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

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.

Apple has asked all of its US employees to share their vaccination status voluntarily. The company recently sent out a memo requesting workers, whether they currently work out of an office or not, to share that information by September 17th. Apple reportedly plans to use the data it collects to inform its ongoing COVID-19 response.

The company told employees it would keep their vaccine status “confidential and secure” by aggregating the information but said that could change in the future.

Not only they are asking information that is none of their business, but they also threaten to sell or make public this information.

Online food sales in Russia in the first half of 2021 increased by 174% compared to the same period in 2020 and reached 149 billion rubles, VAT included, calculated by analysts of the consulting company DataInsight. During this period, the number of orders almost quadrupled, to 118 million units.

In a similar way, the volume of this segment was estimated by INFOLine: according to its version, food sales on the Internet increased 2.5 times, to 150 billion rubles.

In the first half of 2021, the average check for online orders decreased by 26%, to RUB 1,260, DataInsight states. The company's analyst Olga Pashkova attributes this decline to the rapid growth of such fast delivery services as Samokat and Yandex.Lavka.

The leader of traditional retail - X5 Group (Pyaterochka, Perekrestok, Karusel chains) - the average check in the first half of the year remained practically unchanged, amounting to 434.1 rubles. In the first half of 2021, X5 Group sales from digital businesses (Perekrestok Vprok, express delivery, 5Post) amounted to just over RUB 21 billion. without VAT.

Only X5 is serious player here, all other are intermediaries and are just loosing money. None of them will survive next 2 years.