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Power and Responsibility: Highlights from Microsoft Build

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“We need to ask ourselves not only what computers can do, but what they should do,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in his opening keynote at Build. Microsoft sees the “intelligent cloud” as the backbone of this revolution. Microsoft want to enable developers to reach customers in a multi-sense, multi-device way Click To Tweet.

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Microsoft to Cut Back Staff for US Army’s IVAS Headset amid Layoffs

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Microsoft has reportedly planned to reduce the number of employees working on its US Army mixed reality (MR) headset. Bloomberg reported the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant will slash 10,000 jobs and several hardware projects. ” This will include the IVAS system, the sources said, speaking on anonymity.

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Apple Vision Pro Apps: The Apps Coming to the Vision Pro

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Apple has said significant companies like Microsoft and Disney will be producing apps for the system, but there isn’t much information about these apps on Apple’s site so far. Apple also works with Microsoft on solutions like Teams for the Apple Vision Pro.

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Accenture Faces 19,000 Layoffs amid Tech Turmoil

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The news comes amid a massive wave of layoffs across the tech industry, with Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, and many others launching a second round of job cuts. Microsoft also laid off 11,000 workers across its operations, leading to the subsequent shuttering of its AltspaceVR metaverse platform.

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Alex Kipman Nominated for Inventor’s Award

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The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. Kipman started his professional career at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, right after graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2001. billion in 2016.

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

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Through a partnership with Microsoft the foundation is offering a share of a $750,00 pool of cash and the option of technical support from Microsoft, including mentoring in mixed-reality technologies and access to the company’s suite of mixed reality technologies. . Exploring the Gallery Through Voice – Alley Interactive.

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Meta’s Reality Labs Earnings Slump 51% in Q1 Reports

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Both Washington and Brussels inked a conciliatory deal to mitigate risks from potential violations of the latter’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Act. Companies such as Alphabet, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, Apple, and Tesla also reported a rise in earnings following their respective layoffs.

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