The 10 most important news of the week (20/05 – 24/05)

Good morning! To stay up to date starting Saturday (25th), TecMundo This week (May 20-24) 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.

Microsoft on Monday (20) launched Copilot Plus PCs, portable computers with artificial intelligence at the hardware and software level. On Wednesday (22), Disney Plus announced a price increase on the service. This Friday (24th), Kabosu, the dog of the Doge meme and Dogecoin currency, passed away.

This was just part of what was going on! Check out the most important events happening this week below. To reach the full news, just click on the links below.

1. GPT-4o officially arrived on Microsoft Copilot; see details. GPT-4o will be included in laptops with Microsoft’s Copilot + PC structure.

2. Microsoft launched Copilot Plus PCs, laptops with artificial intelligence integrated into the hardware and software. Microsoft has promised that Copilot Plus PCs laptops will be almost 60% faster than the MacBook Air M3; Check out the details!

3. Instagram users will now be able to limit political content: is this good or bad? Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, has launched a filter to limit political posts. But how positive is this? Are people saturated with political content?

4. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra launched in Brazil to compete with S24 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Motorola Edge 50 comes to Brazil with a suggested price of R$ 5,999.

5. Disney+ increased subscription prices after the merger with Star+; see new values. Prices will be higher for Brazilian Disney+ subscribers; Check out the details!

6. The Good Doctor ends with a shocking death; See how the series ended? Medical drama series The Good Doctor has concluded with its seventh season; Look what happened at the end!

7. Netflix raises subscription prices in Brazil; check the new values. Netflix increased the price of all its subscription plans without prior notice.

8. Kabosu, the dog of the Doge meme and Dogecoin coin, died at the age of 18. The most famous shiba inu on the internet has been suffering from a form of cancer since 2022.

9. Is there an earthquake in the Northeast? A study states that the region has a seismic risk of 5.2 on the Richter scale. A group of researchers from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte point out that the Northeast may be exposed to seismic shocks.

10. Why did it rain so much in Rio Grande do Sul and what does deforestation have to do with it? The simultaneous events illustrate why Rio Grande do Sul has been subjected to large amounts of rain in recent weeks.