Week 37 - 2023

Argentine football club Racing used a "logo intervention" to raise awareness about a particular health issue by subtly altering the club badge on players' shirts, which went unnoticed by many until the final week of the campaign. To know what was all about, you can check the link below.

Researchers from the University of Warsaw have achieved a groundbreaking method of performing the fractional Fourier Transform of optical pulses using quantum memory. This achievement involved implementing the transformation on a "Schrödinger's cat" state, with potential applications in telecommunications and spectroscopy. To learn more about the study, you can check the link below.

Microsoft is working on adding a "Remove Background" feature to its Paint app, allowing users to easily remove backgrounds from images. This addition provides a basic yet useful functionality without the need for more advanced tools. To learn more about the feature, and how it will be available, you can check the link below.

VS Code 1.82 introduces port forwarding for sharing services over the internet, improves debugging for WebAssembly, and displays the Command Center by default. It also brings several other features and improvements, to learn about them, you can check the link below.

Ford has updated its logo, adopting a simpler and flatter design. The new badge features a larger application of the classic Ford script with white accents, resembling the design from the 1960s. To know about the other logo details, like the chrome finish for example, or to know the implications of this late move from Ford, you can check the link below.

Apple's new iPhone 15 lineup introduces notable changes, including the shift from Lightning to USB-C charging ports, the removal of the notch in favor of the Dynamic Island, and the addition of a periscope zoom camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Other features are also available in the Pro models. To learn about them, you can check the link below.

Adobe's Firefly generative AI model is now commercially available, offering various features across Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Express, and Adobe Experience Cloud. The model, which includes the popular Generative Fill tool in Photoshop, allows customization with user assets and incorporates Content Credentials for AI-generated content. To learn more about the release, especially details regarding pricing and credentials, you can check the link below.

The Apple Watch Series 9, to be released on September 22, 2023, offers improvements such as a brighter screen, increased storage, on-device Siri interaction, new gesture controls, and even more features. To learn about them, you can check the link below.

Researchers have developed PyGraft, a Python-based tool that generates highly customizable, domain-neutral schemas and knowledge graphs (KGs). This tool enables researchers to create synthetic KGs that mimic real-world data and can be used for benchmarking purposes in various fields. To learn more about the paper, you can check the link below.

Automattic has released ActivityPub 1.0.0 for WordPress, enabling WordPress blogs to be followed on federated platforms like Mastodon. Users can receive replies back as comments on their own sites. To learn more about this plugin updates, and future projects, you can check the link below.

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