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Kacamata Pintar Meta "Ray-Ban" Sudah Bisa Dipakai Video Call WhatsApp

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Apr, Rab, 2024

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Kacamata Pintar Meta “Ray-Ban” Sudah Bisa Dipakai Video Call WhatsApp

Kacamata pintar besutan bareng Meta (induk Facebook) dan EssilorLuxottica, Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, kini makin canggih.

Kacamata cerdas yang pertama kali rilis pada 2021 ini kini mendukung panggilan video dan asisten AI multimodal. Pembaruan itu diumumkan langsung oleh CEO Meta, Mark Zuckerberg lewat unggahan Instagram pribadinya.

Unggahan tersebut memperlihatkan Zuckerberg yang tengah melakukan video call WhatsApp dengan Eva Chen, Direktur untuk Bidang Mode di Instagram.

Chen terlihat melakukan video call WhatsApp di depan cermin besar tanpa menggenggam ponsel alias secara handsfree. Hal ini dimungkinkan karena Chen menggunakan Ray-Ban Meta yang sudah didukung fitur video call WhatsApp.

Kacamata pintar Ray-Ban ini dilengkapi dengan sepasang kamera, tiga mikrofon bawaan, serta speaker. Jadi, Chen bisa mengobrol dengan Zuckerberg tanpa perlu menggenggam ponsel.

Chen terlihat menggunakan Ray-Ban model baru dengan bingkai “Skyler”. Kacamata model Skyler ini menampilkan bingkai dengan desain cat eye yang sekilas terlihat seperti mata kucing yang bulat, tapi menukik ke atas di pinggir luar frame.

Meta mengatakan, dukungan video call pada kacamata cerdas Ray-Ban Meta ini bisa dinikmati melalui WhatsApp dan Messenger. Fitur ini digelontorkan secara bertahap.

Fitur baru lain yang disertakan adalah dukungan Apple Music lewat Meta View, aplikasi yang membantu mengelola dan memperbarui kacamata pintar Ray-Ban Meta atau Ray-Ban Stories.

Pengguna kini bisa mengontrol Apple Music secara handsfree untuk memutar lagu, daftar putar, streaming radio, atau artis apa pun. Pengguna juga dapat meminta rekomendasi berdasarkan riwayat mendengarkan lagu.

Pada Desember lalu, Meta meluncurkan akses awal untuk asisten kecerdasan buatan (AI) multimodal. Nah, kini, dukungan asisten AI multimodal ini diluncurkan dalam versi beta untuk pengguna Ray-Ban smart glasses di AS dan Kanada.

Fitur AI multimodal ini memungkinkan pengguna mengambil gambar dengan kacamata dan AI Meta memberikan lebih banyak konteks/informasi.

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Kacamata pintar Ray-Ban Meta didukung fitur Meta AI versi beta. Pengguna bisa mendapatkan informasi soal suatu hal dan menerjemahkan bahasa asing langsung dengan Ray-Ban.(Meta Newsroom)

Misalnya, pengguna sedang bepergian dan mencoba membaca menu dalam bahasa Perancis. Ray-Ban smart glasses dapat menggunakan kamera internal dan Meta AI untuk menerjemahkan teks untuk pengguna. Kacamata juga akan memberi pengguna informasi yang diperlukan tanpa harus mengeluarkan ponsel atau menatap layar.

Pengguna bisa menggunakan perintah suara dan akan mendengar jawaban lewat speaker built-in.

Contoh lain, pengguna dapat meminta kacamata untuk mengidentifikasi spesies tanaman, membuat caption Instagram, mendeskripsikan bangunan unik yang dilihatnya, dan lainnya, sebagaimana dihimpun KompasTekno dari Meta Newsroom, Rabu (24/4/2024).

Sebelumnya, kacamata Ray-Ban ini sudah mendukung beragam fitur seperti mengambil video, siaran langsung (live streaming) di Instagram dan media sosial lain, mendengarkan musik dan podcast, menelepon atau kirim pesan secara handsfree.

Saat ini, Ray-Ban smart glasses dipasarkan di 15 negara termasuk AS, Kanada, Australia, dan beberapa wilayah Eropa. Ray-Ban smart glasses dijual seharga 299 dollar AS atau sekitar Rp 4,8 juta.

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Apr, Rab, 2024

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Be Alert, Almost Half of Internet Traffic is Controlled by Bots

Morrissey Technology – Bots and spam have now become an inseparable part of internet life. But who would have thought that the presence of bots would almost displace organic internet traffic from human users. According to the ‘2024 Bad Bot Report’ released by cybersecurity expert Imperva, bots already control 49.6% of all internet traffic. Worse, 32% of all internet traffic is now flooded by rogue bots.

“Bots are one of the most entrenched and growing threats every industry faces,” said Minerva General Manager Application Security, Nanhi Singh.

“From simple web scraping to things like account takeover, spam and denial of service, bots have a negative impact on an organization’s bottom line,” he continued.

Imperva finds rogue bot traffic. Rogue bot traffic varies greatly depending on the country. For example, Ireland is in first place with 72% of its traffic controlled by bots, followed by Germany (67.5%) and Mexico (42.8%).

Bots are not only found on social media but also in video games. According to Imperva’s findings, bot activity in the gaming world is among the largest among all sectors with 57.2% of total traffic. Other sectors that are heavily populated by bots include retail (24.4% of total traffic), travel FOR4D (20.7%), and financial services (15.7%).

Furthermore, Imperva said that rogue bots that are increasingly sophisticated and can imitate human behavior and avoid detection are often found on legal and government websites, entertainment and financial services.

This report further strengthens the ‘Dead Internet’ theory. This theory argues that organic, human-made content has been replaced by content created by artificial intelligence (AI) which is now flooding the internet and the accounts that interact with this content are also bots.

“As the number of AI-enabled tools increases, the presence of bots will become more widespread. Organizations must invest in bot management and API security tools to manage threats from malicious automated traffic,” said Singh.

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Apr, Sel, 2024

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Netflix is Getting Richer Because it is Fierce About Users Sharing Passwords

Morrissey Technology – Netflix’s strict rules preventing password sharing are indeed unpleasant for users. But for the streaming giant, this risky move made him rich. In the first three months of 2024, Netflix added 9.3 million new subscribers, bringing its total subscriber base to nearly 270 million.

And with an increasing customer base and increasing subscription prices, this has given the company a quarterly profit of more than USD 2.3 billion (Rp. 37 trillion) up from USD 1.3 billion (Rp. 21 trillion) in 2023. Despite the price increase, Netflix revealed that year-on-year subscriber growth was the highest in the last 12 months. In the first three months of this year, customer growth rose to 16% compared to last year’s figure of 4.9%.

Prevent Password Sharing

Much of this growth is likely due to Netflix’s recent crackdown on preventing users from sharing passwords. For your information, many Netflix users enjoy the service using other people’s accounts. After investors were shocked by Netflix’s reported net loss in 2020, the company implemented a paid share system. Instead of sharing accounts with friends, home users now have to pay a fee to allow other people to use their accounts.

By looking at the IP address and location of the device, Netflix checks whether the user is part of the household paying for the account. If the service detects what it believes to be password sharing, the device will be blocked and the user will be given the option to create their own account. Initially, as quoted by the Daily Mail, Netflix’s firm steps were considered a gamble by some people because customers might not be happy and run away. However, this decision seems to have yielded sweet results for Netflix FOR4D.

At the end of last year, Netflix added 13 million new subscribers, bringing the total to 260.28 million. However, Netflix actually attributes its success to the increase in quality drama content that attracts audience interest. Netflix said its biggest successes include Society of the Snow with 98.5 million views, Fool Me Once with 98.2 million views, and Griselda with 66.4 million views. Currently, Netflix maintains its top position as the most popular streaming service in the world, ahead of Amazon Prime Video which has 220 million subscribers globally.

This growth occurred because Netflix has made several changes in determining its subscription prices. In Indonesia, Netflix subscription prices currently start from IDR 65 thousand per month for the Basic package, IDR 120 thousand per month for the Standard package, and IDR 186 thousand per month for the Premium package.

Investors Are Worried

Apparently this will be the last time Netflix provides information about the growth of its subscriber numbers. Netflix announced it will stop reporting subscriber numbers starting in the first quarter of 2025.

“In our early days, when we had little revenue or profits, membership growth was a strong indicator of our future potential. But now we are generating enormous profits and free cash flow,” Netflix said.

As an explanation for the decision, they also mentioned new sources of income, which include the addition of paid sharing accounts and different subscription levels. This report also states that Netflix is enriching its content so that it becomes more varied, including expanding in areas such as games and sports. This decision, according to Netflix, has succeeded in attracting old customers and attracting new customers.

On the other hand, the announcement raised concerns among investors who saw it as a sign that subscriber growth might slow. Investors seem to be looking at the parent company of Facebook, Meta, and X/Twitter FOR4D. Both stopped reporting subscriber figures as their growth slowed.

“The decision to no longer disclose quarterly subscriber growth from next year will not go over well,” said technology and media analyst Paolo Pescatore of PP Foresight.

“The next quarter may be challenging due to seasonal factors that typically underperform compared to other regions as people spend more time outdoors,” he predicted.

Immediately following the announcement, Netflix’s share price fell nearly 5%. However, the share price is still up 30% since the start of the year, approaching its 2021 peak.

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Apr, Sen, 2024

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Qualcomm Will Announce Snapdragon X Series on April 24, So a Threat to Intel and AMD Domination?

Morrissey Technology – Qualcomm is attracting a lot of attention with its Snapdragon The company based in San Diego, United States (US) has officially introduced the Snapdragon X Elite, with new details continuing to emerge. Apart from the Snapdragon X Elite, there are also rumors of a Snapdragon Now, Qualcomm has shared a short teaser video hinting at a big announcement for its Snapdragon X line of processors. A video posted on the official Snapdragon, Reported by Gizmochina, Qualcomm did not directly confirm the launch of the Snapdragon.

Adding weight to this speculation is the latest leak of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 which is rumored to be using the Snapdragon X Elite chip. Reportedly, Lenovo’s upcoming notebook could be the first to feature Qualcomm’s new SoC FOR4D.

The Snapdragon Testing shows that the chip outperforms Apple’s M3 chip by a significant margin on Geekbench. Surprisingly, on Geekbench, its performance is even equivalent to the Intel Core i7-13700HX, Core i9-13900H, and AMD’s latest flagship cellphone, namely the Ryzen 9 8945HS. If these numbers match actual performance, Qualcomm’s new SoC could provide serious competition to the established chipset industry players.

What’s more, Qualcomm recently showed off its Davinci Resolve video editing software prowess at a demo event. There are even rumors about Windows 11’s AI features possibly being exclusive to Snapdragon X Elite powered devices FOR4D. As the announcement date approaches, expect more images and information about Qualcomm’s vis for Snapdragon X in the coming days.

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Apr, Ming, 2024

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Delta Emulator Comes to the App Store, iPhone Users Can Play Old Nintendo Games

Morrissey Technology – Apple recently allowed emulators to circulate in the App Store. Now the first emulator is officially available on the App Store, namely Delta Emulator. Delta is an emulator developed by developer Riley Testut and previously available outside the App Store. Testut is known as the developer of the open-source emulator GBA4iOS, which has now evolved into Delta and currently the emulator has received Apple’s approval to enter the App Store.

Delta is an all-in-one emulator that supports gaming systems such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance. Delta says it will support more platforms.

This emulator displays control buttons on the screen whose arrangement and appearance can change according to the system being played. Delta also supports Bluetooth controllers, including controllers for consoles such as Xbox One S, Xbox Series X, PS4, and PS5.

Delta also supports quick saves, cheat codes, and data sync between devices using Google Drive or Dropbox. There’s also multiplayer for up to four players for NES, SNES, and N64 as well as AirPlay streaming support. iPhone users who want to play old Nintendo games must have the game they want to play, then import it as a ROM file, and add it to the library in the Delta application, as quoted from Engadget.

iPhone and iPad users outside the European Union FOR4D can directly download the Delta emulator from the App Store. But users located in the European Union will have to use a third-party app store called AltStore to download Delta.

Delta isn’t actually the first emulator available on the App Store. Previously there was an emulator called iGBA which turned out to be a clone version of Testut’s GBA4iOS. This emulator was later kicked from the App Store for violating spam and copyright rules.

Apart from that, there is also an NES emulator called Bimmy. This emulator also didn’t last long on the App Store because the developer was afraid of being punished by Nintendo, which has recently become more strict in cracking down on emulators.

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Apr, Sab, 2024

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Get to know DuneQuixote, The Malware Used by Hackers to Steal Data

Morrissey Technology – Dangerous malware continues to evolve. According to the cyber security company, Kaspersky, a new type of malware called DuneQuixote is currently emerging which targets government entities, both in the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America.

DuneQuixote incorporates snippets taken from Spanish poetry to increase persistence and avoid detection, with the ultimate goal of cyber espionage. With this malware, hackers are able to spy on and retrieve the target’s sensitive data.

In its official statement, Kaspersky revealed that the initial malware dropper was disguised as a corrupted installer file for a legitimate tool called Total Commander. Inside this dropper, embedded are strings from Spanish poetry, with the strings varying from sample to sample.

According to principal security researcher at Kaspersky’s GReAT (Global Research and Analysis Team), Sergey Lozhkin, this variation aims to change the signature of each sample, making detection with traditional methodologies more difficult.

Embedded within the dropper is malicious code designed to download additional payloads in the form of a backdoor called CR4T. This backdoor, developed in C/C++ and GoLang, aims to give attackers access to the victim’s machine.

Specifically, the GoLang variant uses the Telegram API for C2 FOR4D communications, implementing public Golang telegram API bindings.

“This malware variation shows the adaptability and ingenuity of the threat actors behind this campaign. “At the moment, we have found two similar implants, but we strongly suspect the presence of additional implants,” said Sergey.

Kaspersky telemetry identified victims in the Middle East as early as February 2024. Additionally, multiple uploads of the same malware to semi-public malware scanning services occurred in late 2023, with more than 30 submissions. Other suspected sources of VPN exit points are located in South Korea, Luxembourg, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States.

To avoid becoming a victim of attacks targeted by known or unknown cybercriminals, Kaspersky researchers recommend implementing the following steps:

Give your SOC team access to the latest threat intelligence (IT). The Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal is a single point of access for enterprise IT, providing cyber attack data and insights collected by Kaspersky over more than 20 years.

Upskill your cybersecurity team to address the latest targeted threats with Kaspersky online training developed by GReAT experts. For timely endpoint-level detection, investigation and remediation of incidents, deploy an EDR solution like Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response

In addition to adopting critical endpoint protection, implement enterprise-grade security solutions that detect advanced threats at the network level at an early stage, such as Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform

Since many targeted attacks start with phishing or other social engineering techniques FOR4D, introduce security awareness training and teach practical skills to your team for example, through the Kaspersky Automated Security Awareness Platform.

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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.