🧠 Apple's Vision Pro: Shaping Virtual Reality's Future

Immerse yourself in the world of virtual reality with Apple's Vision Pro, but be aware of the potential consequences. Research reveals → that prolonged use of VR headsets like Vision Pro can reshape our perception, leading to issues such as misjudging distances and object distortion.

The passthrough video technology incorporated in these headsets can create a sense of social absence, potentially altering our connection to reality. Scientists are also raising concerns about the manipulation of the real world through VR, sparking discussions on the impact on our common ground of reality.

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🇦🇪 Global AI Oversight Agency

OpenAI’s Sam Altman proposes → UAE as world’s AI regulatory testing ground.

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🧑‍💻 NVIDIA Chat with RTX

...is a new tool that enables users to run AI models offline → on their PCs. Despite the promised benefits, there are significant limitations.

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🌧 Tesla vs weather woes

Tesla's latest update → aims to address cold weather issues. But what will the company offer to Tesla Cybertruck owners who complain about rust appearing after rain.

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🚀 IM-1 Mission Nova-C Lunar Lander Successfully Enroute to the Moon

Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines launched the IM-1 → lunar lander, nicknamed Odie, from Florida on a mission to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in over 50 years.

The mission, commissioned by SpaceX, aims to pave the way for a sustainable human presence on the moon. The Nova-C class lander is capable of carrying up to 100 kilograms of payload and generating power using solar panels.

If successful, the IM-1 mission will mark a significant milestone in lunar exploration and commercial space travel. The spacecraft is scheduled to land on the moon on February 22 and will deliver both NASA science payloads and commercial cargo.

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👾 Attention iOS users

'GoldDigger' trojan, potentially the first of its kind for iOS, poses a serious risk → by collecting facial recognition data, ID documents, and even SMS.

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🗿 Misleading words

This is the story → of how Canada's largest airline was ordered to pay compensation for its chatbot misleading a passenger.

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👾 The rising tide of cyberthreat

Kaspersky → shares with Durov's Code insights on threats shaping cybersecurity in 2024.

According to Kaspersky's analysis, the number of online threats caused by vulnerabilities in web pages, emails or web services varies significantly across the region. Turkey has the highest number of users affected by online threats (41.8%), followed by Kenya (39.2%), Qatar (38.8%) and South Africa (35%).

When looking at the threat landscape in the United Arab Emirates, Kaspersky’s analytics showed that the number of overall cyberthreats in the country decreased by 20% in 2023 as compared to 2022. At the same time, there was a 44% increase in the number of spyware attacks, where malware infiltrates a user's computer to collect and transmit data to third parties. And backdoor attacks, which allow users to bypass security and gain high-level access, increased by 55%.

As the cybersecurity landscape evolves, cyber threats continue to become diverse and sophisticated. This trend is particularly evident due to the emergence of advanced technologies like AI and the escalating geopolitical and economic turbulence within the META region. These factors collectively contribute to the surge in cybercrime and the heightened complexity of cyberattacks,

comments Amin Hasbini, Director of META Research Center Global Research and Analysis Team.

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