Last week's massive headlines brought significant advancements to the world of tech, with companies like Apple, Meta, and X leading the boards for their massive developments in the industry. First off, Apple's latest Cybersecurity Breach Report centers on the many problems the online and internet world is facing now and what people have to do to protect themselves.
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Moreover, there is also the significant launch of xAI's Grok on the X social media platform, as well as the latest reveal from Meta regarding its next-gen XR headset.
Apple's Cybersecurity Breach Report
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As the world already knows, the world is highly reliant on the internet and technology for significant experiences, but this is also what threat actors use to get ahold of their private and personal information. The latest Cybersecurity Breach Report, commissioned by Apple, revealed just about how much online data is harvested or accessed by hackers to use for their advantage.
Here, it talked about the significant rising cases of attacks, seeing massive growth this year, and in 2023's first nine months, threat actors already accessed as many as 2.6 billion personal records.
One of the suggestions by Apple is to use its Advanced Data Protection for the iCloud which aims to enhance more of their online experience and protect against threats present now.
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xAI's Grok Launch on X Premium+
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After letting users experience the beta tests of Grok on social media, Elon Musk and xAI have recently launched the AI chatbot on the X platform, offering its services to users. This feature, like many others before it, was made exclusive for the X Premium+ tier, the most expensive subscription to get via the short-word social media to experience the technology.
It was also revealed by Musk that the latest app release integrates Grok into the platform, only accessible for those in the Premium+ subscription, and according to the Community Notes, it is currently available only in the United States.
With this, Musk wanted users to "have fun" with their use of Grok, with initial claims that it is more edgy and daring to engage in conversations despite asking about controversial topics.
Meta's New XR Headset
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After the recent launch of the Quest 3, Meta is working on another wearable headset that will focus on the XR space, a.k.a. mixed reality, with the latest development it has, revealed by one of its executives.
According to Doug Lanman, Meta's Director of Display Systems Research, via an event over at the University of Arizona, this prototype is called the "Mirror Lake."
Reports claimed that it resembles the Apple Vision Pro, with several design elements taken from the Meta Quest Pro, with the wearable now offering seethrough lenses that upgrade more of the XR experience.
With the recent advancements from Meta, this XR headset is claimed to be "practical to build now," and takes its shape as more of an XR headset, like what Apple first presented.
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