Apple's self-developed 5G chip may have failed; Tencent QQ responded to large-scale account theft; Vim 9.0 released | Sifu Weekly

40s Newsletter

• WeChat launches new feature: big picture explosion
• Apple's self-developed 5G chip may have failed
• Tencent QQ responded to the large-scale account theft: the affected area has been controlled, and evidence of criminal gangs is being collected
• Massive DDoS attack on Lithuanian network
• Arm releases new Armv9 chip: officially abandons 32-bit
• Apple raises iPhone prices in Japan by up to 20%
• Google brings 'iOS for Android' app to all Android 12 devices
• All apps in the App Store must have the delete account function implemented
• Vim 9.0 released
• Firefox 102 released
• Elasticsearch 8.3.0 released
• CherryTree 0.99.48.0 released
• ECMAScript 2022 Released

Industry information

WeChat launches new feature: big picture explosion

In the latest version of WeChat, the "Quick Text Extraction" function has been updated. The user can directly press and hold the picture and select "Extract text" to extract all the text information contained in the picture. Then, users can start a variety of next steps, such as copying, forwarding, saving, searching, etc.; text URLs, courier numbers, mobile phone numbers, addresses, and mailboxes provide quick access. key to open. In addition, for those words that users want to know: a search entry can be added in the operation area.

Apple's self-developed 5G chip may have failed

Apple is strengthening its self-developed CPU, and the baseband is also a part of it, but its process is much more difficult than expected. After all, after having the chip, they have to test with different operators around the world, and the amount of engineering is particularly large. . In the past few years, Apple has been developing 5G modem chips, and the ultimate goal is to have the iPhone equipped with Apple's own 5G chips to replace Qualcomm's 5G chips. However, Ming-Chi Kuo, a well-known Apple analyst, said today that Apple's 5G chip development may have failed, which means that the 2023 iPhone will still use Qualcomm chips. Qualcomm will get 100% of the order.

Tencent QQ responded to the large-scale account theft: the affected area has been controlled, and evidence of criminal gangs is being collected

Recently, Tencent QQ officially issued a document saying that at around 10 pm on June 26, some users reported that their QQ numbers were stolen. The QQ security team attached great importance to it and immediately launched an investigation. It was found that the main reason was that the user had scanned the game login QR code forged by criminals and authorized the login. The login behavior was hijacked and recorded by the black gang, and then used by the criminals to send bad picture advertisements. . Tencent said that the scope of the impact has been controlled, and the user accounts affected by this incident have also resumed normal use in the early morning of the 26th, and are collecting and sorting out criminal evidence of black gangs. and the legitimate rights and interests of users.

Massive DDoS attack on Lithuanian network

The pro-Russian hacker group Killnet has claimed responsibility for a massive DDoS attack on Lithuanian networks recently, claiming it was in retaliation for Lithuania's ban on Russian shipments of EU-banned goods to its enclave Kaliningrad.

In a statement, the acting director of the Lithuanian National Cyber ​​Security Center said DDoS attacks could last for several days, mainly targeting the communications, energy and financial sectors. Kaliningrad is located between Lithuania and Poland, and is connected to Russia by the Lithuanian railway. Security firm Flashpoint said Killnet dubbed Monday's massive attack plan "Judgment Day." The details of the DDoS attack are not yet known.

Arm releases new Armv9 chip: officially abandons 32-bit

On June 29, British chip design company Arm officially released a new generation of public processors based on the Armv9 architecture, which are the large-core Cortex-X3, the mid-core Cortex-A715 and the small-core Cortex-A510 Refresh. In this update, the mid-core Cortex-A715 no longer supports 32-bit applications.

Apple raises iPhone prices in Japan by up to 20%

According to reports, Apple has recently raised the price of iPhones in Japan, and the prices of some products have even risen by nearly 20%, which may be related to the weakening of the local currency against the US dollar. For example, Apple's current cheapest iPhone is the 64GB third-generation iPhone SE, which has risen from 57,800 yen ($423) to 62,800 yen ($459). The entry-level iPhone 13 Pro with 128GB of storage now costs 144,800 yen ($1,060), up from 122,800 yen ($899) previously.

Google brings 'iOS for Android' app to all Android 12 devices

Google announced that all Android 12 smartphones will support the Switch to Android app on iOS, which allows iPhone users to transfer their data to Android devices. Until then, the Switch to Android app for iPhone was limited to Google's own Pixel phones.

All apps in the App Store must have the delete account function implemented

From June 30th, apps that support account creation must also allow users to initiate account deletion in the app. According to the information displayed in Apple's "App Store Review Guidelines", the account deletion function should be easily found by users, and if using AppleID to log in, developers need to ensure that the user's identity token is revoked after the account is deleted. In addition, Apple also requires that apps should delete the user's personal data along with the account, instead of temporarily disabling or deactivating the account. If the developer does not provide the corresponding function, the app may be taken off the shelf, and the developer's Apple Developer Program membership will also be affected.

Latest technical developments

Vim 9.0 released

Major updates

• Added Vim9 Script language for customization
• Leaps in speed by compiling commands into efficiently executable instructions, potentially 10 to 100 times faster
• Avoids Vim-specific structures and approximates common programming languages ​​such as JavaScript, TypeScript, and Java
• Line continuation no longer requires backslash symbols
• Functions must be defined with def

Firefox 102 released

Major updates

• Autoplay can now be disabled every time a file is downloaded
• Open the download panel
• Weakening query parameter tracking in Enhanced Tracking Protection
• Supports picture-in-picture subtitles and titles for streaming services like HBO Max, Funimation, Dailymotion, Tubi, Disney+ Hotstar, and SonyLIV

Elasticsearch 8.3.0 released

Major updates

• Deprecated configuring a bind DN in an LDAP or Active Directory (AD) realm without a corresponding bind password is enabled in Authentication
• Improve min and max performance in random_sampleraggregation
• Support for configurable claims in JWT Realm Tokens
• Improve runtime rejected error message

CherryTree 0.99.48.0 released

Major updates

• Added support for right-to-left languages ​​when exporting to html and pdf
• To support right-to-left languages ​​when exporting to html, the resulting html text line is no longer LINE<br/> but <p>LINE</p>
• Fixed link to node+anchor for non ascii anchor name when exporting to pdf
• Fix the problem of exporting to pdf under Wndows, the link and destination of node/node+anchor are not in pdf
• On Windows, export to pdf, fixed links to files/folders; links to non-ascii paths are disabled as currently crashes the library

ECMAScript 2022 Released

Major updates

• Introduced top-level await, allowing keywords to be used at the top level of a module​
• New class elements: public and private instance fields, public and private static fields, private instance methods and accessors, and private static methods and accessors
• A static block within a class that performs per-class evaluation initialization
• \#x in obj syntax to test for the existence of private fields on an object
• Regular expression match index via /d flag, providing start and end indices for matched substrings
• The cause property of the Error object, which can be used to record the causal chain of errors