Top news this week, 12th-16th of February 2024

Top interesting announcements

A ransomware attack forced 18 Romanian hospitals to go offline

The attack targeted the Hipocrate Information System (HIS) used by hospitals to manage medical activity and patient data. The attackers encrypted hospital data using the Backmydata ransomware. Romania’s National Cyber Security Directorate (NCSD) has dispatched specialists to investigate the incident.
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Nvidia launched Chat with RTX, a local Windows chatbot

Once a users downloads and installs it, they can connect the Chat with RTX app with the locally stored data, such as documents, PDF files, videos, and more. It can then create summaries and get relevant answers based on that data.
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Apple approved a fake ‘LastPass Password Manager’ app for the App Store

The fake version of LastPass was available for weeks before it was eventually taken down. The company removed the app, but at the same time, it allowed a separate app submitted by the same developer to remain.
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Apple announced there are over 1,000 dedicated apps for Vision Pro

When the wearable headset launched, Apple stated that there were more than 600 apps available for the unit. Another 400 have recently been added. The apps are available in a dedicated visionOS App Store.
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OpenAI unveiled Sora, an AI model that can create video from text

Sora can make videos up to a minute long with multiple characters, different types of motion and background details from a description or a still image. Currently, the model is being tested by experts looking for any potential issues, and is also available to a limited number of visual artists, designers, and filmmakers.
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Top new products

OnePlus Ace 3 Pro

Ace 3 Pro will have a 6.78-inch OLED screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, 24GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage.
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Nothing Phone (2a)

Nothing Phone (2a) will have a 6.7-inch screen, MediaTek Dimensity 7200 processor, up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
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Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra HQ

The phone will have a 6.78-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage. It will come with a 5,500mAh battery.
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