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Power and Responsibility: Highlights from Microsoft Build

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We need to ask ourselves not only what computers can do, but what they should do,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in his opening keynote at Build. Microsoft sees the “intelligent cloud” as the backbone of this revolution. Microsoft want to enable developers to reach customers in a multi-sense, multi-device way Click To Tweet.

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Amazon Set to Lay off 9,000 More Workers

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Amazon will reduce its workforce by 9,000 staff over the next few weeks across numerous products, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Chief Executive Andy Jassy announced in a staff memo on Monday. Causes and Effects of New Layoffs The news comes after the company winds down its COVID-19 hires, where staff numbers topped 1.6

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Windows 11 Will Let You Sideload Android Apps, No Amazon Required

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When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 this week, it also made a fanfare of bringing Android apps to the OS through the Amazon Appstore. It’s an exciting feature both for Windows diehards looking for more ways to tinker and for casual users who might want the added utility of an Android app. But the initial announcement … Read more.

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How Can Businesses Prepare for Enterprise VR?

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Affected companies include Meta Platforms, Amazon, and the global cryptocurrency community. Multinational XR firms like Lenovo, ByteDance’s Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Varjo, and Microsoft are leading the charge for immersive transformations. According to IDC data, VR headset shipments are expected to increase 42.88

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Windows 11 Is the Overhaul Microsoft Needed

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Today Microsoft announced the next big chapter for its ubiquitous operating system: Windows 11 is here, and while there’s some awkwardness to work out (specifically in the way Microsoft is handling Android app integration), Windows 11 feels like the big facelift Microsoft really needed. Read more.

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XR Talks: Defining the AR Cloud, Part II

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” Google could be the knowledge layer , Facebook the social layer , Microsoft the enterprise productivity layer , and Amazon the commerce layer. Speaking of which, Pearlman says to watch Amazon’s subtle but potentially impactful moves in spatial computing. could plant seeds for its own AR cloud.

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Will the AR Cloud Underpin a “Real-World Metaverse?”

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is an architecture or index that makes the physical world clickable. Google could be the knowledge layer, Facebook could be the social layer, Microsoft the enterprise productivity layer, and Amazon the commerce layer. Another way to view the AR cloud?—?framed framed in today’s technology?—?is

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