[Weekly Podcast] Successfully revealed Windows 11, 6G communication test

Microsoft held an online event and officially announced the next-generation Windows operating system, Windows 11.

Windows 11 is an operating system that has been refined in all areas such as the user interface, the App Store, and games while succeeding the existing Windows 10. What stands out in the UI is the new layout with the taskbar and Start menu in the center, which became a hot topic even in the leaked image. The full Start screen and live tiles, which were notoriously bad in Windows 8, have been replaced with their traditional positions and views in Windows 10, coexisting with the Start menu in an ambivalent form. However, the Windows 11 Start menu has abandoned the checkerboard and has become more of a launcher with simple icons and a list of recent documents. In addition, it made it possible to run Android apps downloaded from the Amazon App Store integrated with the Microsoft Store, which is its own app store, by default in Windows 11.

Windows 11 is a free upgrade for existing Windows 10 users. The official release is scheduled for the end of the year.

Meanwhile, on June 22, Microsoft’s market cap reached $2 trillion for the first time. It is the second U.S. publicly traded company to reach $2 trillion in enterprise value, after Apple.

As demand for PCs and web services increased due to the impact of COVID-19, Microsoft’s sales in the first quarter increased 19% year-on-year to $41.7 billion, and profit increased 44% year-on-year to $15.5 billion. Sales far exceeded expectations, representing the largest increase in sales since 2018 compared to the same period last year. The next place to break the $2 trillion market cap is expected to be Amazon, which is currently valued at $1.77 trillion.

Next news. Samsung Electronics announced that it has succeeded in operating a terahertz band communication system by conducting a 6G test, a next-generation communication technology that has a data transfer rate up to 50 times faster than 5G.

The terahertz band is expected to be utilized as a 6G frequency band in the 100 GHz to 10 THz frequency band. Of course, it is known that 6G will appear in 2030 at the earliest. In the next 9 years, I don’t know if smartphones will develop further and require faster and larger capacity communication.

Hyundai Motor Group has completed the acquisition of Boston Dynamics. Hyundai, which secured 80% of the stock through the acquisition, is expected to become the third owner of the robot company, while growing its presence in fields such as artificial intelligence and autonomous driving as well as automobiles.

Since Hyundai has been dealing with industrial robots before the acquisition of Boston Dynamics, it is said that in the future, robots to automate logistics sites, nursing robots used in hospitals, and even family walking cars like those in the movie Star Wars are being conceived.

Facebook launched a live audio room in the United States on June 21, featuring voice chat. Live Audio Room was announced as one of the social audio experiences last April. You could say it’s the Facebook version of the Clubhouse. Hosts can invite friends and followers as speakers. Speakers can be assigned up to 50 people. Any non-personal, public room can join as a listener on the iOS or Android app, and there is no limit to the number of listeners.

Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $64,000 in April, but fell to $40,000 in May due to China’s tightening regulations. dropped to .

In fact, the fear and greed index, an indicator that reflects the attitude of Bitcoin investors, currently stands at 14, which means the highest risk, indicating that investor sentiment is freezing. Of course, long-term investors see this as a positive move for Bitcoin, but there are also positive views, saying that short-term traders seem to be afraid of uncertainty. Thank you.