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Meta, NBA Open 180-Degree Live VR Sports on Meta Quest

XR Today - Virtual Reality

However, Meta and Xtadium will only host the latter in the United States, and Horizon Worlds-based games in the US, United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, France, and Spain. At the time, Silver told the media, “We’re working very closely with Apple. Meta will also host the matches on the Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, and now, Meta Quest 3.

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The First Tour of Giant AI’s Robot Lab

Robert Scoble

I had helped my parents and brothers hand build hundreds of Apple II. My mom worked for Hildy Licht, who got hired by Apple to take on the task since they couldn’t make enough in its own factory. Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, AKA “Woz,” told me that those boards had fewer failures than the ones made in its own factory.

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Meta Faces Lawsuit over Alleged ‘Campaign to Conquer’ VR Market

XR Today - Virtual Reality

However, Meta terminated the contract after it found Andre Elijah Immersive had been working with Apple, one of Meta’s largest competitors. Doing so violated the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in 2018, which bans social media firms from launching such data mining practices without user consent.

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The Fitbit Aria Air is a sleek smart scale for those already in the Fitbit ecosystem

Mashable VR

While the default unit of measurement is pounds, you can switch to kilograms or stones (used primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland) by pressing the button on the back of the scale. With its curved corners, minimal design, and cloudy black and white color options, the Aria Air bears a clear resemblance to Apple products.

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No Need for Metaverse Regulation Yet, EU Antitrust Boss Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

These fears have been exacerbated further since Apple entered the fray with its Vision Pro headset (albeit sidestepping any reference to the metaverse.) billion fine on Meta Platforms , accusing the tech giant of breaching transatlantic data transfers. In June, the European Union (EU) imposed a €1.2

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Save Me a Seat in meetingRoom, with Jonny Cosgrove

XR for Business Podcast

And they’re expensive bricks, because Apple didn’t train him how to use his iPhone; they trained him to use the iPad. Part of why we would have — not just because my old man, because Apple is such a great job to train people how to use technology — iPads are a useful part of the day. And I live in Ireland.

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Save Me a Seat in meetingRoom, with Jonny Cosgrove

XR for Business Podcast

And they’re expensive bricks, because Apple didn’t train him how to use his iPhone; they trained him to use the iPad. Part of why we would have — not just because my old man, because Apple is such a great job to train people how to use technology — iPads are a useful part of the day. And I live in Ireland.

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