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‘Dolphin Trainer VR’ Lets You Train And Rescue Virtual Dolphins

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Complete a Bachelors Degree, earn your scuba cert, and begin training your aquatic companions. Ever dream of a career working with live animals but have mixed feeling regarding animal captivity? Dolphin Trainer VR , a new aquatic-based VR experience from developer Forestlight Games, aims to solve that conundrum, allowing you to step into the shoes of a professional dolphin trainer and put on jaw-dropping shows before setting your porpoise pals free into the wild.

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Internet, Get Ready to Search: Utah’s Mystery Monolith Has Disappeared

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The mysterious shiny metallic monolith that was found in Utah’s Red Rock Country more than a week ago and set off various online and offline investigations into who—or what , dun, dun, dun—put it there is gone. On Saturday, the federal Bureau of Land Management’s Utah office announced that the monolith had been removed… Read more.

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The best Cyber Monday laptop deals for 2020

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Looking to buy a new laptop? We've rounded up all the best Cyber Monday laptop deals that are still available from every major retailer right here.

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Dave Prowse, the Actor Beneath Darth Vader's Armor, Has Died at 85

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Dave Prowse, born in 1935 in Bristol, was an actor and bodybuilder best known for his role as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, a role he played on screen while James Earl Jones dubbed over his voice. Now, the actor has passed away. He was 85 years old. Read more.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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The best Cyber Monday smartwatch deals for 2020

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Wearables have exploded in popularity recently. If you're hoping to grab one for cheap, here are some of this year's best Cyber Monday smartwatch deals.

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The best Cyber Monday MacBook deals: MacBook Air and MacBook Pro

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Learn all about what to look for when buying a MacBook Air or Pro, as well as the best savings this Cyber Monday.

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Our Human Heroes Fight a Dalek Apocalypse in the Full Trailer for the Doctor Who New Year's Special

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It’s here: your first full look at the upcoming Doctor Who holiday special, “Revolution of the Daleks.” It’s going to be a big one. Read more.

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The best Cyber Monday Amazon Echo deals for 2020

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Find out about the best Cyber Monday Amazon Echo deals here, including where they are, how much they cost, and how to choose them.

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Plug Into the Best Cyber Monday 2020 Tech Deals

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Take a glance at anyone’s holiday wish list, and there’s probably a gadget or two somewhere on there. While it’s nice to know exactly what your loved ones want, the prices can get hefty pretty quickly. Days like Cyber Monday can help. but finding the best deals in the flood of bargains isn’t easy. Spare yourself the… Read more.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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The best Cyber Monday iPad deals for 2020

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If you're looking to buy a new tablet, you've come to the right place. We rounded up the best Cyber Monday iPad deals still happening right here.

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The Mandalorian Has Removed 'Jeans Guy,' And I'm Disappointed

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Mistakes are a beautiful part of film and television production. Let ‘em be. They’re great. Read more.

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The best Cyber Monday PlayStation deals for 2020

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The PS5 is drawing all the hype, but there are still great Cyber Monday PlayStation deals for the PS4, including games and accessories for the console.

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'World's Loneliest Elephant' Will Finally Have Some Friends

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Finally, some good news in 2020. And we have Cher to thank for it. Yes, that Cher. Read more.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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The best Cyber Monday Kindle deals for 2020

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We've rounded up all the best Cyber Monday Kindle deals so you don't have to dash from retailer to retailer to track them down.

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Give the Whole Family a Merry Sithmas With 30% off Ugly Star Wars Holiday Sweaters

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Toddler Baby Yoda Ugly Holiday Sweater | $12 | Target Girls’ Baby Yoda Fair Isle Pullover Sweater | $14 | Target Darth Vader Merry Sithmas Ugly Holiday Sweater | $21 | Target Read more.

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The best Cyber Monday printer deals for 2020

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Looking for the best Cyber Monday printer deals? We've got 'em all right here, with discounts on everything from cheap inkjets to duty-grade laser printers.

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Buy a 24-Pack of Anker AA Batteries for $7, So You Can Finally Replace the Ones From the TV Remote You Put in the Xbox Controller

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Anker AA Batteries (24-Pack) | $7 | Amazon Prime Read more.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 vs. Dell XPS 15

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We pitted the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 vs. Dell XPS 15 to see which is the new king of workplace laptops.

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No time to read a book? This Audible Cyber Monday Deal is for you.

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An Audible subscription is just $5/month for the first six months as part of Amazon's Cyber Monday sale.

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The best Cyber Monday wireless mouse deals for 2020

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Save on some great Cyber Monday wireless mouse deals still available and learn what to look for before buying.

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The best Cyber Monday external hard drive deals for 2020

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Here, we've rounded up all the latest Cyber Monday external hard drive deals, including SSDs and HDDs.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

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The best Cyber Monday drone deals for 2020

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Whether you're planning to shoot aerial footage or just have some fun with friends or family, you'll find great Cyber Monday drone deals.

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The best Cyber Monday TV deals for 2020

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Looking for a new TV this holiday season? These Cyber Monday TV deals are your best bet. Shop them now!

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Dell XPS 15 vs. HP Spectre x360 15

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HP's latest "gem-cut" Spectre x360 15 is among the fastest 2-in-1s we've tested. Can it take on the class-leading Dell XPS 15?

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The best Cyber Monday soundbar deals for 2020

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We've combed through all the offers to separate the good from the bad and create the ultimate list of the Best Cyber Monday soundbar deals you can shop now.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?