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Not enough time to follow all the news from the world of technology? Then read our subjective analysis of all the events this week. Here I will share with you my personal opinion about the most interesting and important events in the world of technology. Sometimes you scroll through the news feed, and often you don’t really want to reread everything in a row. The main goal is to briefly and easily share my impressions and thoughts about the event. This is my personal opinion, you may or may not agree with it. I will be glad read to your comments and ratings. Who stood out this time? So let’s get started.
There has never been such a premiere. We all remember what happened in the finale of Game of Thrones, and now it’s time for a powerful start!
The Game of Thrones series taught us that it is always accompanied by hype, like no other series. It was this series that broke popularity records since its release. But we know that sequels are not always so successful. Sometimes, even if the idea hits the bull’s eye, the rest does not turn out as well as the audience would like.
Does House of the Dragon have a chance to repeat this triumph, because the plot of the series has changed significantly, and almost every sequel or triquel has shown what it is capable of in the last 10 years? It is difficult to predict success or failure so early, because recently there have been many surprises in the series market. The House of the Dragon has everything necessary to keep us in suspense, to surprise, to intrigue. The question is whether the dragons will rule over everyone else.
Well, it seems that after the official broadcast of the first series, we already have a preliminary answer to this question. HBO is probably very pleased with the debut of one of the best series of all time. According to the official press release, only on Sunday evening in the USA the premiere gathered 9.986 million viewers. And if we are talking about other regions, then there are also reasons to be satisfied.
This premiere marked the largest premiere of a show on HBO Max in the United States, Latin America and EMEA, leading to an unprecedented level of simulcasting on the platform. Usually, the Sunday evening audience for HBO series is only 20% – 40% of the total audience.
Just like with Game of Thrones, a lot happened in social networks as well. For 14 hours, #HouseoftheDragon was the most popular tag on Twitter. This title was also the first in Google Trends.
A huge success and there is something to be happy about. The only question is whether the next series will cause so many emotions, or was it just a spectacular beginning that would later dissapoint the expecting audience?
In Ukraine, the premiere took place even with a scandal. The fact is that the MEGOGO network showed this series with the support of the Russian Amediateka, which caused a violent reaction in social networks. Most Ukrainians did not discuss the series itself and the events in it, but the fact that the series was released with a Russian version of the dubbing. Given the war is still going on this is unacceptable, and I do not understand MEGOGO’s intentions. Yes, the contract with Amediateka, which still owns the rights to broadcast content from HBO, still exists and has not been terminated. Even if you broadcast films and series from this resource, why without Ukrainian dubbing? In addition, why not try to establish cooperation with HBO? More questions than answers. However, soon Ukrainian dubbing appeared on MEGOGO, although it was not of sufficient quality, but it did appear. I didn’t understand anything then. At first they talked about some kind of copyright that does not allow them to make the translation, but now they made it. Mystery!
Now about the series itself. I’m not a fan of Game of Thrones, but I liked the first episode of the new series, although I only watched it to write this news, so I won’t rate it. I will say one thing for sure – I will also watch the second episode and, I hope, with Ukrainian dubbing on MEGOGO.
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In the last days of July, the Webb telescope continued the study of Jupiter in the infrared range. Jupiter was previously studied by the Webb telescope, however, a regular observation session of the gas giant took place only on July 27, 2022 and showed that the nature of Jupiter is a continuous cosmic storm.
It should be noted that thanks to space telescopes, we have long known that Jupiter is a very beautiful planet. Due to the near-infrared capabilities of the Webb telescope, we were able to see this beauty, and in a wider perspective, even admire the rings and moons of Amalter and Adrastei.
It is extremely difficult to image the planet’s rings, because they are millions of times dimmer than the gas giant’s spectrum. In the photo below you can see a magnificent image of Jupiter. Pay attention to the glowing dots at the bottom of the frame. They probably come from such distant galaxies that only Webb can register them.
Near-infrared observations of Jupiter in July were used to capture an amazing close-up of the gas giant.
Cool colors should not mislead us. We are looking at a hell created by extreme temperatures and pressures. The photographs were taken with the NIRCam near infrared camera, which has three infrared filters. They give color and detail to the photo, since infrared light is invisible to the human eye. Simply put, the longest waves are represented in red and the shortest in blue. Jupiter’s auroras glow red, and light reflected from clouds glows blue, yellow, and green. The equatorial belt and the large persistent cyclone at the bottom of the image, the so-called Great Red Spot, are almost white because they reflect the most sunlight. This gigantic storm is large enough to swallow the entire Earth.
What’s new in Jupiter images from the telescope? ‘This image is the result of our Jupiter system exploration program, which studies the dynamics and chemistry of Jupiter itself, its rings, and the satellite system,’ scientists say, commenting on the image of Jupiter.
However, the Webb telescope was placed in space not only to confirm what we already know. The images that we can admire are the result of processing information about the brightness of light on Webb detectors. In addition to them, the July observations provided new physical and chemical data on the gas giant and its atmosphere. Although their analysis will take many months, it will certainly increase our knowledge of the origin of the solar system.
This is important because Jupiter, with its turbulent atmosphere, helps scientists understand how our planetary system formed. Therefore, the more secrets we discover, the more we know about the past of the Earth and why life could arise and survive on our planet.
We have known for a long time that hacker tools are advanced and professional programs. Google experts are still amazed by the new software called Hyperscape. It easily accesses someone else’s Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo mailboxes.
Hyperscape was created in Iran or on behalf of some entity in Iran. It is not clear if this tool was ordered by the government or created for the needs of one of the local militants. Google, which discovered this tool and even got a copy of it, is unable to determine it. However, it is so effective that it is only a matter of time before it spreads to the western underground cyberworld.
Hyperscape is not a tool to hack into an unknown mailbox. The hacker has yet to find a way to get the credentials, so this tool is not comparable to Pegasus. However, Hyperscape requires only a cookie stolen from the browser’s cache and associated with the email service to work.
Hyperscape has its own GUI. The tool presents itself to the mail service as a very old browser. The service is then served in its simplest version as a simple dynamic HTML site. This tool is necessary because modern Gmail or Outlook email programs have a lot of scripts running in the background, which can break the tool or even cause it to be detected.
With a simplified form of the user’s mailbox at its disposal, without any scripts running in the background, the malware gets to work. So it exports each email to an .eml file. Interestingly, the tool monitors whether Microsoft, Google or Yahoo detects suspicious activity and sends a notification message. That’s when Hyperscape captures and deletes them. It also ensures that all emails stay intact and unread emails are marked as new again after being read by the tool. In other words, it erases absolutely all traces of hacking. The user has no chance of knowing that he was the victim of an attack.
Hyperscape has been known to rely on simplified HTML email applications for older browsers. Google assures that it will use the knowledge gained from the analysis of the tool to further protect Gmail. We expect Microsoft and Yahoo to do the same. However, it is worth considering that the version of Hyperscape acquired by Google comes from 2020. The tool has probably been further developed since then. It is not yet known how ordinary users can protect themselves from Hyperscape, and this can turn into a nuisance for many companies and ordinary users.
I don’t know what’s funnier in this story. That the label hired a virtual rapper or had to fire him because he started recording racist songs.
Have you heard about the most popular rapper of recent years? No, this is not Lil Uzi Vert or 6ix9ine, although visually they are very similar, but FN Meka, an artificial intelligence-guided virtual singer. This is the first non-existent rapper officially hired by a professional label. Unfortunately, his career ended before it began. Capitol Records terminated the contract with him because of… racist lyrics.
FN Meka is a product created by Brandon Le and Factory New is the rightful owner. Imagine the stereotypical image of an American trapper wearing expensive jewelry and designer clothes. He enjoy
