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Gucci has released a case for the Apple AirPods Max. It is twice as expensive as headphones Especially for Apple AirPods Max headphones, the Italian company Gucci has released a premium case. The accessory, available for order on the Gucci website, is priced at $980, which is almost twice as expensive as Apple's $549 headphones.

Microsoft releases Windows 11 patch to fix SSD and HDD slowdowns The first reports that Windows 11 can significantly reduce the speed of hard drives and SSDs appeared back in July 2021. In December, Microsoft released another cumulative update that contained a fix for this problem, but it could not completely solve it. Now, the developers have released another patch to fix a bug related to the slowdown of drives in Windows 11. According to available data, the speed of the drives when using Windows 11 was reduced due to the fact that unnecessary operations were performed during the data writing process. Because of this, in some cases, the performance of drives could drop by more than 50%. The KB5008353 package, which began distribution this week, should help solve this problem.

Real estate sales in the metaverse have already exceeded $500 million and will double this year According to investors and analyst firms, metaverse real estate sales topped half a billion dollars in 2021 and could double this year. According to MetaMetric Solutions, real estate sales across the four major metaverse platforms reached $501 million in 2021. In January 2022, sales reached $85 million, so analysts predict that real estate sales in the metaverse will exceed $1 billion very soon.

In Japan, they released a separate scroll wheel, which you need to control with your foot - the device is priced at $ 27 Japanese peripherals manufacturer Cooyoo has expanded its Crazy Small product family with a new device, the uncomplicated Crazy Small Wheel. It is a separate scroll wheel, like a computer mouse, but designed to control the foot.

The new version of Telegram has video stickers that are easy to make from ordinary video files, more compact animations and additional emoji for reactions. There is also a button to go to unviewed reactions and quick navigation through recently opened chats and other innovations.

China has developed an AI system for mass growing embryos in artificial wombs. The growing device is a container filled with a nutrient mixture where the embryos are placed. And the AI ​​system monitors the condition of the embryos and takes care of them. Researchers from Suzhou have already tested the operation of the neural network on mouse embryos. The main goal is to facilitate the cultivation of animal embryos for scientific purposes, but theoretically can be used for human embryos. However, legal and ethical issues may arise. Matrix in Chinese.

Quarterly payments on Visa cryptocurrency cards rose to $2.5 billion The international payment system Visa reported a significant increase in the use of cryptocurrency on its platform in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. Visa crypto card holders spent more than $2.5 billion in dollar terms over three months to pay for goods and services. In his speech at the company's financial results conference, Visa CEO Alfred F Kelly Jr noted that the quarterly figure is 70% of the volume of cryptocurrency payments using Visa cards for the entire fiscal year 2021.

Rumor: Apple poached Xbox engineers and is working on a game console This was told by Windows Central journalist Jez Corden on The Xbox Two podcast. According to the source, Apple even poached some Xbox engineers. By the way, Corden emphasized that the source is not reliable and he personally did not find any confirmation of this information.

Porsche electric car breaks Guinness record thanks to fast charging The Porsche Taycan has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the fastest electric car to travel across the US. The car spent 2 hours, 26 minutes and 48 seconds on a charge to cover the 4,535.2 km route linking Los Angeles with New York. The pilot also reported that when the electric car was first connected to the station, the battery charge increased from 6% to 82% in just 22 minutes.

Chinese Tesla got karaoke mode – TeslaMic branded microphones sold out in an hour Tesla has released a TeslaMic karaoke microphone in China that can work in conjunction with the company's electric vehicles (after a software update) that adds karaoke tracks and videos in the style of those used in karaoke bars to the car. All stocks of the microphones, which were priced at $188 a pair, ran out just an hour after they went on sale.

Micro Star International (MSI) has officially announced the new MAG Trident S game console, which is equipped with an AMD APU. The console will not have a discrete graphics card, but it will be able to play popular online games without problems, including CS: GO, Valorant, DOTA 2 and others. And full-fledged AAA games, according to the manufacturer, can be launched through game streaming services.

Toyota is preparing a Lunar Cruiser that will take people on the moon in 2040. Lunar Cruiser is a house on wheels. “The vehicle is based on the idea that people eat, work, sleep and communicate with each other safely in cars, and the same can be done in space,” said Takao Sato, Lunar Cruiser project manager.

Elon Musk is haggling with a 19-year-old guy about removing a Twitter bot that tracks the movement of his personal plane American first-year student Jack Sweeney has created Twitter bots that automatically upload data on the location of air assets of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and other well-known businessmen. The 19-year-old programmer used open data from the US Federal Aviation Administration and ADS-B transmitters. The owner of the accounts in the fall of 2021 received a message from an American billionaire asking him to remove the bot for $ 5,000, since it poses a "security threat," Protocol writes.

In 2022, the world will see a novelty from Elon Musk - Tesla Phone In 2022, a Tesla Pi smartphone operating on Mars using Starlink may appear. Elon Musk himself participated in the development of the Tesla Phone. The smartphone has some unique features: a solar panel is located in the back of the phone, which allows you to charge the device by 20% in 30 minutes of being under the sun. So, for example, being on a trip far from civilization, not being able to charge your phone, you can always be in touch by simply putting your phone under the sun's rays. None of the existing flagships can boast of such an opportunity.

Apple is developing a feature that will allow iPhones to accept contactless payments from bank cards. Simply put, iPhones will turn into payment terminals. Apparently, the feature has been in development for a long time, as it could supposedly be launched in the coming months. Possibly with iOS 15.4.

Astrophysicist and NASA PhD student James O'Donahue has visualized the solar system's planets with their natural rotation rates and tilt angles. In addition to the main ones, he added dwarf planets - Ceres and Pluto. His tweet got nearly 8,000 likes in two days.

Taiwanese company EasyCard has released travel cards in the form of a rod from Sailor Moon. With an 18cm baton, you can pay for travel and purchases in stores that accept EasyCard cards. When paying on the device, the "moon" crystal lights up. This device costs about $65. The lunar prism will give strength and pay the fare.

Chrome will get Topics feature "for safe surfing" Google introduced the development of Topics, designed primarily for relatively anonymous surfing in the Chrome browser. The Topics function, which can be translated from English as "themes", is intended to replace the so-called cookies. When using the Topics feature, Chrome will collect information about the user's preferences and sort them by topic, such as sports, travel, etc. The list of topics can be configured or disabled altogether. Ads on the web will then be shown based on selected topics - without providing information to third-party companies about the sites visited and with checking ads for malicious content.

Qualcomm's next flagship SoC to support the AV1 video codec The AV1 video codec aims to improve bandwidth efficiency on high-quality videos and has already been adopted by YouTube and Netflix. However, Qualcomm's current chips don't support native decoding of AV1 videos, unlike Samsung's Exynos flagship SoCs from 2021 and 2022. Well, Qualcomm will quickly catch up, introducing AV1 decoding in its upcoming 2023 flagship chipset. The source of this information says the SM8550 chip will be the first one to adopt it. &} Samsung says that the AV1 decoding on the Exynos 2100 and Exynos 2200 allows for longer playback runtimes when streaming Netflix or YouTube content. #Information_Tech

Android 13 Developer Preview 1 With Privacy-Focussed Changes Released: Check Compatibility, New Features Android 13 Developer Preview 1 is now out to let developers experience the first look of Android's next release. Google is designing Android 13 with keeping “privacy and security as well as developer productivity” at the Centre stage. It is called "Tiramisu" — named after an Italian dessert. The new Android version comes just weeks after the release of Android 12L that was mainly aimed to offer better support for larger screens. Android 13 Developer Preview 1 is meant for app developers to let them start making their apps ready for the next major Android update. It is initially available for select Google Pixel devices. Developers can, though, also experience it through the Android Emulator in Android Studio. #Information_Tech #Android13