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IN THIS ISSUE 🥽 Meta just unveiled its new Quest 3 mixed-reality headset 🇷🇺 Apple denies Russian FSB claims of working with U.S. spies 🐦 Twitter ignoring hateful posts by Blue users, research suggests

UP FIRST Meta's new Quest 3 headset is here, and it's more powerful than ever The device is both slimmer and more capable than its predecessors Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled the Quest 3, a $499 mixed-reality (MR) headset designed for budget-conscious customers.   Set to ship this fall, the Quest 3 is 40% slimmer than its predecessor and packs twice the processing power.   The headset can now show the outside view on the internal display in decent quality and full color, marking a step up from the Quest 2, which only gives a pixelated monochrome passthrough view.   The improved view of your surroundings means you can stay better grounded in reality, moving confidently around the room without bumping into furniture, people, or pets, while still seeing graphics overlaid by games and apps.   The Quest 3 also features a depth sensor, a first for Meta headsets. This allows you to scan the room, plotting the shape and distance of walls and surfaces so you don't need to manually draw out a guardian boundary marking the safe play space.   Meta's unveiling comes shortly before Apple is expected to take the wraps off its first-ever mixed-reality headset on Monday. Read more

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ESPIONAGE Apple denies Russian FSB claims of working with U.S. spies Apple insists it would never install backdoors on any of its products Apple has denied claims by the Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to monitor iPhone users in Russia, Reuters reported.   Russia's FSB security agency said on Thursday that it had uncovered a U.S. espionage operation that compromised thousands of iPhones through the use of sophisticated surveillance software. Alleged targets included Russia-based diplomats from Israel, Syria, China, and even NATO members.   The FSB claimed that the action demonstrated "close cooperation" between Apple and the National Security Agency, the U.S. body tasked with intelligence data collection and security.   But the tech giant hit back, saying in a statement that it has "never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any Apple product, and never will."   Rather than cooperating, the Kremlin and Russia's foreign ministry said this week that the data collection was achieved through the exploitation of software vulnerabilities in U.S.-made phones.   Prominent Russian cybersecurity specialist Eugene Kaspersky claimed dozens of his employees' handsets were compromised in the operation, described by his company as "an extremely complex, professionally targeted cyberattack," but told Reuters that it was "very hard to attribute anything to anyone." Read more

SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter ignoring 99% of hateful tweets by Blue users, research suggests The revelation came as Twitter's head of trust and safety resigned New research published by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suggests that Twitter is failing to act on 99% of hateful content posted by Twitter Blue subscribers.   The CCDH said Twitter is allowing some users "to break its rules with impunity," adding that such content is even being promoted on the platform as subscribers are given "prioritized rankings in conversations and search" over non-subscribers, according to Twitter's website.   The CCDH reported to Twitter 100 tweets featuring racist, homophobic, neo-Nazi, antisemitic, and conspiratorial content. But four days later, only one post had been removed, while the account that tweeted it remained active.   CCDH chief Imran Ahmed commented: "The Twitter blue tick used to be a sign of authority and authenticity but it is now inextricably linked to the promotion of hate and conspiracism."   Subscribers to the premium tier pay the social media company up to $96 per year and are therefore an important revenue stream for the business.   Twitter has yet to respond to the CCDH's findings.   The research was posted on the same day that Ella Irwin resigned as Twitter's head of trust and safety after taking up the post in November, a month after Elon Musk acquired the platform for $44 billion. Irwin has yet to make any public comment on the reason for her departure. Read more

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