Musk tops the list of billionaires; many American women are tracked by AirTag; Rust 1.60.0 released | Think Weekly

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• To encourage employees to return to the office, Google will provide free electric scooters
• Microsoft introduces cloud operating system for Windows 11
• Meta prepares to launch Metaverse virtual currency: Zack Coin
• Musk tops Forbes' 2022 list of the world's billionaires
• WeChat care mode launched the "listen to text messages" function
• CCleaner exposed to unauthorized uninstallation of user software
• WeChat: The payment function of the digital RMB pilot area has been supported
• Many American women reported being tracked by AirTag, Apple said it would strongly condemn
• The world's first AR contact lens: move your eyes to take pictures and navigate
• gRPC 1.45.1 released, the cross-language RPC framework
• NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6 and 4.6.1 end of support at the end of this month
• Rust 1.60.0 released
• MATLAB R2022a natively adapted to Apple Silicon public beta Beta released
• IntelliJ IDEA 2022.1 beta 2 released

Industry information

To encourage employees to return to the office, Google will provide free electric scooters

To encourage employees to return to the office, Google is partnering with Unagi to offer the Model One, a rent-free electric scooter. The Model One costs $990, has a top speed of 20 mph and has a range of 15.5 miles. Google will reimburse the full rent, a move designed to help employees commute. Unagi founder and CEO David Hyman said that after getting used to working from home, Google knew employees had anxiety about returning to the office. Employees must use e-scooters to commute at least nine times a month to receive full rental reimbursement from Google. Google says it doesn't track employees' scooter use, but instead uses an honor system.

Microsoft introduces cloud operating system for Windows 11

After the computer with the Windows 11 operating system is started, it can directly enter the Windows 365 Cloud PC cloud operating system, and users can also use the virtual desktop function of Windows 11 to switch back and forth between the cloud operating system and the local computer. As more and more enterprises begin to adopt a hybrid office model, Microsoft's strategy is to allow enterprise users to work locally through traditional devices or seamlessly switch to a virtualized cloud operating interface. The first is Windows 365 Boot, which will allow devices with Windows 11 OS installed to log directly into the cloud OS at boot, rather than the local system.

Meta prepares to launch Metaverse virtual currency: Zack Coin

Meta is preparing to launch virtual tokens and cryptocurrencies for its apps, which can be used to reward creators, lend money, and support other financial services.

Facebook's financial arm, Meta financial Technologies, has been exploring creating a virtual currency for the company, according to people familiar with the matter. The project is still in its early stages, and Meta's current focus remains on the metaverse. The Meta cryptocurrency, internally named Zuck Bucks, also targets the metaverse world and may not be based on the blockchain.

Musk tops Forbes' 2022 list of the world's billionaires

US "Forbes" magazine announced the list of 2022 billionaires on the 5th, and Elon Musk, the founder of the US space exploration technology company and Tesla CEO, is at the top of the list with 219 billion US dollars.

According to Forbes, many of the wealthiest people have seen their wealth shrink this year due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, war and the stock market rout. There are still 236 "newcomers" on the billionaire list this year, including American pop star Rihanna, "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson and Joshua Kushner, the brother of former US President Donald Trump's son-in-law.

WeChat care mode launched the "listen to text messages" function

The "Listen to Text Messages" function has been launched in the WeChat care mode. After the user enables the listening to text function in the care mode, click on the text message in the chat to hear the voice read aloud. At present, Android and iOS systems have been basically covered, and WeChat can be experienced by updating to the latest version.

CCleaner exposed to unauthorized uninstallation of user software

CCleaner is a well-known tool for system cleaning and software uninstallation. However, after being acquired by AVAST, the software's reputation has declined a lot. It was once blocked by Microsoft. Recently, they have been exposed to uninstall the software without the user's consent.

Not long ago, the CCleaner developers responded to this, pointing out that when the CCleaner software is uninstalled, all files in its installation directory will be deleted. Not only the original installation files will be cleaned up, but the update and log files will also be deleted, so that no Leave any residual files behind.

WeChat: The payment function of the digital RMB pilot area has been supported

Recently, WeChat officially announced that it has fully opened up support for digital renminbi in all pilot regions. The personal "Payment" page, "Wallet" and other portals have opened the option to pay with digital RMB. Beijing and Zhangjiakou, Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, and Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Jinhua where the 19th Asian Games are located , Shaoxing, Huzhou and other places are listed as new digital RMB pilot areas.

Several American women reported being tracked by AirTag

According to US police records, Apple AirTag is now being used across the US to track women. There have been numerous reports of stalking, harassment and even abuse involving Apple's AirTag tracker. The media applied to dozens of the largest police departments in the United States to provide police records related to AirTags in the past 8 months, and obtained 150 records involving AirTags from 8 US police departments. Of the 150 records, 50 were from female clients.

The world's first AR contact lens: move your eyes to take pictures and navigate

American startup Mojo Vision recently released a prototype of its own AR contact lens, Mojo Lens, on its official website. According to the official website information, this AR contact lens has three highlights: the world's smallest Micro LED display with the densest pixels, Low Latency Communication for AR devices, and an ultra-precise eye tracking system . In addition to hardware development, Mojo Vision's software division also delivers the underlying operating system code and user experience (UX) components so that other partners can better develop corresponding products.

Latest technical developments

gRPC 1.45.1 released, the cross-language RPC framework

gRPC 1.45.1 is now available.

Major updates

• Core: related to switching to epoll1 as the default polling engine for Linux (#29239) Various fixes related to XDS (#29240, #29242, #29243, #29244, #29280);
• Python: Revert "remove GRPC_ENABLE_FORK_SUPPORT from setup.py" (#29230)

NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6 and 4.6.1 end of support at the end of this month

Microsoft's official blog announced that .NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6 and 4.6.1 will end support on April 26, 2022. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide updates for these versions, including security fixes and technical support.

If you are currently using the .NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6 or 4.6.1 runtime, you will need to update the deployed runtime to a newer version (at least .NET Framework 4.6. 2) To continue to receive updates and technical support. You do not need to retarget or recompile your application for .NET Framework 4.6.2.

Rust 1.60.0 released

The programming language Rust 1.60.0 is officially released.

Major updates

• source code coverage
• New syntax for Cargo features, namely Namespace Dependencies and Weak Dependencies features
• Incremental compilation status
• Provide stable API, etc.

MATLAB R2022a natively adapted to Apple Silicon public beta Beta released

MATLAB R2022a Native Apple Silicon Platform Open Beta is an early release of MATLAB for Apple Silicon Mac users to evaluate the execution of existing code and applications, and to test third-party integrations and add-ons.

This beta will run until August 31, 2022.

IntelliJ IDEA 2022.1 beta 2 released

Recently, IntelliJ IDEA 2022.1 beta 2 version was released, adding support for Java 18.

After IntelliJ IDEA 2022.1 beta 2 supports Java 18, you can use code snippets, switch pattern matching expressions, and more.

As of Java 18, non-static inner classes (whether anonymous or not) do not capture this if they are not used. Also, in JDK18, the character set defaults to UTF-8 instead of different default character sets depending on the platform.