The 10 most important news of the week (01/01 – 05/01)

Good morning! To stay up to date at the beginning of Saturday (06), TecMundo This week (January 1-5) has reserved everything that matters most. In addition to various news about technology and science, the world of entertainment and games was also very active during this period.

(01) On Monday, the first version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain in the United States. On Wednesday (03) we reported on the British police investigation into a virtual rape case in the metadata repository. Later in the week, TSE published a draft stipulating the regulation of artificial intelligence in election campaigns.

This was just part of what was going on! Check out the most important events happening this week below. To access each news in its entirety, just click on the links below.

1. Starting today (01) you have Mickey Mouse (or almost). Did you know that you can own Mickey Mouse, one of Disney’s most famous characters, starting January 1, 2024? To understand!

2. Galaxy S24: Samsung confirms the launch date of its new mobile phone series. Samsung confirms date of next Galaxy Unpacked; Check out!

3. 4 important movies are coming to Netflix this week! See the list. 2024 will start strong on Netflix, with many interesting releases coming to the streaming platform; To look!

4. Xbox Game Pass will get major games in January! See the full list. Microsoft has announced a new wave of games coming to cloud, console and PC in Xbox Game Pass; Check out!

5. UK police investigate the first virtual rape case in the metaverse; to understand. British police are investigating the case of a child who was sexually harassed while wearing virtual reality glasses; Check the case!

6. The 13-year-old became the first person to ‘finish’ Tetris. Previously, only robots had managed to reach milestone number 157, the last stage officially developed for the game and released over 30 years ago.

7. iFood and Oracle offer 8 thousand scholarships for programming courses. The online course is part of the Potência Tech program and registration is open until January 10.

8. TSE published the draft envisaging artificial intelligence regulation in election campaigns. The Supreme Electoral Court wants to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in advertising for this year’s elections; to understand!

9. In January, there will be meteor showers in the sky and Mercury will be at maximum elongation. See what the main astronomical events of January are and how to follow them.

10. Will 2024 officially usher in the Anthropocene, the age of humanity? A scientific meeting planned for August will decide whether we are in the Anthropocene, a geological period marked by human interventions on the planet.