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Twitter expands 'Birdwatch,' its crowdsourced fact-checking program

Mashable VR

As of March 3, however, the company says that a " small (and randomized) group of people on Twitter " in the U.S. Or noting that an image of Paul McCartney waving a Ukrainian flag onstage was from 2008. Previously, notes created by the pilot's 10,000 contributors appeared on a separate test site. An example post of how Birdwatch works.

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Blockchain and the Metaverse: The Future of Web3?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Groups like the Blockchain Association , XR Association , and several governments have joined formed efforts to set standards, ethics, and frameworks for using the blockchain in people’s interests. The blockchain has seen a rapidly expanding number of use cases since its debut in October 2008. What is Blockchain?

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Why Apple Can’t Ignore VR Forever

Road to VR

The company is reportedly departing from tradition by creating a dedicated Vision Products Group (VPG) , which is tasked with spearheading XR product development. Meanwhile, Apple is reportedly preparing a more consumer-focused follow-up to Vision Pro that will hopefully cost less than a high mileage, but still serviceable 2008 Honda Civic.

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Sinespace launches VR beta

Hypergrid Business

Prent company Sinewave Entertainment previously developed and launched three successful social game worlds, and during the peak growth period of Linden Lab’s influential Second Life, between 2006 and 2008, ran two of the largest brands within Second Life, each earning seven figures a year. “I

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The creator of @indiesleaze shares her vision for the 'vibe shift'

Mashable VR

Olivia is a Toronto-based producer, video editor, and writer who moved to the city for college in 2008. The concept saw some resurgence in the mid-2010s: In 2016, a CARI-affiliated Facebook group called Post-Post-Y2K dedicated to 2000s/2010s aesthetics posted a poll about what the group should re-name itself.

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Creature To Manage $1 Million Indie VR Fund From SideQuest

Upload VR

The group will be managing the fund provided by SideQuest, which planned for the program as part of the company's Series A investment. New VR studio and label Creature promises to help developers with a $1 million Indie VR Fund provided by SideQuest.

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Microsoft Reactor Rallies London Tech Community

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The group later pivoted and sold the upper floors to WeWork, but COVID-19 came along and brought everything tumbling down, stopping us from meeting up for about two years. ’ It’s something that I’ve believed about VR since 2012 and 2008 for AR.