The 10 most important news of the week (19/02 – 23/02)

Good morning! To stay up to date from the beginning of Saturday (24), TecMundo This week (February 19 – 23) we’ve sorted through 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.

On Monday (19) we reported that a man accused of attacking STJ and BRB bank with ransomware was sentenced to prison. On Wednesday (21), WhatsApp gained four more text formatting options. This Friday (23) we announced the possible end of Gmail.

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. The defendant accused of attacking STJ and BRB bank with ransomware was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The sentence was decided by the 3rd Criminal Court of the Federal District Court of Justice.

2. Xbox will release four exclusive games on PlayStation and Switch; Look at the dates! After many rumors, Microsoft has finally revealed which Xbox exclusive games will be coming to PlayStation and Switch!

Tickets for the 3rd Cinema Week cost R$ 12; To look. For the third year in a row, movie fans will be able to check out the best movies currently playing for the price of one ticket. Learn more about Cinema Week!

4. 4 more text formatting options have been added to WhatsApp; see how to use it. WhatsApp already has options to format text as bold, italic, strikethrough, and single-spaced; See the new formats!

5. Google released Gemma, an open source AI based on Gemini. Google’s Gemma pre-trained platform comes in two flavors and is now available to companies and researchers; see the details!

6. Stole PIX: Civil Police arrested the criminal who developed the GoatRAT malware. The São Paulo State Civil Police launched an operation to catch the developer of the GoatRAT malware.

7. The research says that the days of the new planet detected last less than 24 hours. A newly identified planet has days lasting less than 24 hours, a new study suggests; Moreover, there are some strange features in its atmosphere.

8. Samsung announces Galaxy AI launch window for more handsets; To look. Samsung announced the period when mobile phone users such as the Galaxy S23 will receive Galaxy AI; Check out!

9. Will Gmail be closed by Google? Understand changes in service. A fake message circulating on social media has signaled the possible end of Gmail.

10. The longest-lived dog breeds, according to science. A new study of more than 500,000 dogs in the United Kingdom states that small, long-nosed canines survive longer than others.