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Windows 7 unexpectedly received support for Secure Boot

Today, January 10, 2023, Microsoft will release the latest security update for Windows 7, and this event will mark the final end of the life cycle of the operating system. Extended support for Windows 7 ended in 2020, but for corporate customers, Microsoft continued to release cumulative updates on a paid basis.

Microsoft initially stated that paid cumulative updates for Windows 7 would only fix discovered security vulnerabilities, so there should not be any new features in them. However, at the end of the life cycle, something went wrong. Chinese portal CSDN noticed that September 2022 update added support for Secure Boot technology to Windows 7.

Microsoft ditched the dual-screen Surface Duo 3 and is preparing a smartphone with a folding screen

Windows Central Portal Editor Zach Bowden informsthat the next foldable smartphone in the Surface lineup won’t be a dual-screen device. Microsoft spent about a year prototyping and experimenting with the hardware of the new Surface Duo, but eventually decided to move to a design with a 180-degree hinge, an internal folding display, and an external display on one side. In appearance, the smartphone may resemble Vivo X Fold and Honor Magic Vs.

Microsoft will launch Microsoft 365 Basic subscription at the end of January for $1.99

Microsoft has unveiled a new Microsoft 365 Basic plan that will replace the current OneDrive subscription, which increases cloud storage to 100 GB. The new subscription will cost only $1.99, so it will fit between the free plan and the $6.99 Microsoft 365 Personal subscription.

All About Jacob’s Dream by Jusepe de Ribera

It is housed in Madrid’s Museo del Prado and measures 179 by 233 centimetres (70 inches by 92 inches).

On his left shoulder, Jacob rests his head against a tree. His dream ladder is seen in the distance on the other side of the room. An angelic ladder of light ascends and descends rather than an actual ladder made of wood.

Can AI Art Replace Artists?

As someone who appreciates art, the prospect of robots taking over the creative process worries me.

What it would imply for the field of art is something I find myself pondering.

What would happen if AI developed works that were on par with, if not superior to, human efforts?

Artificial intelligence (AI) software and hardware for creating pictures and other works of art has changed the creative process for artists of all stripes.

However, it has also inspired a range of responses, with some arguing that AI art generators are an attempt to supplant human imagination.

All About Hitler Masturbating by Salvador Dali

The self-parody implied by the title and subject matter is consistent with the late time of Dali’s life in which the artwork was created.

While most of Dali’s works are oil on canvas, Hitler Masturbating is a watercolour.

The informality of the medium suggests a quicker production time than for most of Dali’s oeuvre. It’s a break from the careful photorealism of Dali’s other works, which tend toward a kind of artificial automatism.

All About Hitler Masturbating by Salvador Dali

The landscape has a more impressionistic feel due to the looser brushwork. As the name of the painting implies, it depicts a scene in which a dictator dressed in full Nazi regalia sits in an armchair with his back to the observer in the midst of a desolate snowscape.