in the coming months based on Nintendo Direct, Summer game festival y: PlayStation Showcase (Xbox has already organized an event to announce its launch), we will have a much clearer picture. Next, we bring you some great titles that may be a surprise in the near future.

the return of Metal Gear Solid It really took a while in recent years, and it's always been a situation that's existed through rumors, leaks, and rumours. It seems that after the epidemic. Konami: pressed the accelerator with most of its privileges, and this case was no exception.

Amazingly, this new version is based on Metal Gear Solid III. Snake Eater: and not in the first video game, but Delta promises to be fresh blood and a return to one of the most important franchises in video games. Will it be the same without? Which one? following? We hope to reveal it later in 2024.

Continuing on revival what he has to offer Konami: with their privileges, a year ago we organized an event where Silent Hill has announced a number of projects for the coming years. One of them, drawing everyone's attention, is the restoration of his most successful video game; Silent Hill 2.

Perhaps one of the strongest contenders to come out this year, it's already been shown at several video game events (and given very bad reviews by the community because it doesn't look good at all). no doubt Silent Hill 2 Remake It could mark a moment in the second half of the year, as well as what will happen to the franchise from now on.

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi It's a franchise that succeeded at a time when fighting games had yet to fully adapt to their generation. Completely unbalanced and intended to be a “simulator”. Dragon Ball More than a serious fighting game, it entered the hearts of millions of fans of the franchise.

That's why the arrival of a new title is not surprising in an era full of remakes and remakes. It is practically a fact that it will be released this year, and it may even be before the second half. It will be named after Sparking Zero. since that's the title the franchise has had in Japan (and possibly a way to clean up the number to make possible sequels).

After the announcements of the day mario, Nintendo: only one confirmed title left with no release date; Metroid Prime 4:. The long-awaited sequel to one of the greatest video game franchises ever was confirmed in 2017, but development resumed in 2019. We haven't heard anything more about the title.

Given that the Nintendo Switch 2 is possibly coming out in 2025 and that the franchises are similar; Pokemon o: Zelda Great titles released recently, it will be a great opportunity to end the second half of the year and close the cycle with the launch of this game. Nintendo Switch with a flourish.

The independent representative of this list, The Plucky Squirehas a staff of veterans who have worked on major titles and will be published by Back to digital, perhaps the most successful independent publisher of the last decade. It was announced in 2022, and last year we got word that it won't arrive until 2024.

While we didn't have much more information and don't know if it will actually arrive this year, they did recently announce a new trailer that hints at the news, so it wouldn't be crazy to think we're close to finding out what it will be. issue date. The year 2024 started slowly but strongly, and it seems that the second semester will continue at the same pace.

From high school we are taught all about atomic models, a lot briefly but they teach it. There are some particles called electrons. Those little particles that make up the essence the same of matter, has once again surprised the scientific community, moving at a speed that borders on the speed of light, and not in the three-dimensional space we are used to, these electrons seem to move in a mysterious four-dimensional space. What before? It felt like science fiction.today is a reality that shakes everything we know about quantum physics.

A team of physicists led by Dr. Ryuhei Oka from Ehime University, Japanmade an unprecedented breakthrough by observing electrons moving at super-fast speeds through space. four sizes. This discovery updates our current understanding nature of matter, just imagine how many there are opportunities technological and scientific we can create.

But going back to the study, it turned out that in order to carry out this experiment, scientists focused on a special substance known as: bis(ethylenedithio)-tetrathiafulvalenepolymer superconductor. What they found was truly something that had never been seen before; Dirac electrons, particles characterized by having no mass, allowing them reach incredible speeds. These electrons, in addition to moving in the three dimensions as we know them, they also go through what experts have called “energy plane“, a space where time and energy They intertwine in a completely new way.

But what applications can we have from this experience?

Dirac electrons are closely related to topological materials, materials with properties AWESOME! which can revolutionize future technology nowhere doubts. However, studying these electrons is not an easy task. To him coexistence in the case of normal electrons, their detection and measurement is still a problem for science.

Well, to overcome this obstacle, scientists have used an innovative technique called electron spin resonance. This technique allowed them to observe how electrons interact with the field magnetic, using the spin charge distribution of electrons to distinguish them from their standard counterparts. What they discovered was just that speed these electrons move revealing that in fact NO E.S PERMANENTLYbut varies with factors such as temperature and magnetic field angle.

If all goes well, this discovery will allow us to gain insight into how we view our future, with implications that may change our understanding of the future. universe, but at subatomic levelsbone There exist Dirac electrons moving in four dimensions force us to reconsider the fundamental laws that govern quantum worldo.

But beyond mere research scientificthis discovery can make us start creating revolutionary technologies. Just imagine the possibilities: electronic devices super fastnext-generation quantum computers and materials with as-yet-unknown properties that could change how we interact with the world around us; smartphones where your information basically arrives instantly, satellites that are placed orbit with over communication so effective that no you will need never worry whether you receive the signal or not. Everything it's possible.

Technology continues to make important strides in understanding the complexity of human life, thanks to research by a group of experts at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

What may seem like something out of a futuristic dystopia is actually the result of careful study. creating an advanced algorithm that can predict various aspects of human existence, including mortality.

Called Life2vec, this algorithm uses artificial intelligence similar to a framework similar to ChatGPTalthough it focuses on non-textual data to make its predictions and raises both consternation and ethical concerns in the scientific community and the general public.

The research, published in the journal Nature Computational Science, is not only an impressive technological leap, but also a breakthrough in understanding the evolution and predictability of human life.

The motivation behind Life2vec is to explore patterns and relationships discovered through deep learning to predict significant events in people's lives.such as health problems, which may include predictions about various conditions.

To conduct this study, the researchers used anonymized data from millions of Danish citizenswhich were provided by the National Statistical Institute of Denmark.

According to research, This algorithm achieved 78% accuracy in predicting death and 73% when predicting residential changes over four years using data collected between 2008 and 2016.

This approach allowed experts not only to reconfirm the predictive ability of the life2vec model, but also explore potential applications of this algorithm in various fields such as health, fertility, and financial success.

Given this fact, DTU professor and study co-author Sune Lehmann has publicly highlighted the algorithm's versatility in predicting a wide range of human life outcomes.

However, Lehman was cautious, stressing that at this point. life2vec is exclusively a research application and is not intended for public use.

The study highlights the need to take a deeper look at the long-term impact of these advances, the social connections involved and the ability to predict life trajectories.

This development has opened a new chapter in the debate on the ethics of artificial intelligence and its use in predicting life events.

ethicists, They highlight the importance of these types of technological developments as a counterpoint to proprietary algorithms developed by tech conglomerates.whose commercial applications may have undisclosed implications, and serve more marketing purposes than the common good.

The implementation of algorithms like Life2vec raises a huge field of ethical and technical questions. How convenient is it to predict the events of human life? What measures should be taken to ensure the privacy and security of the data used?

The above questions require deep and deliberate analysis by society, technology developers and regulators.

Famous “Death Counter” life2vec demonstrates the continued advancement of technology to understand and predict the evolution of human life, as well as another contribution to artificial intelligence.

However, this also highlights the urgency of developing a robust ethical framework to accompany these technological innovations, ensuring that they can serve as tools for improving human well-being.