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Silicon Valley tech company CEOs voice support for Trump in condemning the shooting

On July 13, local time, former US President Trump was shot while attending a rally in Pennsylvania. From the on-site report, Trump was not seriously injured. Afterwards, Trump issued a statement on the social platform saying that his "upper right ear was pierced by a bullet" and "a lot of blood was shed."

After the incident, many Silicon Valley bigwigs such as Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, and Tim Cook expressed their support for Trump. Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley bigwigs directly expressed their support for Trump's candidacy.

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Combined with a recent report in the New York Times, Trump recently attended a fundraising event in San Francisco co-hosted by well-known investors David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya, raising $12 million in political donations, which seems to be a sign that the technology industry's political stance on Trump has begun to change. (Source: Tiger Sniff)

Alphabet reportedly in talks to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion

On July 15, according to people familiar with the matter, Google's parent company Alphabet is in advanced negotiations to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for approximately $23 billion. It is reported that this deal will be Alphabet's largest acquisition ever. People familiar with the matter said that if the negotiations do not break down, an agreement may be reached soon. Since Wiz was founded, its valuation has soared. Earlier this year, the company raised $1 billion in financing and was valued at $12 billion.

The acquisition of Wiz could help boost Alphabet's efforts in cloud computing, where it lags behind rivals. (Source: The Wall Street Journal, Cailian Press)

OpenAI reported to the SEC for forcing employees to sign NDAs

On July 14, it was reported that OpenAI may be scrutinized again for allegedly using restrictive non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to limit employees' voices.

According to The Washington Post, the whistleblower wrote to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, saying that OpenAI forced employees to sign "illegally restrictive" agreements to prevent them from disclosing the potential harm of the company's technology. The whistleblower accused OpenAI of violating U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, which are designed to protect employees' rights to report their concerns to federal authorities and prevent retaliation. Previously, the whistleblower formally submitted a complaint to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in June.

The alleged violations include requiring employees to sign agreements that "do not waive disclosure of securities violations to the SEC" and requiring employees to obtain the company's consent before disclosing confidential information to authorities. The whistleblower letter also states that OpenAI's agreement requires employees to "waive compensation established by Congress to encourage reporting and provide financial assistance to whistleblowers."

The SEC has reportedly responded to the complaint but has not yet released any details about the actions it will or will not take. But the whistleblower said that even if OpenAI reforms after its illegal contracts are publicly disclosed, enforcement is still important. "This is to send a message to other players in the field of artificial intelligence and the entire technology industry." (Source: IT Home)

Hacker group NullBulge announced that it had breached Disney's internal Slack collaboration platform: 1.2TB of messages and documents leaked

On July 14, the hacker group NullBulge announced that it had hacked into Disney's internal Slack infrastructure and leaked 1.2TB (1.1TiB) of sensitive data, including internal messages and document information from nearly 10,000 channels.

According to foreign media StackDiary, citing anonymous sources, the leaked files include: employee names, email addresses and even home address information, more than 50,000 different images, hundreds of PDF and Excel documents showing the internal network structure of Disney operations, financial data of streaming services such as Disney+ and Hulu, internal login URLs, API access points, project source code, system logs, project plans, and discussions about various ongoing projects.

Disney has not yet responded publicly. (Source: IT Home)

Amazon launches Rufus AI shopping assistant to US customers

Amazon's artificial intelligence shopping assistant Rufus has now been rolled out to all U.S. customers after five months of testing with some consumers. By tapping an icon in the Amazon smartphone app, shoppers can bring up a text chat interface and ask Rufus a series of questions, such as identifying durable outdoor speaker models, comparing running shoes or getting order updates, the company said in a blog post on Friday. (Source: Sina Finance)

Apple "reconsiders" its app listing policy, PC simulator UTM SE successfully lands on the App Store

On July 14, according to the UTM Simulator X platform account, due to Apple's reconsideration of its App Store listing policy, after a series of twists and turns, the UTM SE simulator has now been successfully listed on the Apple App Store and the third-party store AltStore.

The UTM SE simulator on the App Store claims to allow iOS devices to run Windows, Linux and other systems. According to the application page, this app supports simplified Chinese and requires iOS / iPad OS 14 or above. It also supports Vision Pro, but not macOS. (Source: IT Home)

Image source: App Store screenshot

Social media company X accused in preliminary investigation report by European Commission

On July 14, the European Commission's preliminary investigation report pointed out that the X platform had violated regulations in terms of user authentication, advertising transparency, and researcher access rights. If the allegations are proven, the X platform may face a fine of up to 6% of its global annual turnover.

However, X platform CEO Elon Musk did not choose to remain silent, but responded strongly through social media, threatening to take legal action.

Musk revealed in a tweet that the European Commission had tried to reach a so-called "illegal secret deal" with X platform, that is, if X platform conducted a "quiet" review in accordance with the EU's opinion, it could avoid fines. Musk made it clear: "Other platforms accepted this deal, but X would not accept it."

He also retweeted a tweet questioning the European Commission's investigation, suggesting that the issue of researcher access rights was actually the EU's attempt to use the Digital Services Act to force Platform X to re-recruit reviewers. (Source: IT Home)

The new Tesla Model Y interior and front styling are exposed without the hand-gear shifter

On July 14, the interior spy photos of the new Tesla Model Y were exposed. From the spy photos, the interior design of the new car is similar to the new Model 3. The 3D model of the new Model Y is also displayed on the central control screen, and the design style is also similar to the new Model 3. The new Model Y will not be updated this year and is expected to be postponed to 2025. However, the exposed photos have not been officially confirmed.

Image source: IT Home

In terms of appearance, the 3D model of the new Model Y can be seen on the central control screen. The new car continues the front face design of the new Model 3, adopts a more slender front headlight group, and cancels the original fog light design. The rear part is also expected to be consistent with the new Model 3.

In terms of interior, the new Model Y continues the design style of the new Model 3. The ambient light throughout the center console is very eye-catching, and the center console has a stronger sense of hierarchy. The new car also has a new steering wheel, which cancels the hand-held gearshift and lever turn signal, and replaces the turn signal operation on the steering wheel and the screen shift. The front area of ​​the central armrest is decorated with imitation carbon fiber, and it is expected that a small screen will be added to the rear air-conditioning outlet. (Source: IT Home)

DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro sports camera spy photos first exposed: still equipped with 1/1.3-inch sensor

On July 14, blogger @OsitaLV released the first spy photo of DJI's new Osmo Action 5 Pro sports camera, confirming that its sensor size remains unchanged at 1/1.3 inches.

Image source: blogger @OsitaLV

Spy photos show that the design of DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro sports camera is similar to the previous generation Osmo Action 4, and it is also equipped with a 1/1.3-inch sensor, F2.8 aperture, and FOV of 155°. (Source: IT Home)

Researchers create soft robot that can amputate itself and merge with other robots

Roboticists at a Yale University lab have developed a way for soft robots to replicate some of the more unsettling things that animals and insects can do — like reptiles amputating themselves or ants building bridges by temporarily fusing their bodies, for example.

In a demonstration video, we see a soft quadruped robot crawling when a fallen rock gets stuck on its hind legs. The reversible joints connecting the hind legs are heated by an electric current, allowing the robot to break free and escape. Although not shown in the video, the limbs can also be reattached.

In another video, a single crawling robot is unable to fit through a gap between tables, but three robots are able to fuse together (again, using joints heated and softened by electrical current) and then fit through the gap as a single unit.

According to Spectrum IEEE, these features are not new in the field of robotics, especially modular robotics, but existing systems based on mechanical connections and magnets are inherently rigid. The innovation here lies in the joints, which are made of a material called bicontinuous thermoplastic foam and a sticky polymer. This combination allows the joints to be melted and pulled apart, and then stuck together again. (Source: cnBeta)

New space suit turns urine into drinking water

On July 14, inspired by science fiction, scientists have designed a space suit that can convert urine into drinking water, which will greatly help astronauts perform longer lunar extravehicular activities. The prototype of the space suit can collect urine and deliver it to astronauts through a drinking tube within five minutes after purification. Its design was inspired by the "distillation suit" in the science fiction novel "Dune".

The suit's developers plan to use it as part of NASA's Artemis program, which aims to study how humans could live and work long term on other planets by the end of this decade.

The current Maximum Absorbent Garment (MAG) used to handle spacewalk waste has been criticized for being essentially an adult diaper, and astronauts can only carry 1 liter of water in their water bags, which is far from enough for the longer planned moonwalk missions, which could last 10 hours or even up to 24 hours in an emergency.

The improved "distillation suit" system consists of a silicone collection cup that can be customized according to the different genital shapes of men and women and wrapped in a bra made of several layers of flexible fabric. The moisture-sensitive vacuum pump connected to the silicone cup will automatically start when the astronaut urinates. The collected urine is transported to the filtration system and recycled into water with an efficiency of 87%. The device uses a pump to separate water from salt and extracts water from urine through an osmosis system. (Source: IT Home)

*Photo source: Visual China

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