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Nick movie:Sweet Home 2 | Official Teaser | Netflix Time:2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO:Netflix Duration of the movie:1:49 Trailer:

Music title:MYTH & ROID「VORACITY」(TVアニメ「オーバーロードⅢ」OPテーマ) MV full Signer:KADOKAWAanime Release date:July 11, 2019 Official YouTube link: Informations about the signer:- Your opinion about the track (music video):-

Samsung Galaxy A35 5G is expected to launch in the market soon. The phone is likely to succeed the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, which was unveiled this year in March with an IP67 rating. The launch timeline of the succeeding smartphone has not been tipped yet. The company has also not given out any details on the Galaxy A35. However, ahead of any official announcements, design renders of the Galaxy A35 and some of its key specifications have surfaced online. A MySmartPrice report has shared leaked renders and a 360-degree video showing the design of the purported Samsung Galaxy A35 5G model. The phone is seen with rounded corners, a flat display with slim side and top bezels, and a relatively thick chin. There is a centre-aligned hole-punch slot at the top of the panel for the front camera. The screen is said to be 6.6-inch in size. The back panel of the Galaxy A35 5G appears to have a triple rear camera unit placed in a similar vertical alignment as seen on the preceding Galaxy A34 model and many other 2023 Samsung models. The three camera units are placed in vertically arranged separate circular slots in the top left corner. The brand name is engraved towards the base. Further, the right edge of the Galaxy A35 5G is seen with a slight bump where the volume rocker and power button are placed. The report adds that the handset is likely to measure 161.6mm x 77.9mm x 8.2mm in size. If the frame bump is taken into account, the handset is said to measure 78.5mm in width. No other specifications about the smartphone were hinted at in the report. More details can be expected closer to the launch of the handset. Samsung's Galaxy A34 5G was launched in India in Black, Light Green, Light Violet, and Silver colour options. The 6GB + 128GB of the phone is listed at Rs. 26,999, while the 8GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB variants are priced at Rs. 28,999 and Rs. 30,999, respectively.

It now seems entirely possible that ChatGPT parent company OpenAI has solved the 'superintelligence' problem, and is now grappling with the implications for humanity. In the aftermath of OpenAI's firing and rehiring of its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, revelations about what sparked the move keep coming. A new report in The Information pins at least the internal disruption on a significant Generative AI breakthrough that could lead to the development of something called 'superintelligence' within this decade or sooner. Superintelligence is, as you might have guessed, intelligence that outstrips humanity, and the development of AI that's capable of such intelligence without proper safeguards is, naturally, a major red flag. According to The Information, the breakthrough was spearheaded by OpenAI Chief Scientist (and full-of-regrets board member) Ilya Sutskever. It allows AI to use cleaner and computer-generated data to solve problems the AI has never seen before. This means the AI is trained not on many different versions of the same problem, but on information not directly related to the problem. Solving problems in this way – usually math or science problems – requires reasoning. Right, something we do, not AIs. OpenAI's primary consumer-facing product, ChatGPT (powered by the GPT large language model [LLM]) may seem so smart that it must to be using reason to craft its responses. Spend enough time with ChatGPT, however, and you soon realize it's just regurgitating what it's learned from the vast swaths of data it's been fed, and making mostly accurate guesses about how to craft sentences that make sense and which apply to your query. There is no reasoning involved here. The Information claims, though, that this breakthrough – which Altman may have alluded to in a recent conference appearance, saying, "on a personal note, just in the last couple of weeks, I have gotten to be in the room, when we sort of like push the sort of the veil of ignorance back and the frontier of discovery forward," – sent shockwaves throughout OpenAI. Managing the threat While there's no sign of superintelligence in ChatGPT right now, OpenAI is surely working to integrate some of this power into, at least, some of its premium products, like GPT-4 Turbo and those GPTs chatbot agents (and future 'intelligent agents'). Connecting superintelligence to the board's recent actions, which Sutskever initially supported, might be a stretch. The breakthrough reportedly came months ago, and prompted Sutskever and another OpenAI scientist, Jan Leike, to form a new OpenAI research group called Superaligment with the goal of developing superintelligence safeguards. Yes, you heard that right. The company working on developing superintelligence is simultaneously building tools to protect us from superintelligence. Imagine Doctor Frankenstein equipping the villagers with flamethrowers, and you get the idea. What's not clear from the report is how internal concerns about the rapid development of superintelligence possibly triggered the Altman firing. Perhaps it doesn't matter. At this writing, Altman is on his way back to OpenAI, the board is refashioned, and the work to build superintelligence – and to protect us from it – will continue. If all of this is confusing, I suggest you ask ChatGPT to explain it to you.

German startup Cerabyte is working on a new storage tech that etches QR codes with lasters onto a new storage medium made out of ceramic nanolayers a mere 50-100 atoms thick coated onto a glass sheet, a new technique that could revolutionize the long-term storage industry and provide unheard of storage densities with CeraMemory cartridges (2025-30) storing between 10 PB and 100 PB, and the CeraTape (2030-35) holding up to 1 Exabyte of capacity per tape. The company also claims the new storage can hold data for 5,000 years at temperatures up to 570 degrees Fahrenheit. Now, the company has debuted a new demo system that shows the tech in action. Cerabyte's new storage tech is claimed to be completely resistant to fires, floods, electrical surges, drastic drops in temperature, and other environmental threats, which could make it the ideal long-term storage solution in the future. The storage solution is made with a ceramic-based technology that utilizes inorganic nanoceramic glass layers that are 50 to 100 atoms thick. Data is stored in QR code-like det are etched into the glass layers with laser pulses. The laser pokes holes into each layer, with the holes representing binary zeros, while the rest of the glass that has not been mani[CENSORED]ted represents ones. The storage-focused startup showed a working prototype of its ceramic storage system built with off-the-shelf parts. The video shows the system working as previously envisioned, with a set of library racks accompanied by a single read-write rack for storage accessibility. During the accessibility phase, a cartridge is brought out of the library rack via robots and transferred to a platform or stage in the read-write rack. Once there, the stage moves forward or backward in front of a laser that reads and writes data to the ceramic layers on the cartridge. Forward motions are for writing, while forward and backward movements can be used to read data off the cartridge. Cerabyte envisions a storage system where several ceramic layers are stored inside a single data cartridge (similar to hard drives). Each data cartridge would be housed in a storage rack for long-term storage, requiring robots to hoist each data cartridge out to a write-read rack for storage access. The design is very similar to tape libraries that big corporations generally use today for long-term storage, but in this case, the tape drives would be replaced by ceramic-coated glass cartridges. The beauty of Cerabyte's new storage architecture is its claimed endurance and reliability. Cerabyte says its glass carriers can effectively last for 5000 years or greater and live through fires, water, radiation, EMPs, and any other environmental effects that can damage tapes, HDDs, or SSDs. They also don't need to be re-silvered like tape drives do, further enhancing their long-term usefulness. These capabilities are very incentivizing in a system designed for long-term storage. If Cerabyte can successfully get its ceramic storage solution off the ground, it could very quickly attract big corporations looking for a more reliable long-term storage solution beyond tape drives — provided that it can produce the systems at economical price points.

Nick movie:My Life With the Walter Boys | Official Trailer | Netflix Time:2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO:Netflix Duration of the movie:2:10 Trailer:

Music title:Lost Sky - Where We Started (feat. Jex) [Music Video] Signer:Future Music Release date:4 December 2019 Official YouTube link: Informations about the signer:- Your opinion about the track (music video):-

Realme V50 and Realme V50s could launch soon as the handsets have now been spotted on the China Telecom listing with renders, key specifications, and pricing details. The upcoming V-series smartphones are listed in two colour options and three RAM and storage configurations. They are likely to run on the MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ SoC. The listing suggests 13-megapixel dual rear camera units on the Realme V50 and Realme V50s. Realme V50, Realme V50s price (leaked) The Realme V50 and Realme V50s appeared on the China Telecom website with model numbers RMX3783 and RMX3781, respectively. As per the listing, both models will be priced at CNY 1,199 (roughly Rs. 14,000) for the 4GB RAM + 128GB storage model. The 6GB RAM + 128GB model is listed for CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 16,000), while the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant is listed at CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs. 21,000). The listing indicates midnight black and purple dawn (translated from Chinese) colour options for the phones. Realme V50, Realme V50s specifications (leaked) As per the listing, the new Realme handsets will run on Android 13 and feature 6.72-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) displays. The screen is shown with a hole-punch design. The processor in the listing is codenamed MT6835V, hinting at the presence of the MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ SoC. The handsets might offer up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. According to the China Telecom listing, Realme V50 and Realme V50s will have dual rear camera units, comprising a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel secondary shooter. The rear cameras are seen arranged on a circular shaped island situated at the top right corner. For selfies, they might include an 8-megapixel shooter on the front. Further, the listing suggests USB Type-C connectivity, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a fingerprint sensor on the handsets. The listing doesn't include battery and charging specifications. Since Realme hasn't made an official announcement yet, these details should be considered with a pinch of salt.

Stability AI, the developer behind the Stable Diffusion, is previewing a new generative AI that can create short-form videos with a text prompt. Aptly called Stable Video Diffusion, it consists of two AI models (known as SVD and SVD-XT) and is capable of creating clips at a 576 x 1,024 pixel resolution. Users will be able to customize the frame rate speed to run between three and 30 FPS. The length of the videos depends on which of the twin models is chosen. If you select SVD, the content will play for 14 frames while SVD-XT extends that a bit to 25 frames. The length doesn’t matter too much as rendered clips will only play for about four seconds before ending, according to the official listing on Hugging Face. The company posted a video on its YouTube channel showing off what Stable Video Diffusion is capable of and the content is surprisingly high quality. They're certainly not the nightmare fuel you see on other AI like Meta’s Make-A-Video. The most impressive, in our opinion, has to be the Ice Dragon demo. You can see a high amount of detail in the dragon’s scales plus the mountains in the back look like something out of a painting. Animation, as you can imagine, is rather limited as the subject can only slowly bob its head. The same can be seen in other demos. It’s either a stiff walking cycle or a slow panning shot. In the early stages Limitations don’t stop there. Stable Video Diffusion reportedly cannot “achieve perfect photorealism”, it can’t generate “legible text”, plus it has a tough time with faces. Another demonstration on Stability AI’s website does show its model is able to render a man’s face without any weird flaws so it could be on a case-by-case basis. Keep in mind that this project is still in the early stages. It’s obvious the model is not ready for a wide release nor are there any plans to do so. Stability AI emphasizes that Stable Video Diffusion is not meant “for real-world or commercial applications” at this time. In fact, it is currently “intended for research purposes only.” We’re not surprised the developer is being very cautious with its tech. There was an incident last year where Stability Diffusion’s model leaked online, leading to bad actors using it to create deep fake images. Availability If you’re interested in trying out Stable Video Diffusion, you can enter a waitlist by filling out a form on the company website. It’s unknown when people will be allowed in, but the preview will include a Text-To-Video interface. In the meantime, you can check out the AI’s white paper and read up on all the nitty gritty behind the project. One thing we found interesting after digging through the document is it mentions using “publicly accessible video datasets” as some of the training material. Again, it's not surprising to hear this considering that Getty Images sued Stability AI over data scraping allegations earlier this year. It looks like the team is striving to be more careful so it doesn't make any more enemies. No word on when Stable Video Diffusion will launch. Luckily, there are other options. Be sure to check out TechRadar's list of the best AI video makers for 2023.

A worm originally made for espionage against Ukraine has now been identified as a nuisance worldwide as it branching out globally, collecting and transmitting user's data without their knowledge. The worm, called 'LitterDrifter', was made by Russian hackers known under multiple names (one of which is Gamaredon), whose cyber attacks typically use malware and have gained a reputation for it. In 2014, Ukraine's security service claimed this was done by Russia's Federal Security Service, the Kremlin. Despite this identification, the threat wasn't contained on time and has since been found to be infecting systems globally. It's been found to have collected information from users in the United States, Chile, Poland, Germany, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, as well as in Ukraine. Unlike viruses, worms typically spread through systems on their own. Because of this, it was only a matter of time before LitterDrifter started operating outside its intended target — whether this was intentional or not, we'll never truly know. This malicious code has been tracked by Check Point Research, which did extensive research on its method and its indicators. The research group says this worm affects computers through USB drives. The code is written using Visual Basic scripting language, which permanently infects systems connected through infected USB drives and sends data to Gamaredon's servers. Specifically, this type of malware affects the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) framework. Typically the infected USB drives will create an LNK shortcut and insert a copy of the 'trash.dll' file to the system. It may sound like a simple delivery method, but it's effective enough to infect both intended and unintended targets. It's been nine years since it was created, so it's had plenty of time to spread worldwide and is likely not limited to the countries mentioned above. By no means are these worms made for small-scale data mining. Since its method of delivery is via a USB connection, it needs to be simple enough for infected USB drives to propagate through connected systems. Worms used by other states As concerning as LitterDrifter is, it's not the only worm causing problems. Stuxnet, which was allegedly created through a U.S. collaboration with Israel to spy on Iran, has also been found on systems worldwide. Sadly, this is a very common occurrence with this type of delivery method, where such worms operate beyond their targeted locations for many years. Active servers that receive this data are usually a telltale sign that groups are still gathering data. It's unlikely we'll see such a method of delivery banned by international laws, as many countries feel the need to have such data harvesting methods available. And even if bans are placed globally, such restrictions will likely be ignored as reinforcement is difficult (especially against dominant players). The best way to fight this problem is with malware protection applications that can clean both the system and its carriers (a USB drive, in this case).

Nick movie:Lift | Official Trailer | Netflix Time:2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO:Netflix Duration of the movie:2:38 Trailer:

Music title:中島由貴／霞の向こうへ（Official MV/Full Size) TVアニメ『ゴブリンスレイヤーⅡ』EDテーマ Signer:中島由貴 Official YouTube Channel Release date:November 15, 2023 Official YouTube link: Informations about the signer:- Your opinion about the track (music video):-

Poco X6 Neo may launch in India soon. The company has not yet officially announced the handset but it has surfaced online recently. The phone is tipped to be a rebranded model of the Redmi Note 13R Pro, which was launched recently and succeeds the Redmi Note 12R Pro. A tispter has now suggested that the Redmi Note 13R Pro is likely to launch in India as Poco X6 Neo. Tipster Kacper Skrzypek (@kacskrz) stated in a post on X that the Poco X6 Neo is expected to launch in India as a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 13R Pro. The Poco X6 Neo is likely to be the first phone from the brand with the Neo moniker. The tipster shared a screenshot that the phone will launch with the model number 2312FRAFDI, the ‘I' suggesting the Indian listing of the model. Notably, the Redmi Note 13 Pro was spotted with the model number 2311FRAFDC. As per the tipster, the Poco X6 Neo is said to come with the codename ‘gold_a,' which is similar to that of the Redmi Note 13, suggesting that it may share similar specifications to that of the base Redmi Note 13 model and the newly launched Redmi Note 13R Pro. According to the tipster, the MIUI codes suggest that the Poco X6 Neo may sport a 50-megapixel, 64-megapixel or 108-megapixel primary camera sensor. The Redmi Note 13R Pro was launched in China on Monday. The singular 12GB + 256GB variant of the phone is priced at CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs. 23,000) and is offered in Midnight Black, Time Blue, and Morning Light Gold (translated from Chinese) colour options. It features a 6.67-inch (1,080x2,400 pixels) OLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz and a peak brightness level of 1,200 nits. The newly launched handset is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC paired with Mali G57 GPU, up to 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of inbuilt storage. It ships with Android 13-based MIUI 14 and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 33W wired fast charging support. The dual rear camera unit of the Redmi Note 13R Pro is equipped with a 108-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel shooter. The phone has a 16-megapixel front camera sensor. For security, it carries a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

Windows 11 users have run into trouble with the latest patch for the OS going by some reports, and that includes nasty boot loops. This is the cumulative update for November that Microsoft deployed last week, known as KB5032190, and Windows Latest has picked up on some problems with the patch. As noted, the worst issue here is reports of people trying to install the update and getting stuck in a boot loop, meaning that their PC keeps failing during installation, rebooting, failing again, rebooting, and so on. One Redditor reports: “I have tried installing this update twice now, only for it to get caught in an endless boot loop. It kept getting to 95% and restarting, then would try again. Now it just gives me the ‘Something didn’t go as planned. No need to worry – undoing changes’ message before going back into the endless reboot. At least I can do a System Restore.” Another Windows 11 user replies to that post observing that they hit a few boot loops before their system rolled back the update – and that it was the same case with this update in preview (released in late October), noting that eventually they “got to the point the laptop wouldn’t boot” with that test update. Ouch indeed, though that was the preview version, so hopefully any danger of having to reinstall Windows – which is what this user ended up doing – will now have been removed with the final release. Needless to say, the user in question is not continuing to try to install the update, which certainly seems like a sensible precaution. There are four reports of this problem in that Reddit thread, and it seems that the boot loop isn’t an endless one, and the system pulls itself out of the loop after a few fails – at least for most folks anyway. Another problem that is bugging (literally) some Windows 11 users is disappearing icons on the taskbar. Either the icons are vanishing – though the functionality is still present if you click the blank space on the bar – or there are reports of them being displaced by one, meaning that the icon for, say, Word will open Microsoft’s Edge browser (the icon next to it). Confusing, to say the least. Analysis: Curious case of the invisible icons The missing icons problem was introduced with Moment 4 (which ushered in all the new features that have come to Windows 11 lately, including Copilot). So, it has been hanging around for a while, and really annoying those who have encountered it – seemingly a fair few people judging from reports. The good news is that Microsoft has actually fixed this glitch in the Canary preview build of Windows 11, so hopefully, the solution should be coming through testing soon enough to reach the release version of Windows 11. Microsoft hasn’t said anything about boot loops, but there are far fewer reports of this from what we can see. Still, it’s a nasty problem, though as noted in most cases, it seems the looping will only run a few times before the system corrects itself and comes back to the desktop. (Still leaving the user unable to install the update, mind, so that’s not great of course). It’s worth remembering that Microsoft itself has flagged up some known issues with the patch, including a bug whereby those with multiple monitors might see desktop icons shift between one display to another unprompted (or other icon alignment weirdness) when using Copilot. The software giant has pulled the AI assistant from those PCs, so if you aren’t seeing Copilot any longer on a multi-screen setup, that’s why. A fix is being worked on as we type this.

Automotive tech company Valeo Schalter und Sensoren is suing Nvidia for stealing trade secrets (via SiliconValley.com). Nvidia hired former Valeo employee Mohammad Moniruzzaman in 2021, and before leaving Valeo, he copied large numbers of files, including source code for an AI-assisted parking application and other confidential documents. The alleged perpetrator accidentally showed the stolen files during a video chat, which others promptly documented with screenshots. Now that the employee has been criminally convicted, Valeo is after Nvidia. The theft was discovered when Moniruzzaman was on a collaborative conference call with Nvidia and Valeo employees. While on the call, Moniruzzaman gave a presentation and shared his screen so participants could follow along. After the presentation was done, he didn't stop sharing his screen, which was likely unintentional. Upon minimizing the presentation window, he mistakenly revealed a window that contained the source code to Valeo's software and the phrase "ValeoDocs." When his former coworkers saw the source code, they immediately recognized it and screenshotted it as evidence. Valeo then investigated Moniruzzaman's actions before he left the company and discovered that he had copied the source code and other files. In 2022, Germany began a criminal investigation of Moniruzzaman, ending in his conviction in September. While you may not have heard of Valeo, it's actually a 100-year-old company based in Paris, and it's been in the high-tech automotive business for a couple of decades. Valeo and Nvidia were contracted by an unnamed car manufacturer to develop parking-assistance software. In its lawsuit, Valeo describes itself as an established company in the automotive industry while Nvidia is merely "a recent entrant to the automotive industry" with a "total lack of experience" in making parking-assistance technology. What Valeo implies is pretty clear: Nvidia is a newcomer to the car industry, so how is it able to make such cutting-edge software? Valeo argues that now-convicted Moniruzzaman shared the company's trade secrets with Nvidia. These secrets include source code, spreadsheets, and other documents critical to understanding Valeo's parking assistance tech. Nvidia hasn't commented on the lawsuit, but its lawyers sent a letter to Valeo in 2022 explaining that the company had no idea Moniruzzaman had stolen anything confidential until he was already under investigation. The letter also stated that Nvidia "has no interest in Valeo's code" and that it has "cooperated fully." It wouldn't be the first time Nvidia has been sued for illegally using intellectual property. Nvidia was sued in 2019 for infringing on Xerpi Corp's semiconductor patents. However, the court case is still ongoing, so Nvidia isn't a repeat offender, at least not yet.

Nick movie:A Nearly Normal Family | Official Trailer | Netflix Time:2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO:Netflix Duration of the movie:2:01 Trailer:

Music title:Mokita - Figure Me Out (Official Music Video) Signer:Mokita ♪ Release date:November 17, 2022 Official YouTube link: Informations about the signer:- Your opinion about the track (music video):-

Apple is working on allowing users in the European Union to sideload iPhone apps onto the company's smartphones, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman states in his weekly newsletter. The ability to install apps that are not hosted on Apple's own App Store will make its way to iPhone owners for the first time, as the company has to adhere to recent EU regulations. The ability to sideload apps is not expected to roll out to users in other regions, unlike Google's Android operating system. In the subscriber-only version of his weekly Power On newsletter (via MacRumors), Gurman states that iPhone users in the EU will be allowed to sideload apps in H1 2024, allowing users to install apps that aren't allowed on the App Store. The claim contradicts a recent report that stated iOS 17.2 could add support for sideloading for EU residents when it arrives next month, but it appears that the code that was spotted at the time was related to managed devices for organisations. According to Gurman, Apple will allow EU users to sideload apps through a "highly controlled system" — this suggests that these apps will still be subject to some security checks, as Apple has previously argued that external app sources could introduce security issues on the platform. Both Apple's payment services and the Messages app are also expected to see some changes as required by the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). Recently, development of Apple's iOS 18 update was reportedly paused to resolve several bugs in Apple's code. The company is said to be working on "major new features and designs" — the upgrade to the operating system for its smartphones is likely to bring an overhaul to the user interface as well as several new AI-powered features. Both Google and Microsoft recently began to roll out AI-powered features to their operating systems in the form of Google Assistant with Bard and Microsoft Copilot. Gurman says that Apple's iOS 18 update needs to be "extra impressive" as the iPhone 16 series — the company's purported smartphones that are likely to succeed the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max — is not expected to bring major hardware upgrades next year.

Microsoft could be giving its Copilot AI some new powers in Windows 11 (and maybe Windows 10 eventually), or at least this functionality has been spotted in test builds – including the ability to fire up the AI as soon as the operating system boots. Windows Latest reported on some fresh options recently brought into testing for Copilot, and as mentioned one is a toggle to ‘Open Copilot when Windows starts’ (tucked away in the Personalization area of Settings). In short, this means that when your PC first loads up the desktop, the Copilot panel will appear straightaway. This option carries some text notes explaining that this is primarily aimed at those with a wider screen (in other words, with the display real-estate to fit Copilot on as a constant companion). Another move in testing for Copilot is unpinning the AI’s side-panel. This is a button present on the actual side-bar for the AI, and when clicked, Copilot collapses when you maximize another window. As it is, the Copilot side-panel stays in place when you make another app full-screen, so you can still see the AI to the right of whatever program is running. When this switch is flicked, though, a maximized app will take up the whole screen, with the side-panel being hidden. Finally, Microsoft is currently trying out the ability for users to resize the Copilot panel. This has been spotted in testing before, mind you. However, this time around Windows Latest shows us that as you enlarge the side-panel, at a certain point when the interface is big enough, recent activity and active plug-ins are shown. Analysis: Some useful changes for tailoring the AI If you’re a Windows 11 tester and you haven’t seen any of these options for Copilot, that’s not too surprising, as Microsoft is only trialing them with a limited set of Windows Insiders at the moment. As ever with features in preview, they may or may not be carried forward, but if they are, all testers will get them eventually – and then they’ll debut in the release version of Windows 11. The functionality to unpin, resize, and have Copilot appear by default after boot – if you want to, and perhaps have an ultra-wide monitor – are all choices that will prove useful and add versatility to the way Copilot’s interface works. And given that, we can’t see why they wouldn’t make the cut for inclusion in Windows 11 ultimately.

SophGo, a China-based chip developer, is working on several high performance processors featuring RISC-V-based IP that it licensed from SiFive, a major RISC-V IP designer from the U.S., reports HPCwire. This endeavor somewhat underscores the rising influence of RISC-V in the global chip industry and shows why some U.S. lawmakers are concerned about this open-source technology. SophGo's first RISC-V-based project is the SG2380 processor, which includes 16 four-issue, out-of-order SiFive P670 cores, SiFive's X280 accelerator for AI/ML workloads, and Imagination Technologies' AXT-16-512 graphics processing unit. The CPU is mostly aimed at high-performance desktops, but it could also be used for edge servers that require 16 general-purpose cores as well as AI capabilities. But the SG2380 is not the only SiFive-based product in SophGo's portfolio, as the company has already announced its SG2044 system-on-chip, slated for release in 2024. This 120W SoC will pack up to 64 high-performance RISC-V cores from SiFive, the final version of RISC-V vector extensions, PCIe 5.0, GbE, and LPDDR5x support. This processor will succeed little-known SGF2042, which supports 0.7 version of RISC-V vector extensions and is currently used mostly by researchers. Both SophGo's SG2380 and SG2044 are to be produced on TSMC's 12nm-class process technologies. These products clearly exemplify the collaborative and innovative spirit of RISC-V, akin to the Linux operating system in its global contribution and development model. However, some U.S. lawmakers are consideration limiting RISC-V cooperation between American and Chinese companies. That sparked quite the controversy, with RISC-V International, headquartered in Switzerland, strongly opposing such governmental interference. Despite the advancements and potential of RISC-V, its widespread adoption in the server and supercomputer sectors remains a distant goal. The current market is heavily dominated by x86 chips produced by Intel and AMD, with Arm also posing significant competition. Meanwhile, Arm and x86 technologies are controlled by companies based in the U.S. and U.K., which means that they are subject to export control regulations. As a result, Chinese developers are turning their attention to RISC-V, as they can either get open-source designs and expand on them, or just design high-performance technology from the ground up without any controls from the U.S. or U.K. governments.