Google has just unveiled DraGAN, a revolutionary AI for photo editing, ARCOM’s endless and useless fight against illegal download sites, a big problem with fingerprint authentication on Android, this is the recap of news from Monday, May 22, 2023.
What’s new in Android news and the world of High-Tech this Monday, May 22, 2023? First of all, you may know that Xiaomi gave its new Discover conference this Monday. The Chinese manufacturer took the opportunity to lift the veil on its future products dedicated to home automation and urban mobility.
Thus, we were treated to a presentation of the new Electric Scooter 4 and 4 Lite electric scooters, not to mention four new robot vacuum cleaners, namely the Xiaomi S10+, X10, S12 and E12.
In a completely different area, we also mentioned in our columns these sudden failures of SanDisk SSDs belonging to the manufacturer’s Extreme and Extreme Pro ranges. An update should arrive soon to fix the problem. On the gaming side, players have discovered a new glitch that makes it very easy to duplicate objects on Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom. But without further ado, let’s see together what it was imperative to remember in the news this May 22, 2023.
Fingerprint authentication threatened by a security breach
Computer security researchers have discovered the existence of a new security flaw on Android. Once exploited, it allows hackers to bypass fingerprint authentication protections and gain access to the user’s smartphone.
To know more : Android – fingerprint authentication has a big problem
The futile fight against illegal downloading
If ARCOM is pleased to have obtained the blocking of 166 pirate sites since the end of 2022, the institution’s fight against these illegal platforms seems futile. According to a recent survey, only 7% of Internet users faced with the blocking of their illegal download site have turned to a paid option.
To know more : Illegal downloading – repeated closures of pirate sites are useless, Internet users refuse to pay
Google unveils anti-Photoshop AI
In collaboration with several university teams, Google has just presented DragGAN, an AI that promises to revolutionize photo editing. Indeed, this artificial intelligence offers particularly intuitive and easy-to-use tools to modify any image.
To know more : Google Unveils AI That Makes Photo Manipulation Far Too Easy, Photoshop Can Shake