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Moderna Says Its Vaccine Should Work Against UK and South Africa Coronavirus Variants

GizModo VR

The covid-19 vaccine developed by Moderna can likely fend off worrying variants of the coronavirus first found in the UK and South Africa, the company announced Monday. Moderna’s preliminary data appears to show that its covid-19 vaccine produces a strong immune response to these variants. However, the company still… Read more.

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LucidWeb Offering Immersive Experience Platform to VR Film Festivals

ARPost

We’re talking of course about awards season, XR gaming maximalists, and data harvesting walled gardens. Minimizing Data Collection. The final selling point for LucidWeb’s platform and offerings come in the form of data collection, an increasingly touchy subject given the volume of data that VR headsets are able to collect.

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Facebook Announces $50M Research & Partnership Fund to “build the metaverse responsibly”

Road to VR

Privacy: how we can minimize the amount of data that’s used, build technology to enable privacy-protective data uses and give people transparency and control over their data. ” They also gave some examples of partners they are already working with through the program.

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Central University of Technology Partners with EON Reality to Forge New Frontiers in Educational Technology

EON Reality

Research Advancement : These tools promise to push the boundaries of research, offering faculty and students avenues to experiment, visualize, and analyze data in ways previously unimaginable. At EON Reality, we believe in the transformative power of technology to elevate learning and research. .”

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Metaverse to Contribute 2.8% to Global GDP in 10 Years, says Meta

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This Tuesday, a report from leading immersive firm Meta Platforms, produced by Deloitte, analysed the economic forecast of Metaverse services across the US, Canada, the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey, and Asia. Again, the statistics show that almost all UK customers have an almost equal third split.

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There’s No Reason to Freak Out About the Latest Pfizer Vaccine Study

GizModo VR

The study, based on real-world data from Israel, found that the vaccine wasn’t as effective against B.1351, 1351, the variant first found in South Africa, as it was against other… Read more. Over the weekend, a new study involving the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine set off a wave of alarming—and at times misleading—headlines.

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Oculus Quest Enterprise Edition Brings Standalone VR To Businesses

VRScout

It is an incredibly powerful technology that will affect us from Los Angeles to New York to Western Africa to South Africa to Southeast Asia.”. Oculus Quest opens up a new realm of untethered possibilities by introducing immersive 6DoF functionality without the need for intrusive cables or expensive, gaming-level PC’s. “The

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