We have been complaining this week about the fact that it is too hot. We wanted warmth after so much rain, but it seems not really like that. Apparently, Caragiale's saying "Great warmth, Mon Cher!", fits these last seven days very well. Nevertheless, we had enough energy to achieve Episode 24 of KodingTech Select, our column #madeincotroceni. Let's see what interesting news we have collected for you from the internet:
What is your opinion about a Facebook smart cap? Recently, the company applied for a patent for an artificial reality cap, which they consider an alternative to traditional AR headsets, but also to smart glasses. See below what all the work that Facebook has thought of looks like:
How many times have you seen a product on social media, whether it's clothing or not, that you liked, but you didn't know where you could buy it? It's happened to us many times, which makes us believe that Facebook's new visual discovery tool, which allows Instagram users to find highly desired products using photos from their cameras or image gallery, will be very useful indeed.
From now on, Huawei allows you to pay in installments, right within its own online store. If you are interested in the conditions, you have here the link to them.
Institutions are becoming increasingly aware of the impact of cyber attacks and the need for cybersecurity. Therefore, The European Union has proposed to establish a common cyber unit. They want to do this by the end of 2022 and aim to combat cyberattacks through efficient communication between nations and access to rapid response teams on demand, for real-time defense against hackers.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the production of IT components since its inception, and this aspect is now starting to be felt in the price of laptops and printers, and smartphones seem to be next on the list of price increases. All because of the global shortage of chips.
Google Cloud launches Visual Inception AI, a new tool designed to help manufacturers identify product defects before they are shipped. This is the latest move by Google to gain ground in this vertical that the company has targeted. The technology addresses several industries and scenarios, such as the automotive or electronics industries.
Microsoft announces that the next version of Office, made specifically for the new Windows 11, will benefit from native 64-bit ARM support. The new Office version is already available in beta and comes with a visual refresh, meaning a new design in all applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access, Project, Publisher and Visio.
Instead of the ending, we leave below some links that we can include in the "and other interesting and just good news to read" section.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-11-everything-you-need-to-know
See you tonight, from 7:00 PM, on the KodingTech YouTube Channel, at Coding Tech Select Episode 24.
Link here. See you soon!