GizModo VR

JANUARY 8, 2021

On Friday, UK’s antitrust authority announced a new investigation into Google’s plan to end support for third party cookies in Chrome. The probe, it explained, is meant to determine whether the change “could cause advertising spend to become even more concentrated on Google’s ecosystem,” potentially choking out… Read more.

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Digital Trends

JANUARY 13, 2022

Firefox Focus, a privacy-focused browser, has launched Total Cookie Protection for Android users to prevent unwanted ad targeting and tracking.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 11, 2022

But I could see myself, every now and again, enjoying a breakfast of this cookie recipe from nourishedbynic or Nicole Addison on TikTok. It's simple to make, pretty healthy, and not overly sweet like, you know, a real cookie cookie. Top the cookie with chocolate chips. Looks kind of cookie-ish, no?

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Digital Trends

APRIL 2, 2022

Google is on a mission to replace cookies with something better, but thus far every alternative it has built would give it even more power over the web.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Mozilla beefed up Firefox’s already impressive arsenal of privacy-preserving tech on Tuesday with the addition of a new tool in its flagship browser: Total Cookie Protection. As the name suggests, the feature promises to put the lid on any creepy cookies or third-party tracking tech that might want to track your… Read more.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 8, 2020

An artist was commissioned by a local business owner to create a mural of Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster on the side of his building. Forget the monoliths —there’s a new monument perplexing America. There was only one problem: This patron of the arts didn’t actually own the building, and he’s all but disappeared. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 25, 2021

On Monday, Google released a few more details on its proposed tracking alternative to third-party cookies, a “privacy-first” technology that, from any angle, seems like just another way for the company to maintain its stranglehold on digital ad sales. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 24, 2021

After getting pushback from local lawmakers and regulators abroad —along with just about everyone who cares about privacy online—Google announced on Thursday that it will delay its plans to kill off third-party cookies in its Chrome browser until late 2023. This is a nearly two-year setback from its initial plan , which… Read more.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Tis the season for baking cookies. We've rounded up the best smart kitchen appliances you need to throw an excellent cookie baking or cookie exchange party.

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Digital Trends

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Cookies are a privacy nightmare for all of us, but Google's plan to eradicate them could cause just as many problems as it solves.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 11, 2021

For the past few months, millions of Chrome users have been roped into Google’s origin trials for the tech meant to replace the quickly crumbling third-party tracking cookie. Federated Learning of Cohorts—or FLoC, for short—is a new kind of tracking technique that’s meant to be a friendlier, more privacy-protective… Read more.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 28, 2021

The pandemic has made it much more difficult for Girl Scouts to sell their famous cookies in person -- so Google brought in some drones to help.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Quest Cookie Cutter Kit. What better way to celebrate the holidays than a plate of chocolate chip cookies shaped like your favorite VR games? Unfortunately, like all the products featured on this list, the Pet Distraction Mat was “sold out” within seconds of going live on the Quest Day website. Image Credit: Reality Labs.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2024

For the kitchen, I picked up this one , and for the cookies this other one. Inside this virtual box I created, I put the cookies, with them being rigidbodies with colliders. Since I wanted to prototype, I didn’t want to spend time in asset creation, so I just downloaded some very cool free packages from the asset store.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

For instance, if you decide to restrict your food intake to lose weight, a certain encounter with an open bag of chips or freshly baked cookies can remind you of that desire. Like the bag of chips or cookies, Friedman and Birn could see how this type of exposure can help people prepare for a more serious situation in their relationship.

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VRScout

JUNE 22, 2017

However, it’s Takuji Narumi’s “virtual cookie” project that truly caught the attention of the seasoned documentarian whilst on a trip to Japan. . These capsules pump a variety of scents through the tubes directly to the subject as they eat a standard cookie, tricking the taste buds into thinking they’re experiencing different flavors.

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Ryan Schultz

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Remove the cookies from the tray to cool (although they are also delicious warm, especially with a glass of cold milk to wash them down!). Note: sorry it’s not in metric; Ned’s an American! Every oven is different, so this is trial and error.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 21, 2022

Cookies get a lot of attention because they're used to track you across the web. Read about how to block third-party cookies. Is this bad for privacy?

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 25, 2022

Google is planning to banish third-party cookies , and last year the company proposed an alternative to user tracking called FLoC (“Federated Learning of Cohorts”). In its place, the company announced on Tuesday that it would be trying out another cookie… Read more. This week, Google said FLoC had officially flown the coop.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

You play as GingerBrave, a newly baked cookie armed with a candy cane as you explore a witch's castle to eventually defeat The Darkest Lord. CookieRun: The Darkest Night – Chapter 1 adapts the popular mobile series for VR this month on Quest. Players will also be able to meet new adversaries that hinder their progress.

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VRScout

APRIL 12, 2022

There’s even a dunking mechanic, allowing you to soar over your opponents and dip your hand in the cookie jar. Play Mode will have you going head-to-head against an advanced AI system. Beware, however. These AI opponents are no joke. They’ll break your ankles and finish you off with the flush, floater, or fade.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This week, European authorities struck a massive blow to the digital data-mining industrial complex with a new ruling stating that, quite simply, most of those annoying cookie alert banners that sites were forced to onboard en masse after GDPR was passed haven’t. actually been compliant with GDPR. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 5, 2021

After spending more than a decade building up massive profits off targeted advertising, Google announced on Wednesday that it’s planning to do away with any sort of individual tracking and targeting once the cookie is out of the picture. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 13, 2021

Google had just launched a test run for Federated Learning of Cohorts—or FLoC–a new kind of ad-targeting tech meant to be less invasive than the average cookie. About two weeks ago, millions of Google Chrome users were signed up for an experiment they never agreed to be a part of. In a blog post announcing the trial,… Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 19, 2022

A team of mechanical engineers at MIT recently developed an “Oreometer” to test the optimal way of separating the two halves of an Oreo cookie, so that the wafers and the creme filling inside remained unbroken. Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If you’re a person who likes barbecue, few things are more disappointing than biting into tough, desiccated brisket. Now, new scientific observations suggest that some spiders might feel the same way about their nuggets of bugs. Read more.

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Craft cigarettes, alcohol and cookies for other inmates while avoiding being caught by the warden! The game will be released on the Oculus marketplace on the 3rd of December and will be priced $19,99. Prison Boss VR is an hilarious crafting and trading game using room-scale to turn your VR space into a jail cell!

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GizModo VR

JUNE 17, 2021

At the same time, they’ve also transformed the web into a place where almost every site bombards visitors with requests to drop cookies into… Read more. The EU data protection laws that passed back in 2018 have done a world of good when it comes to reigning in the shitty data-ming tactics of companies like Facebook and Google.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 31, 2022

Thanks to Google’s ongoing quest to kill off browser cookies and Apple’s ongoing quest to vanquish its mobile identifiers , folks in the multibillion dollar business of tracking a user’s every move online have been doing their best to well, keep tracking a user’s every move online. While most smaller places in the… Read more.

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VRScout

JUNE 27, 2017

YouTube tells you where people are looking in your 360 videos AND embraces 180 degree video, Google’s 180 degree camera, the Meta-Cookie project gets weird and alters your taste, and Intel leans into sports in a big virtual way…. THE VIRTUAL COOKIE PROJECT. YOUTUBE KNOWS WHERE YOU’RE LOOKING.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Protecting your privacy in the modern age isn’t easy, with everything from app labels to online cookies to think about, but knowing what the apps on your devices are up to has to be one of your top priorities—and in particular, you’ll want to know which apps are using the camera, the microphone, and the location… Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 18, 2022

Step aside Transformers , Pacific Rim , and Iron-Man — Mecha Elmo, Mecha Cookie Monster , and Mecha Abby are here to save the day with their incredible powers in Mecha Builders. Who knew the problems of Sesame Street could be solved by Muppets in super suits? Read more.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

There’s not a lot that surprises me about Batman comics anymore, but I did not expect to see the formerly dead, tortured soul/antihero Jason Todd lunge after a cookie. It’s only one of the many delightful scenes in DC Comics’ first collaboration with the Korean digital comics platform Webtoon , Batman: Wayne Family … Read more.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 20, 2022

TL;DR: As of April 20, you can sign up for a Sam's Club membership for just $19.99 (it's usually $58, so you're saving 66%) and get an eight-pack of gourmet cupcakes and an 18-pack of chocolate chunk cookies for free. When you make your first in-club purchase, you’ll get a free 18-count of chocolate chunk cookies (a $5.98

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2020

This ain’t no ordinary lava cookie! Furthermore, Healey showed off an example of some content coming to the VR expansion, something he says is only one of the example content pieces that are designed to be dissected, remixed and used to create new things. MadeInDreams pic.twitter.com/vt7GRzRloQ. — Marcos (@marcoshealey) April 21, 2020.

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VRScout

MAY 5, 2020

Cookie Monster eats as you pretend to gobble cookies. Fun masks and filters let kids sing, dance, and dress up as beloved Sesame Street characters: Elmo, Abby, and Ernie. This magical AR experience recognizes facial features and movements, mimicking the users’ behavior. Elmo’s mouth sings along when you do.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 20, 2021

Here's how to turn on private browsing on Android and iOS phones, helping you to surf the web privately and also avoid saving cookies and your search history.

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