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Amazon Succumbs to UAE Government Pressure to Restrict LGBTQ Products

GizModo VR

After flaunting rainbow-colored products throughout the month of June as part of its ‘Pride Out Loud’ campaign, Amazon is now restricting items and search results related to LGBTQ people on its website in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company received pressure from the government to remove products and keywords… Read more.

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A Chapter of the Oath Keepers Militia Group Is Raising Money Through Amazon Smile

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Militia members are tapping at least one revenue stream through Amazon’s charity partnership program, Amazon Smile. As of Tuesday evening, Amazon shoppers can choose to donate 0.5%

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Big XR News from Google, ChatGPT, Vodafone, and Seoul Metropolitan Government

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Google’s layoffs come just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees. The region’s government allows users to access famous attractions, read official documents, file complaints, and talk to officials via its Metaverse service.

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Why Amazon only got a $60,000 fine for a 'serious' labor violation

Mashable VR

On Monday, Washington State's department of labor and industries cited Amazon for "unsafe labor practices" at one of its fulfillment centers related to the "pace" Amazon requires its workers to keep up. For some context, Amazon is currently worth $300 – $400 billion. The punishment? And it has received a fine. Of $60,000.

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Big XR News from Apple, HTC VIVE, Taqtile, and Amazon

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

John Tomizuka, the CTO of Taqtile , said: iPad is a strategically important device for enterprise, government, healthcare, and defence customers worldwide, offering an exceptionally scalable solution for capturing and delivering essential AR-enabled work instructions.

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Discover Latin America’s XR ecosystem with Oscar Cartagena

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Among many things, we collaborate with government entities, other trade union associations (in and out of Chile), academics, and scientists to figure out ways to reap more benefits than problems for our society through the use of these technologies. Your best bet is Amazon and dealing with the international shipping charges.

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FBI Report Warned Boogaloo Bois Are Buying Amazon Ring Cams in Case They Need to Ambush Agents

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Members of the “Boogaloo Boi” movement in northern Nevada have installed Amazon Ring camera systems in their homes in the hopes that the tech will allow them to ambush any federal agents who come along, according to an FBI memo obtained by the group Property of the People via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)… Read more.

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