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• 2021 The world's most innovative company announced, Huawei surpasses Samsung to take first place
• Microsoft experts launch new AI tools that can automatically find bugs in the code
• Google releases 2021 global search list
• Apple relaxes privacy restrictions: Allow Facebook to share iPhone user data
• Microsoft forces Office customers to switch annual payments, otherwise the price will increase by 20%
• Top ten buzzwords of the 2021 National Year: Lai Ping ranked first
• Facebook officially releases virtual reality applications
• Windows 11 Explorer will add new features and preview functions will be integrated
• Android 12L Beta1 released
• Eclipse 4.22 is officially released
• Visual Studio Code 1.63 is officially released
• Firefox 95 released
• Django 4.0 released
• PhpStorm 2021.3 officially released
• Chrome OS 96 released

Industry Information

2021 The world's most innovative company announced, Huawei surpasses Samsung to take first place

A few days ago, Capital on Tap released the ranking of the most innovative technology companies in 2021. This ranking is based on the number of patent applications in 2021. There are 7 Chinese companies on the TOP25 list. Among them, Huawei ranks first with 9,739. After that, BOE (third), Tencent, Baidu, TSMC, Xiaomi and Ping An. Samsung Electronics ranked second, with 9,499 patents in 2021. In addition, Qualcomm ranked fourth, Intel ranked ninth, IBM ranked tenth, and Apple ranked eleventh.

Microsoft experts launch new AI tools that can automatically find bugs in the code

According to the foreign media mspoweruser report, Microsoft researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that uses deep learning algorithms to find errors in the code and help developers debug programs more accurately and efficiently. This tool can identify some common errors, such as incorrect symbols "<=" and "<", incorrect Boolean operators "and" and "or", variable abuse and so on. To test the system, Microsoft used Python code. Compared with other methods, the trained model can increase the probability of finding a bug by up to 30%.

Google releases 2021 global search list

On Wednesday, local time, Google Trends released the 2021 hot search list. The results of the list show that after experiencing the new crown pneumonia epidemic, people want themselves and the world to become better. Although the term "Healing" has not entered the top ten of the hot word list, but due to the long-term impact of the new crown epidemic, people continue to think about self-exploration and healing. Google has "how to maintain mental health" and "how to mourn for leaving due to the epidemic." There are many related searches such as "people", "how to be who I really are", and "what is my goal in life".

Apple relaxes privacy restrictions: Allow Facebook to share iPhone user data

Apple has allowed app developers to collect data from its 1 billion iPhone users for targeted advertising. Although Apple has not publicly acknowledged this change, it allows companies to interpret its controversial privacy policies more loosely.

Facebook and Snap pointed out that Apple has told developers that they "may not be able to obtain data from the device for the unique identifier." This means that they can observe the "signal" from the iPhone at the group level, so that the advertisement can still be customized according to a specific behavior, but is not associated with a unique ID.

Microsoft forces Office customers to switch annual payments, otherwise the price will increase by 20%

Microsoft is using its dominant market position in the field of office software to force Office software customers to make greater expenditures: pay more or buy software memberships for longer periods of time.

It is reported that Microsoft has not announced the public price changes of future software products, but some Microsoft partners have been notified that if Office enterprise users pay on a monthly basis, they will face a 20% price increase unless they switch to annual paying members.

Top ten buzzwords of the 2021 National Year: Lai Ping ranked first

Sogou Input Method released the 2021 National Annual Buzzwords TOP100 Super List by collecting and sorting netizens' contributions! This year's major online literature appeared on the stage, abbreviations were endless, news reviews and entertainment incidents derived one after another. The 1.011 billion netizens active in the online world have shown fascinating and soul-sounding creativity. Everyone can find echoes and resonance in these buzzwords.

Top ten buzzwords: lying flat, social bull X syndrome, YYDS, jeopardy, the clown is myself, take you, grab bamboo shoots, I am emo, you seem to have that serious illness, and live in Bengbu.

Facebook officially releases virtual reality applications

Facebook announced Thursday that it will open its virtual reality application Horizon Worlds to users 18 years and older in the United States and Canada.

Last year, Facebook opened the beta version of Horizon Worlds to some invited Oculus VR users. In Horizon Worlds, Oculus virtual reality helmet users can create a character and roam in the virtual world. Users can play games in the virtual world, and they can also communicate with other users.

Windows 11 Explorer will add new features and preview functions will be integrated

In the file manager of the Windows 10/11 system, as long as you choose to enable it in "View" → "Display" → "Preview Pane", you can see a quick preview of documents such as photos and videos in the right column. The user does not need to open the supporting application to view it. In the latest PowerToys version, Microsoft has further expanded the preview function, allowing users to pre-set SVG and markdown files, which is undoubtedly a very useful new feature for programmers and web developers.

The latest technology trends

Android 12L Beta1 released

Google recently released the first Beta version of Android 12L.

main update content

• The two-column layout can display more content and is easier to use;
• Brings a better black border mode experience for users and helps apps look better by default;
• Users can drag and drop applications to split screen mode;
• More APIs and tools to help build big screens, etc.

Eclipse 4.22 is officially released

The official version of Eclipse 4.22 has been released.

main update content

• This version specifically includes the following Java 17 features;
• Support the conversion of string concatenation into text block (Text block);
• Improved the lambda support in the call hierarchy view;
• Use an external browser by default;
• New Launch Configuration view and more

Visual Studio Code 1.63 is officially released

Visual Studio Code 1.63 is now released.

main update content

• You can try out the color themes without installation;
• Display command names and keyboard shortcuts in screenshot mode;
• Highlight invisible or confusing Unicode characters;
• Go to the next error or warning by severity or file location;
• New Java welcome experience to help users configure and learn Java in VS Code;
• You can view the recently added VS Code for the Web plugin, etc.

Firefox 95 released

The Firefox 95 version is officially released.

main update content

• The new sandbox technology can strengthen the Firefox browser to prevent potential security vulnerabilities in third-party libraries;
• Now you can download Firefox from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 and Windows 11 platforms;
• The content process on macOS starts faster;
• Improved the memory allocator;
• Improve page loading performance by speculatively compiling JavaScript ahead of time, etc.

Django 4.0 released

Django 4.0 is officially released. Version 4.0 supports Python 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10.

main update content

• The new RedisCache backend provides built-in support for using Redis cache;
• Now use the template engine to present Forms, Formsets and ErrorList to simplify the process of customization;
• Introduce a new password hash function scrypt, but because it requires more memory and relies on OpenSSL 1.1+, it is not enabled by default;
• Zoneinfo of the Python standard library is now the default time zone in Django; new functional unique constraints, etc.

PhpStorm 2021.3 officially released

PhpStorm 2021.3 is now released. This version mainly includes the introduction of comprehensive support for PHP 8.1, better handling of generics in PHP, remote development, HTTP client, refactoring, etc.

main update content

• PhpStorm 2021.3 supports all the latest language changes, users can try new features by setting the project language level to PHP 8.1;

In this version, the HTTP client has received a series of enhancements, including support for text and JSON streams in the HTTP client, display image previews in the console, support for output redirection to custom files or directories, support for HTTP request identifiers, etc. .

Chrome OS 96 released

Chrome OS 96 was officially launched recently, this version is focused on enhancing the camera and other conventional application upgrades.

main update content

• Improve the Chrome OS camera application;
• Nearby Share can now be accessed in the Android app and their share menu;
• The wallpaper app has a larger grid UI, which can be accessed from the app launcher icon, not just right-click on the desktop, etc.