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UK to Ban Big Tech Companies From 'Discriminating' Based on Political Views

GizModo VR

The UK’s conservative government will ban technology companies from “discriminating” against particular political viewpoints, according to a press release about the country’s new proposed Online Safety Bill. The anti-censorship clause is just a minor part of a much larger draft bill, but will likely get attention from… Read more.

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TikTok Potter, Dax Newman, Teams Up With 1RIC Studio To Create Calming Holograms

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Malik , founder of creative tech studio, 1RIC , and recently, Jadu. I think that everything has a political life [or air] to it,” Malik says. When you’re not doing work that isn’t explicitly political anymore, it doesn’t mean your work doesn’t still tackle political issues. Image Credit: Jadu.

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Why Mark Zuckerberg Won’t Own the Metaverse

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I can’t remember a period in my lifetime where the political and social conversation was more polarized. See Also: Data Security: Top Challenge in the Metaverse According to Tech Leaders. For every opinion, no matter how inane, you can find someone on the internet to vehemently disagree.

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Facebook Plans 10,000 Job Hiring Spree in Race to Lead the Metaverse

Road to VR

If the company hadn’t already made it abundantly clear that it believes that the metaverse is the next major tech landgrab, it definitely has now. For Facebook, it will also require continued investment in product and tech talent, as well as growth across the business.”

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Riga Metacity: A State-Supported Initiative Set to Become One of Europe’s Largest Metaverse Projects

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See Also: Cooperation of Deep Tech SMEs and Global Giants Drive Opportunities in the Metaverse. The city was chosen based on its existing connectivity infrastructure, partners, innovators, and political will. With 5G base stations across the region, Riga boasts a strong cellular network ranked 5th in Europe in terms of internet speed.

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We Already Have the Technology to Decarbonize U.S. Electricity

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off fossil-based energy: money, political will, labor. electricity demand can be met with currently available carbon-free tech, like solar panels… Read more. It’ll take a lot to transition the U.S. But a new report shows it won’t take new technological innovation. The study , published in the journal Joule last week, shows U.S.

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BBC Launches New VR Studio with Documentary about the Nile

VRScout

The documentary is an immersive and engaging form of storytelling about a contentious political issue that is complicated to understand without geography and perspective — VR allows the BBC to provide the user with both. It’s a multidisciplinary team — all people bridge both worlds — where previously tech and creative were separate.”.

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