A researcher at Mexico's Qualia Research Institute reports that 5-MeO-DMT, a powerful psychedelic, nearly eliminated their susceptibility to the Ebbinghaus optical illusion, suggesting psychedelics may sometimes enhance literal visual clarity amid their typical distortions. The institute studies exotic consciousness states like those induced by psychedelics and meditation to uncover mathematical principles underlying subjective experience.
Malware called 'Midnight Mimosa' was discovered pre-installed in the firmware of low-cost Android phones using MediaTek chipsets, allowing attackers to install apps, commit ad fraud, and convert devices into residential proxies. The malware affected thousands of devices across over 150 countries, with the highest concentration in Mexico, France, Italy, the US, Germany, Brazil, and Spain. The malicious software was likely introduced during the device supply chain, though the responsible party remains unidentified.