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40s Newsletter

• iMac may skip M2 and go straight to M3 next year
• Apple pays $100 million to app developers
• Google Play Store now supports Privacy Labels
• Apple launches first self-repair service in the U.S.
• Sina Weibo Announces Full Open Display of User IP Territory Functions
• Meta Engineer Files Leaked: Admits Illegal Use of User Data
• The number of exposed databases in the first quarter of this year hit a new high, and Redis ranked first
• GitLab's new logo officially launched
• OceanBase 3.2.3 released
• Google Chrome v101 stable version released
• IntelliJ IDEA 2022.1 official version released
• Microsoft Teams macOS Beta Released
• Redis 7.0 released

Industry information

iMac may skip M2 and go straight to M3 next year

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman report, Apple is now fully developing the M2 chip and Macs equipped with the M2 chip, which will be released in the next few months. Beyond that, Gurman said the M2 chip isn't the only chip Apple is working on, and he's heard a new iMac with the M3 chip is already in the works, even though it won't arrive until late next year at the earliest. But he still believes that the iMac Pro has not been axed and will still be launched soon, just not soon.

Foreign media 9to5Mac also confirmed through independent sources that Apple is working on a series of M2 chip computers, but interestingly, the next generation of iMac may be launched later next year, using M3 chips instead of M2 processors.

Apple pays $100 million to app developers

Apple reminded developers that they can file a claim with the Small Developer Assistance Fund, a sum of money Apple gave to developers as part of a $100 million class-action settlement over App Store policy. Apple has been accepting claims submissions since January, and today reminded developers that they must submit claims by May 20. Developers can claim compensation ranging from $250 to $30,000 based on their App Store engagement.

Google Play Store now supports Privacy Labels

In a blog post last year, Google announced that it would be rolling out a new feature called a "safety section" for the Google Play Store. This feature helps users understand what personal data the app collects, whether the data is encrypted, and tells users other information that the app may violate the user's security and privacy. Today, the feature is officially rolling out to the Google Play Store, and users will be able to determine if an app needs data to function, or if data collection can be turned off.

Apple launches first self-repair service in the U.S.

Apple announced that self-repair services are now available, allowing customers to obtain repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through Apple Self-Repair Stores. Self Repair Service also provides customers with the same Apple tools that the Apple Repair Network uses. Apple will offer a tool rental kit for $49 so that customers who don’t want to buy the tool for a single repair can still use these professional repair tools for a week.

Sina Weibo Announces Full Open Display of User IP Territory Functions

On April 28, the official Sina Weibo community management official Weibo announced the upgrade of the IP territorial function: the website launched the user's "IP territorial" function in March this year. In order to further protect the rights and interests of users and improve the user experience, the website will carry out product upgrades and new functions on April 28 on the previous basis.

Meta Engineer Files Leaked: Admits Illegal Use of User Data

Meta is facing a "tsunami" of privacy regulations around the world that will force the company to drastically change how it handles users' personal data. According to a document leaked from Meta obtained by foreign media, the root cause of Meta's "disaster" is that they themselves do not know the purpose and whereabouts of user data. In the document, even Meta's own engineers admitted that once user data entered Meta's system, it was difficult for them to figure out where the data went.

The number of exposed databases in the first quarter of this year hit a new high, and Redis ranked first

The number of databases publicly exposed on the Internet has increased recently, rising from 308,000 in 2021 to the number one in 2022, according to a report shared by threat intelligence and research firm Group-IB, according to Bleeping Computer. During the quarter, the peak number of exposed databases reached 91,200, an all-time record.

GitLab's new logo officially launched

Recently, GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij announced that GitLab has officially launched a new logo, which integrates the original iconic fox and the infinite loop symbol representing "DevOps".

Latest technical developments

OceanBase 3.2.3 released

OceanBase 3.2.3 is officially released, which is the first LTS (Long Term Support) version of 3.x and a milestone version of HTAP capability.

Major updates

• Enhance HTAP capabilities
• Complete enterprise-level features
• Strengthen diagnostic monitoring capabilities
• Enhanced enterprise-grade security

Google Chrome v101 stable version released

Google Chrome v101 stable version has been officially released.

Major updates

• Annotate saved passwords on desktop
• Label group save
• Experimental new download UI

IntelliJ IDEA 2022.1 official version released

Major updates

• Java 18 support
• The newly introduced Dependency Analyzer provides information on all Maven and Gradle dependencies used in a project and ensures enhanced dependency management, instant conflict resolution and easy build configuration corrections.
• The Event Log instance has been replaced with a new Notifications tool window that more clearly highlights important and useful notifications.
• The team has redesigned the New Project wizard interface to simplify the creation of new projects for both novice and experienced users.
• Able to detect vulnerable Maven and Gradle dependencies and suggest fixes.

Microsoft Teams macOS Beta Released

Eighteen months after the release of the first Mac with the M1 chip, Microsoft released a version of Microsoft Teams optimized for Apple Silicon. While the Apple Silicon version of Microsoft Teams has not been made public to Teams users, users can download it through the company's website.

Redis 7.0 released

Redis 7.0 is now officially released.

Major updates

• Redis Function: A new way to extend Redis with server scripts, making Lua scripts part of Redis, persisting, replicating and naming names.
• ACL: V2 version —— Fine-grained key-based permission control, supports multiple command rules through selectors.
• Cluster: Supports pub/sub functionality (such as sharding) for specific nodes.
• In most cases, subcommands are treated as commands, which affect ACL categories, info statistics, etc.
• Cluster: supports domain names (previously only supported ip)
• Improved management of memory consumed by network buffers, and option to cull clients when total memory exceeds the limit