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https://www.pymnts.com/metaverse/2023/virtual-reality-industry-excitement-hits-fever-pitch-ahead-of-apple-launch/
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Pymnts
planned mixed-reality headset lead to a virtual reality (VR) funding renaissance? by the Financial Times (FT), looking at the anticipation for Apple's new headset, rumored to be unveiled at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday (June 5). The headset, as the FT notes, will likely sell for about $3,000 and combine augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality.
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https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230507-the-jobs-ai-wont-take-yet?curator=MediaREDEF
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Bbc
That doesn't necessarily mean all jobs that are considered 'creative' are safe. In fact, things like graphic design and visual art-related roles may be among the first to go; basic algorithms can direct a bot to analyse millions of images, allowing AI to master aesthetics instantly. But there's...
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/04/spymania-grips-russian-security-services-amid-sharp-rise-in-treason-cases?CMP=twt_gu
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Theguardian
As Russia's war in Ukraine has grown into an existential conflict for the Kremlin over the past 15 months, its search for internal enemies has intensified, with a sharp rise in treason cases that experts have equated to a "spymania".While many of the treason cases focus on those allegedly...
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https://petapixel.com/2021/05/03/the-canon-r3-has-the-potential-to-transform-photography/
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Peta Pixel
Photographer Kevin Raposo argues that it is very possible that the R3 could mark the beginning of a major shift in the photo/video landscape.
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https://www.roadtovr.com/valve-launches-steamvr-2-0-beta/?fbclid=IwAR0BGDoLSvbUdlHmYrM1Ild-00eMmpqABGxUYLMJngk1mBmuB_8IQ3Nnaw8
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Roadtovr
After a period of significant silence about VR from the company, Valve has released SteamVR 2.a major upgrade to the platform's VR interface which finally brings more of the platform's core capabilities into VR. Update (October 26th, 2023): After a month in beta, Valve has launched SteamVR 2.0 to the wider public.
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https://futurism.com/the-byte/texas-pastor-chatgpt-sermon
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Futurism
Everything's bigger in Texas — including, it seems, the enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. In an interview with Austin-based broadcaster KXAN, pastor Jay Cooper of the city's Violet Crown City Church discussed using ChatGPT to help him write a sermon he delivered this past Sunday. "ChatGPT kicked out about a 15-minute service, like a shotgun sermon, an outline," Cooper said before admitting that it was "very clear" that "a human element is still needed." "I had to fill out the service with additional prompts," the pastor continued, "and add a couple prompts to the sermon to kind of beef it up." However, reviews of the delivered sermon remained reserved.
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https://digiday.com/media/opinion-everything-change-horizontilization-media/
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Digiday
Facebook bowed its TV app with Samsung as a launch partner and Google launched a YouTube TV channel. We have to ask what this means for every other channel.
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/you-can-now-buy-this-ar-laptop-with-100-inch-display-no-monitor-needed/
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SightfulThe Spacetop computer is a sight to behold. It's a laptop with no screen -- instead, it comes equipped with an augmented reality (AR) headset that you wear to view a massive 100-inch curved display in front of you. This could become the laptop of choice for anyone from traveling...
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https://www.issuewire.com/wells-fargo-partners-with-skilldora-to-upskill-small-business-diverse-suppliers-for-corporate-success-1768619425319834
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Issuewire
Charlotte, North Carolina Jun 16, 2023 (Issuewire.com) - Skilldora, an innovative AI EdTech and e-Learning provider revolutionizing adult education through micro-credentialed certification programs led by AI Avatars, proudly announces its collaboration with Wells Fargo to support their supplier readiness program.
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https://www.economist.com/special-report/2017/02/09/the-battle-for-consumers-attention
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Economist
Forget the long tail
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https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/21/media-journalism-future-527294
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POLITICO
From a Big Tech crackdown to the rebirth of local news, 16 future-minded thinkers predict where journalism will be in 15 years.
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https://www.economist.com/business/2020/06/27/live-streaming-will-change-rock-n-roll-for-the-better
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The Economist
How to raise live music from the dead
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As Big Tech aims to develop the metaverse, a closer look at the concept’s origins reveals disquieting implications.
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https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Researchers_take_new_mixed_reality_headsets_for_a_spin_999.html
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Spacedaily
Researchers take new 'mixed reality' headsets for a spin. A key enabling technology behind these gizmos is passthrough video, which involves blocking out all light so users must rely on cameras on the headsets to see the external world around them via real-time video playing on tiny screens. The arrangement allows users to physically interact with their environments and go about daily activities but with added digital content displayed, ranging from familiar device apps to innovative gaming scenarios.
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Peeling back the digital layers, metadata emerges as the silent powerhouse reshaping industries.
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https://www.adweek.com/media/how-media-companies-are-looking-to-nfts-as-a-business-of-the-future/
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Ad Week
Publishers are still experimenting with the crypto-powered art tech.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YveacJ4aDN8
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VICE News
As the federal government tightens drug legalization policy in the states, a consensus is developing in Europe. Norway — run by a coalition of right wing par...
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https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2023/05/31/fy24-q1-earnings/?bc=HA
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Salesforce
San Francisco — May 31, 2023 - Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced results for its first quarter fiscal 2024 ended April 30, 2023.
First Quarter Revenue of $8.25 Billion, up 11% Year-Over-Year ("Y/Y"), up 13% Constant Currency ("CC")
First Quarter GAAP Operating...
First Quarter Revenue of $8.25 Billion, up 11% Year-Over-Year ("Y/Y"), up 13% Constant Currency ("CC")
First Quarter GAAP Operating...
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https://www.wired.com/story/fake-metaverse-good-real-metaverse-bad/?mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=wired&utm_social-type=owned
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Wired
Except, of course, it can't. Virtual reality has been hovering on the cusp of success for decades now, never quite able to attract the masses. In an essay written for WIRED just before Facebook became Meta, writer and academic David Karpf outlined how the culture-shaking promise of VR had...
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https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/10/18563895/facebook-chris-hughes-mark-zuckerberg-break-up-monopoly
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Vox
Regulating social media is more important than breaking up Facebook.
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https://musically.com/2017/06/06/music-streaming-emerging-markets-midem/
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Musically
Music streaming’s evolution will be about more than just how the big, global services like Spotify and Apple Music continue their growth.
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https://www.techcentral.ie/marie-keating-foundation-makes-ar-breakthrough-with-snapchat-lens/
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Techcentral
Life. The Marie Keating Foundation is helping raise awareness of lung cancer through a new augmented reality lens for Snapchat that displays information on lung cancer indicators to watch out for. The Snapchat mobile tech innovation has already achieved more than half a million views and more than 9,000 shares across the platform since launching on as part of the charity's annual Lung Cancer Awareness Month campaign.