AMD holds a new record under Cinebench, Google Photos aims to better organize your images, a phishing campaign targeting Disney+ users is deployed on a large scale, this is the summary of the current news.
The week ends in style. This will have been decidedly prolific in news related to tech. Google Wallet which will soon be able to replace your transport tickets or this ancestral pirate forum which is forced to close its doors, there is no shortage of choice. If you are a player, don’t hesitate to take a look at our big test of Alan Wake 2. But there are many other tech news. Here is a summary of the most relevant news from the day before.
Google Photos wants to help you sort through your images
The Google Photos application is about to welcome a brand new function. Entitled “Stacks”, this will soon allow you to organize your photos by category, based on the similarity of the photos taken at a given time or at different times. Although Google has not yet announced a release date, this new option is already available in v59 of the Google Photos application.
Find out more: Google Photos will soon offer a new way to store your images, it’s much clearer
AMD beats Intel to the punch
If Intel remains for many the most popular manufacturer in terms of processor power, from time to time its eternal rival steals the show. And that’s the case this month: the EPYC 9654 CPU has just literally shattered the world record on Cinebench R23, previously held by Intel’s Xeon W903495X. We are now waiting for the response from the shepherd to the shepherdess.
Read more: AMD regains its place as absolute benchmark champion from Intel with an overwhelming record
Beware of this fake, larger-than-life message from Disney+
If phishing attempts have long been poorly planned and could be detected from miles around, it is clear that today they are particularly well designed. This is evidenced by this fake email from Disney+, which is spreading on the Internet at high speed and which we ourselves received. Under the pretext of asking you to enter your payment information in impeccable French and using the design of the Disney+ site, this email attempts to extract your banking information, in order of course to empty your account. The greatest distrust is required, because it is easy to be fooled.
Find out more: don’t believe this fake email from Disney+ customer service, it’s a big scam