Meta, formerly Facebook, has added a “personal boundary” system to its Horizon virtual reality platform in response to concerns over virtual harassment. The feature, which creates an invisible and impenetrable force field with an “almost four-foot” radius around individual avatars, will be turned on by default in both the Horizon …
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Mark Zuckerberg, the founder, chairman and CEO of Meta, which he originally founded as Facebook, adores facts. He adores facts so much that he has employed a veritable army of workers who pour over millions of posts in a moral battle against those who would defile facts. Yet as more …
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The two leaders sat down for virtual talks on Monday to discuss a range of issues, with both Xi and Biden opening the meeting on a cordial note. Calling his US counterpart an “old friend,” Xi argued that a “healthy and stable” relationship is needed to address global challenges like …
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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that the tech giant’s Oculus subsidiary had received 5,716 complaints of skin irritation incidents related to the facial interfaces in its Quest 2 VR headsets. Some 45 people who used the device had severe reactions that required medical attention. “The foam facial …
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“From the desk of Donald J. Trump,” revealed Tuesday, is a page that looks very much like the 45th president’s Twitter account – from which he was banned in January. A promotional video pinned to the top of the feed declares it a “beacon of freedom” and a “place to …
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A viral photograph – a screenshot taken from a Ruptly feed – appeared to show Biden was the only world leader in the meeting on Thursday wearing a mask. Psaki defended the move in her Monday press briefing, offering an odd explanation. Asked by a reporter why Biden was “the …
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Biden’s virtual visits “will not be subject to release,” an unnamed White House official told Politico on Monday. The official compared the decision to hold back the information to how “previous administrations didn’t release phone logs,” despite the fact that virtual visits have become the primary form of meetings amid …
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For the news industry, former president Donald Trump was good for business. His off-the-cuff remarks, personal feuds, and never-ending parade of scandals sold newspapers by the boatload and kept millions of eyes glued to cable TV. As journalists rushed to dig up dirt on the bombastic president, and every week …
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“Looking forward to speaking with the great Rush and guests,” Trump said Thursday afternoon in response to a message by journalist Jack Posobiec, who tweeted that the president would host Limbaugh’s show on Friday as a “virtual MAGA rally.” Limbaugh announced earlier Thursday on his show that Trump would join …
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Speaking with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo, Trump said the proposed format, in which each candidate would appear via a live feed from separate remote locations, was unacceptable. Trump said he was “not going to waste” his time doing a virtual debate, and dismissed the proposed arrangement for the October …
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