Apple announced important changes to its policy - some iOS applications will be allowed to contain links to external resources to manage accounts outside the Apple ecosystem and even payments without the traditional 15-30% commission.

So far, this applies only to "reader" applications - software that displays content "outside of iOS", including videos, music, magazines, newspapers and books purchased from third-party services.

Earlier, Apple explicitly prohibited developers from redirecting users to subscribe to third-party sites and make payments in addition to the App Store - we are talking about services like Spotify or Netflix. Instead, users are tied to Apple's payment system, which charges developers a mandatory percentage.

The decision was reportedly made as part of a deal with one of the regulators, the Japan Fair Competition Commission. At the same time, Apple said that the new rules will apply not only in Japan, but also globally, from 2022.

Next it is required to destroy other pillars of Apple slave labor camp infrastructure.

The Australian government passed a broad surveillance bill this month that is far more intrusive than any other member of the Five Eyes.

The Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020 provides the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) with three new powers to combat online crime:

1. Data disruption warrant: gives the police the ability to “disrupt data” by modifying, copying, adding, or deleting it.
2. Network activity warrant: allows the police to collect intelligence from devices or networks that are used, or likely to be used, by those subject to the warrant.
3. Account takeover warrant: allows the police to take control of an online account (e.g. social media) for the purposes of gathering information for an investigation.

If you become a suspect in a serious crime investigation, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission will soon have the power to modify, add, copy, or delete your data.

The fact that there is no judicial oversight makes this legislation even worse. A member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal can issue a data disruption or network activity warrant without the need for a judge’s approval.

https://www.techvisibility.com/2021/09/01/government-surveillance-bill-passed-by-australian-parliament/

The Chinese authorities have banned TV channels from broadcasting reality talent shows, whose young participants become idols of young Chinese. This was reported by The Guardian.

In this way, the country's leadership hopes to counter the fan culture that enriches the entertainment industry and allegedly misleads young people by instilling in them the wrong values.

"Broadcasters and television establishments must not broadcast idol development programs or pop and reality shows with children of celebrities," such regulations are now in force in China.

The authorities also called on the media to "resolutely oppose displays of wealth and pleasure, an interest in gossip and privacy, negative hot topics, vulgar internet celebrity and bottomless confessions of ugliness" in entertainment.

Good move.

Broadcasters will now have to "put an end to male sissies and other abnormal aesthetics," the agency overseeing Chinese television said. Channels are now required to avoid promoting "vulgar Internet celebrities" and worshiping wealth and fame. Instead, portrayal of "excellent Chinese traditional culture, revolutionary culture and advanced culture of socialism" will be encouraged.

Earlier it was reported that the country's authorities are afraid that the appearance of Chinese pop stars, which they have adopted from South Korean and Japanese performers and actors, cannot induce Chinese young people to be more courageous.

Traditional family, traditional values.

Selling GPU chips for mining at 500-2000% premium is very desirable for industry.

The ISOCELL GN5 is the industry’s first 1.0μm image sensor to integrate Dual Pixel Pro, an all-directional autofocusing technology, that can substantially boost autofocusing capabilities. This technology places two photodiodes, the smallest in the industry, within each 1.0μm pixel of the sensor either horizontally or vertically to recognize pattern changes in all directions. With one million phase-detecting multi-directional photodiodes covering all areas of the sensor, the ISOCELL GN5’s autofocusing becomes instantaneous, enabling sharper images in either bright or low-lit environments.

The image sensor also makes use of Samsung’s proprietary pixel technology, which applies Front Deep Trench Isolation (FDTI) on a Dual Pixel product for the first time in the industry. Despite the microscopic photodiode size, FDTI enables each photodiode to absorb and hold more light information, improving the photodiodes’ full-well capacity (FWC) and decreasing crosstalk within the pixel.

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today introduced the ISOCELL HP1, the industry’s first 200-megapixel (MP) image sensor with 0.64μm pixels, and ISOCELL GN5, the first image sensor to adopt all-directional focusing Dual Pixel Pro technology with two photodiodes in a single 1.0μm pixel.

“Samsung has been pioneering ultrafine pixel technologies that are taking high-resolution image sensors to the next level,” said Duckhyun Chang, executive vice president of sensor business at Samsung Electronics. “With the ISOCELL HP1 that is breaking barriers and ISOCELL GN5 bringing ultrafast auto focus, Samsung will continue to lead the trend for next-generation mobile imaging technologies.”

For ultimate low-light photography, the ISOCELL HP1 features an all-new ChameleonCell technology, a pixel-binning technology that uses a two-by-two, four-by-four or full pixel layout depending on the environment. In a low-lit environment, the HP1 transforms into a 12.5MP image sensor with large 2.56μm pixels by merging 16 neighboring pixels. The newly formed 2.56μm pixel is capable of more light absorption and sensitivity, producing brighter and clearer photos in in-doors or in the evening. In bright outdoor environments, the sensor’s 200-million pixels can capture ultra-high-definition photography on mobile devices.

The ISOCELL HP1 can take 8K videos at 30 frames-per-second (fps) with minimum loss in the field of view. The HP1 merges four neighboring pixels to bring the resolution down to 50MP or 8,192 x 6,144 to take 8K (7,680 x 4,320) videos without the need to crop or scale down the full image resolution.

Canon also increased the price of multiple RF-mount lenses by $100. The prices of the 70-200mm f/2.8, 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1, 24-70mm f/2.8, 28-70mm f/2, 50mm f/1.2, 15-35mm f/2.8, and both the normal and DS versions of the 85mm f/1.2 were all increased.

This is not complete list of all affected products, much more are coming soon.