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Apple recently announced iPad Air 4 with A14 Bionic chip comprises 64-bit architecture. It’s the first device revealed in 2020 carrying A14 chip, and we expect the same chip in iPhone 12 and upcoming Apple TV.

Recently shared benchmark results of iPad Air 4 by one of the Twitter users, give us the performance range we can expect from upcoming devices. As tweeted by Ice Universe The single GeekBench 5 scores for iPad 13,2 is 1583 single-core and 4198 multi-score. The results also show the motherboard number J308AP which is the cellular version of iPad Air 4.

As compared to A12 chip from iPad Air 3 it could be an impressive upgrade. The iPad Air (3rd generation) Geekbench test, had 1112 in single-core and 2832 in multi-core. Now if you compare these results side by side, it shows that A14 Bionic chip has 42% better performance in single-core and 48% in multi-core from the previous-generation iPad Air.

Now, we have much better data to sense the performance upgrade from iPhone 11 pro to iPhone 12 pro. The 20 – 28% boost may not be a deciding factor for many iPhone users to upgrade their devices. However, it’s still a noticeable difference and I expect iPhone 12 pro to have a more powerful version of A14 Bionic chip than what we see in iPad Air 4.

If we are talking about performances, iPad Pro 2020 can’t be missed. The latest iPad Pro has A12Z chip which performs better than A14 Bionic chip but only in multi-core with 4644 scores. The reason is clear as it runs on 8 cores, as compared 6 cores A14 Bionic chip in iPad Air 4. The single-core score of A12Z chip is 1119, which is 10% slower. In case you want to compare A14 Bionic chip Geekbench test results with other devices, here is the link which has all the single, multi and metal-score listed. Now, we have much better data to sense the performance upgrade from iPhone 11 pro to iPhone 12 pro. The 20 – 28% boost may not be a deciding factor for many iPhone users to upgrade their devices. However, it’s still a noticeable difference and I expect iPhone 12 pro to have a more powerful version of A14 Bionic chip than what we see in iPad Air 4.

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium has decided to use a couple of drones to sanitize some of the key areas to welcome back fans. The stadium leadership partnered with Charlotte-based Lucid Drone Technologies to have specially designed cleaning drones. Upcoming October 11 home game against Carolina Panthers will be the debut for D1 disinfecting drone provided by Lucid Drone Technologies towards sanitization process.

Due to COVID 19 pandemic, such technologies are required to disinfect larger areas like sports stadiums which have sometimes over 100,000 capacity. It’s a lengthy process and demands a big ground staff just to spray medical-grade chemicals. D1 disinfecting drones optimize the efforts by 95% and reduce the risk of human infection as no ground staff has to be there physically to sanitize it. These drones are 14 times faster than backpack sprays.

AMB Sports and Entertainment, COO, Dietmar Exler states, “The process of welcoming fans back involves actively listening and responding to their concerns and we understand that proper cleaning and sanitization protocols are top of mind in the current environment. We have worked tirelessly to provide a safe environment for not only our associates, players and staff, but especially our fans.”

Jackie Poulakos, Manager, Building Operations, “This stadium is incredibly large and as we begin to slowly welcome fans back, these drones allow us to maximize the time between games and private events to thoroughly sanitize. We are always challenged by leadership to continually innovate and this new technology is the ideal solution to effectively disinfect and sanitize our stadium in an efficient manner.”

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With the release of Apple macOS Big Sur, Safari will have the capability of streaming Netflix in 4K HDR. When I heard it, I was too excited despite the fact I have a big enough (65-inch) 4K Smart TV in my living room, still, it’s good to have Netflix enabled with 4K HDR option on your MacBook Pro.

For now, I am running macOS Big Sur Public Beta 9 till the time we don’t have actual one released later this year. I have a MacBook Pro 13 inch 2017 model, and as an over-excited enthusiast I wanted to test the latest look and feel asap, so decided to go for beta versions. One of the main capabilities, I wanted to go with, was streaming Netflix in 4K HDR on my MacBook Pro.

My experience hasn’t been really good with the beta versions, hence prefer Public Beta always which are more stable in nature. All the excitement and hours of wait, went in hell the moment I realized that Safari isn’t streaming Netflix in 4K HDR.

It didn’t make me much time to find out the cause. According to Netflix, only 2018 or later Mac with an Apple T2 Security Chip will be able to run Ultra HD content. Either you own a MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, Mac Pro, MacBook Air, iMac or iMac Pro, it has to be a recent model. Going with the specific no later than 2018, so 2 years old or less Mac Device would work.

In case, you want to validate your Mac, click on Apple logo (left top corner) > System Information. From the left sidebar select “Controller” or “iBridge” – if you see “Apple T2 chip” you are good to go.

Netflix hasn’t shared any technical reason on the mandatory requirement of Apple T2 Security Chip. Let’s hear from Apple first about the chip, “The Apple T2 Security Chip is Apple’s second-generation, custom silicon for Mac. By redesigning and integrating several controllers found in other Mac computers—such as the System Management Controller, image signal processor, audio controller, and SSD controller—the T2 chip delivers new capabilities to your Mac. For example, the T2 chip enables a new level of security by including a secure enclave coprocessor that secures Touch ID data and provides the foundation for new encrypted storage and secure boot capabilities. And the T2 chip’s image signal processor works with the FaceTime HD camera to enable enhanced tone mapping, improved exposure control, and face-detection–based autoexposure and auto white balance.”

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Apple event talks are at peak now, especially the iPhone 12 series. The iPhone 12 line up is expected to have 4 models as iPhone 12, mini, iPhone 12 pro and Pro Max. We can expect the new pro series to start at 128GB as the base variant. So far leaks suggest that October 13 could be the launch date for the upcoming iPhone 12.

According to Jon Prosser, “Apple’s first shipment of final iPhone 12 units is going out to distributers on October 5th. The shipment includes: iPhone 12 mini (5.4 inch) and iPhone 12 (6.1 inch) with 64GB, 128 GB and 256GB storage variants. We can’t comment on 5G iPhone announcement, it may or may not be there. Apple event talks are at peak now, especially the iPhone 12 series. The iPhone 12 line up is expected to have 4 models as iPhone 12, mini, iPhone 12 pro and Pro Max. We can expect the new pro series to start at 128GB as the base variant. So far leaks suggest that October 13 could be the launch date for the upcoming iPhone 12.

According to Jon Prosser, “Apple’s first shipment of final iPhone 12 units is going out to distributers on October 5th. The shipment includes: iPhone 12 mini (5.4 inch) and iPhone 12 (6.1 inch) with 64GB, 128 GB and 256GB storage variants. We can’t comment on 5G iPhone announcement, it may or may not be there.

Jon Prosser has stated in past that the pre-orders for the upcoming iPhone 12 models will begin on October 16. This year we have four new iPhones to welcome instead of three as iPhone mini is a new addition. Apple stores are expected to have their iPhone devices stock on October 23.

The iPhone 12 series we are aware of so far, and it looks promising.

As I mentioned, a couple of days back that Foxconn the tech giant in china responsible for many major brands production lines, is pushing the production model to 24 hours operations with no holidays to meet with the tight deadlines. COVID 19 pandemic has caused a major delay in the production and supply chain.

However, Apple seems to be confident enough to meet the requirements except for a few hiccups like delaying Apple Event and pushing it to October 2020.

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Twitter has relaunched the voice tweets feature along with transcripts to extend the accessibility. The company announced this experimental voice tweet feature early in June 2020 which had to face criticism over accessibility. The objective was to add a more human touch to the platform by motivating users to tweet voice recording.

The new feature didn’t go as planned in past due to the absence of closed captions which made it less accessible to users with a disability. Civil rights advocates and people with disabilities escalated this irresponsible initiative.

“At least the option of providing closed captions would make this more accessible” Matthew Cortland (Policy Analyst) tweeted. He is one of the first ones to point it out the issue in June 2020. However, Twitter tried to counter stating, ” Hey Matthew, this is an early version of this feature and we’re exploring ways to make these types of Tweets accessible to everyone”.

“The Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law 30 years ago,” Matthew Cortland said. “Federal law requires accessibility from the start. You don’t, as a matter of civil rights law, get to roll out an inaccessible feature and then, only later, make it accessible.”

Twitter released a statement through a series of tweets,”

We’re sorry about testing voice Tweets without support for people who are visually impaired, deaf, or hard of hearing. It was a miss to introduce this experiment without this support. Accessibility should not be an afterthought. We’ve fixed several issues related to vision accessibility, including making voice Tweets identifiable on the timeline and making accessibility improvements to the voice Tweet experience. These updates will be available in a forthcoming iOS release.

We’re already exploring ideas for how we could support manual and auto transcriptions. We’re also looking at how we can build a dedicated group to focus on accessibility, tooling, and advocacy across all products, in partnership with the @TwitterA11y and @TwitterAble teams.

However, Twitter is rolling out voice tweets again after fixing all the issues including transcription for even videos too. For now, it’s only available on iOS devices. The company emphasizes that feedback was taken seriously and corrections have been made to make Twitter more accessible.

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iPhone 12 production in China factory is operating with a new extensive model of running 24 hours operations includes non-avoidable overtime and no holidays. However, there are major bonuses and even 3 times their regular payout on holidays to keep it going.

The eight-day national holiday beginning on October 1, 2020, won’t be allotted this year – Foxconn employees have been asked to be in the factory. China is the backbone of the world supply chain in most of the items and the quick recovery of the country from COVID-19 wherein the rest of the world is still struggling – could be a good sign. However, this pandemic has raised an international approach to remove the supply chain dependency. Hence, many tech giants have decided to move out of China to set up their manufacturing units in other countries like India.

Now, iPhone 12 or the upcoming iPhone model as we are still not confirmed with the names – would have less time for assembly and distribution as compared to its predecessors.

South China Morning Post shared this story as in how Foxconn is trying to meet with the strong demand for Apple iPhone 12 in the coming few weeks.

According to the Hongkong based newspaper SCMP , “

Employee Wang Guofeng said overtime work had increased since summer and most workers were allowed to take only four days off per month.

“You can earn 5,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan (US$880) per month, and if you work at the factory for more than 90 days, there’s a handsome amount of special pay,” said the 33-year-old who has worked at the factory for over four years.

Another employee surnamed Ma said the company had started night shifts, with production lines running 24 hours a day.

“We have been kept so busy for the past weeks because of the iPhone 12,” Ma said, referring to the new model that is expected to be unveiled next month.

Foxconn has issued a 10,000 yuan bonus for the joining and staying for at least 90 days to meet the extensive production goals before the Apple event. The factory needs more workforce to cover the manufacturing goals of the new iPhone models otherwise current workers would be investing more hours.

For now, there are 4 iPhone models mentioned below what we expect to be announced in the coming month.

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Yes! Apple has finally revealed the date of Billie Eilish documentary film “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry” directed by filmmaker R.J.Cutler. It’s been more than 9 months Apple acquired this documentary but never said a word on the release date. It feels good to share that the film would hit theatres and Apple TV+ early next year in February 2021, the exact date yet to be known.

Billie Eilish doesn’t need an introduction, still few facts have to be highlighted that she is a 18 years old star American singer and songwriter. She got the attention through her songs “Ocean Eyes to SoundCloud in 2015 which was later released by the Interscope Records subsidiary Darkroom. However, she created a wave with her debut studio album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019) and became the best – performing album of 2019 in the US.

The World’s A Little Blurry would be the second documentary based on a music artist or band after “Beastie Boys Story”

Apple shared a press release today, “Apple and Billie Eilish today announced that the highly anticipated documentary feature film, “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry,” directed by award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler (“Belushi,” “The September Issue,” “The War Room”), will premiere in theatres and on Apple TV+ in February 2021. The documentary is from Apple Original Films, in association with Interscope Films, Darkroom, This Machine and Lighthouse Management & Media.“

Apple also highlighted Billie Eilish’s key achievement some of them I have already covered, however, that’s what press release stated, “Darkroom/Interscope Records artist Billie Eilish released her groundbreaking debut album “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?” in 2019 and won Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at this year’s 62nd Grammy Awards in January, followed by her rousing performance of The Beatles’ “Yesterday” at the 92nd Oscars. This year also saw 18-year-old Eilish release her internationally hailed official James Bond theme song, “No Time To Die,” for the forthcoming MGM/Eon Productions James Bond motion picture.“

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Uber has finally won the legal battle against Transport for London (TFS) to continue its operation in London. The regulator has shown major concerns against Uber-like a lack of corporate responsibility, which could lead to public safety and security implications.

TFL didn’t find Uber “fit and proper” to run a ride-hailing business model in London. Hence, on 22nd September 2017, the regulator decided not to renew the private hire operator license to Uber after the expiry of the current license on 30 September.

The assessment showed by TFL last year November 2019 showed that since 2012 when Uber entered the London market, it has been showing “a pattern of failures”. The main concern highlighted was that unauthorized people have access to upload their photos to legitimate driver accounts, and then allowed them to pick up passengers. It’s a huge flaw in the system and can be misused at multiple levels.

Uber of course disagreed with the assessment and challenged the decision of not issuing the new license run the operation in London. The court took the decision in Uber’s favour and issued a 15 months license in June 2018. Uber was given another 2 months extension in September 2019.

The decision has cleared the clouds for 45,000 drivers who use the taxi app in London.

The length of the new license yet to be decided by the magistrate along with the imposed conditions.

Transport for London revealed many security concerns in their press release in 2017. It stated, “TfL has concluded that Uber London Limited is not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator license.

TfL considers that Uber’s approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of corporate responsibility in relation to a number of issues that have potential public safety and security implications. These include:

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For some reasons, Amazon’s Law Enforcement request portal is partially visible to everyone on the web. It could be a bug, as the portal should only be accessed by law enforcement officers once they create an account with a verified email address and password.

The portal allows investigators to ask for customer data under non-emergency requests. Account registration is mandatory for law enforcement so Amazon can authenticate the officer’s credential prior to submit the formal request.

However, time-sensitive emergency requests don’t require an account or registration. The law enforcement officers need to “declare and acknowledge” to take the complete responsibility that they have the authorization as an officer to ask for customers data and create the request for the same.

Along with the formal requests federal agents need to submit a legal order such as a search warrant, a subpoena etc.

Amazon’s law enforcement portal doesn’t seem to be compromised, and there is no need to panic – basis what we have so far. The portal doesn’t allow the public or any user to access existing law enforcement requests or customers data in any form.

The portal somehow has shared what kind of details (including Amazon Web Services) investigators can ask for, here are some listed down:

There are much more data points federal officers can collect details for through Amazon’s law enforcement portal. For now, Amazon hasn’t commented on this bug (most probably) reported by TechCrunch. We expect Amazon, and other major tech giants like Facebook, Google, Twitter to be more sensitive for their law enforcement portals by restricting access to the public in any form to avoid any misuse.

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‘Read Before You Retweet’ prompt is a new effort from Twitter to have a validated content spread, and to reduce fake & harmful information all around on its platform.

The company expects users to read the complete article or content before sharing it further. “People open articles 40% more often after seeing the prompt” the company tweeted on Thursday. These are some of the early analysis and results from Android users. In addition, Twitter also mentioned that Some people didn’t end up RTing after opening the article – which is fine! Some Tweets are best left in drafts. (Just a comment)

According to Twitter, if there is more informed tweeting, People opening article before retweeting gets increased by 33%. It does make a huge difference and kind of key step forward if we think of stopping misleading headlines or tweets.

In June’2020, the company announced it initially and informed all the users in a tweet explaining the objective and importance at some level, “Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you Tweet it. To help promote informed discussion, we’re testing a new prompt on Android –– when you Retweet an article that you haven’t opened on Twitter, we may ask if you’d like to open it first.”

“It’s easy for links/articles to go viral on Twitter. This can be powerful but sometimes dangerous, especially if people haven’t read the content they’re spreading. This feature (on Android for now) encourages people to read a linked article prior to Retweeting it, Kayvon Beykpour, product Lead at Twitter.

Once you have seen the prompt it’ll be smaller next time onwards as you saw it already – relief may be. Twitter has been testing many features like the one “Read Before You Retweet” we just spoke about to make this platform more authentic and healthy. I would call it another strong initiative from a responsible online platform.

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