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‘Amazon is Full of S—:’ Consumer Groups Slam Bezos’ Antitrust Argument

GizModo VR

Amazon—a trillion dollar multinational corporation repeatedly sued by labor groups for unfair working conditions at its facilities—wants you to know it’s being treated unfairly. Read more.

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Microsoft Reportedly Making Cuts In HoloLens Group Amid Wider Downsizing

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Microsoft is reportedly reducing the size of its HoloLens group. Microsoft is far from the only big tech company to make this move – this week Amazon started laying off 18000 people, Meta laid off more than 11000 in November, and Snap laid off 20% of its staff in September.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.31): Roblox released on Quest, Apple bringing back investments in VR, and more!

The Ghost Howls

We were all waiting for an Apple announcement, hoping that it could bring back some enthusiasm into the field, and it seems that the Vision Pro is having some beneficial effects , indeed. Apple showed investors that XR is not a fad, and even if it is still in its early stages, it is going to stay. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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Big News from Altspace VR, Apple, Disney, Lloyd’s, and the US Justice Department

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Following last week’s theme of layoffs across the tech sector, this week continues the unemployment trend as influential groups reassess the space and US Courts aim at Google. US Justice Department Against Google The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, this Wednesday.

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Amazon Cuts Off Service to NSO Spyware Firm Behind iPhone Hacks

GizModo VR

Amazon has cut off web hosting services for the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm that has been widely accused of aiding in the surveillance of journalists and political dissidents. Read more.

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Senate Committee Passes Tech Antitrust Bill That's Making Apple and Google Lose Their Minds

GizModo VR

Legislative efforts to rein in Big Tech’s alleged anti-competitive, self-preferential business practices took a big step forward on Thursday as a bipartisan group of lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted overwhelmingly (16-6) in favor of advancing new antitrust legislation. Now, the hotly contested… Read more.

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The New 3D Apple Arriving at WWDC

Robert Scoble

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? Eventually, I hear, Apple will even bring 3D to 2D monitors.

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