Weekly point: Facebook crashes, AI 18+ movies spread on social networks
(Dan Tri) - Outstanding technology information last week included Facebook having problems globally, AI 18+ movies spreading on social networks, and Qualcomm launching a new chip.
Facebook has a problem
Around 8:00 a.m. on September 21, many Facebook users in Vietnam reported that they were having trouble accessing Facebook. As noted by Dan Tri reporter, this problem appears when users access Facebook on the web platform. Meanwhile, the Facebook and Messenger applications on the phone still work normally.
Facebook web version is corrupted (Screenshot).
When accessing Facebook on the web platform, the website does not display any content other than the Facebook logo and Meta.
Statistics from the social network health monitoring site Downdetector show that more than 15,000 users also reported similar errors. Incidents were reported in many different regions around the globe. By 8:50 a.m., the problem began to be fixed.
PUBG is boycotted in Vietnam
The wave of protest against PUBG broke out after KRAFTON permanently banned two Vietnamese players, Himass and TanVuu, for using information from their opponents' livestreams.
This decision caused many gamers, streamers and esports clubs to announce the deletion of the game or stop activities related to PUBG. The controversy continues to attract attention as PUBG PC has not been officially licensed for release in Vietnam, while the community asks many questions about how KRAFTON handled the incident.
AI 18+ movies are all over social networks
Videos created by AI with sensitive images and details suddenly appear while surfing social networks, causing many users to fall into awkward situations.
AI movie ads with 18+ elements appear more often after a period of watching and interacting with AI movie content on social networks (Screenshot).
From ads appearing on social networks, viewers are directed to applications that provide a series of short films created by AI with many different topics, including many content with sexual elements.
Some services only require users to create or log in to an account to continue viewing, without the step of verifying the actual age of the visitor. This means that a link from an ad appearing publicly on a social network can take users to sensitive content without encountering an obvious age-check "fence".
New revelation about the iPhone 20 Pro Max
In a recent post on Twitter, the Ice Universe account revealed a series of new information about the iPhone 20 Pro and iPhone 20 Pro Max duo. Ice Universe is known for regularly revealing accurate leaked information about Apple products before their launch.
Leaked screen specifications for iPhone 20 Pro and iPhone 20 Pro Max (Photo: Ice Universe).
Specifically, the iPhone 20 Pro is expected to have a 6.41-inch screen with a resolution of 2,686 x 1,236 pixels. Meanwhile, the iPhone 20 Pro Max version will be equipped with a 6.96-inch screen with a resolution of 2,912 x 1,340 pixels.
For comparison, the iPhone 18 Pro screen is 6.27 inches with a resolution of 2,622 x 1,206 pixels, while the iPhone 18 Pro Max has a 6.86-inch screen with a resolution of 2,868 x 1,320 pixels.
Qualcomm launches new chip
Instead of just introducing one high-end chip version, Qualcomm simultaneously launched Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. The two chips target smartphone models in the high-end segment, with many similarities in architecture, configuration and features.
Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 for high-end smartphones (Photo: Qualcomm).
According to Qualcomm, both chips are manufactured on a 2nm process and have 8 processing cores, including 2 high-performance cores with a maximum clock speed of 5GHz and 6 high-performance cores at 4GHz. This is a high clock speed for a mobile chip.
The two versions have many similarities in configuration, while Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is positioned by Qualcomm in the higher segment, with some improvements in CPU, GPU performance and processing of AI tasks.
Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max launched
Xiaomi has just introduced a new generation of high-end smartphones including Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max. The product has many changes in configuration, battery capacity and privacy screen technology.
The Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max duo support anti-peeping feature (Photo: Xiaomi).
The product design is almost unchanged compared to the previous generation, with an additional screen placed in the camera cluster on the back. This screen can be used to display content when taking photos, checking the time, viewing notifications, or running some applications.
Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max differ mainly in size and some hardware specifications. Xiaomi 18 Pro has a 6.4-inch main screen and a 2.7-inch secondary screen on the back. Meanwhile, Xiaomi 18 Pro Max has a 6.9-inch main screen and a 2.9-inch secondary screen. The screens all use AMOLED panels with a 120Hz refresh rate.
Paradoxical price of iPhone Air is cheaper than iPhone 15
On Apple's online store, the price of iPhone Air 256GB version increased by 3 million VND compared to before, to 35 million VND. However, at many retail systems, iPhone Air is still sold at a price of 23 million VND for the 256GB version and 29 million VND for the 512GB version.
iPhone Air prices at dealers have not yet increased according to Apple's policy (Photo: Wired).
Meanwhile, iPhone 15 is no longer sold by Apple on its official website in the Vietnamese market. However, this product is still sold through the company's authorized dealers.
The price of iPhone 15 is also adjusted up according to Apple's general policy. Specifically, iPhone 15 is being offered by dealers at a price of 22 million VND for the 128GB version, an increase of 4 million VND compared to before. The 256GB version also increased to 25 million VND.
It can be seen that, considering the same 256GB memory version, the price of iPhone Air is even cheaper than iPhone 15. Worth mentioning, iPhone Air is inherently a product line positioned in the high-end segment and has only been launched for a year.