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The XR Week Peek (2021.08.02): Facebook creates Metaverse group and prepares to launch its smartglasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Facebook Reality Labs creates a group focused on working on the “metaverse”. Zuckerberg said last week that he wants in 5 years Facebook to become a “metaverse company” and this week he started taking action in this sense: he has created a group in the company focused on “building the metaverse”. (Image by Facebook).

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This Virtual Being Music Group Released An AI-Generated Album, And It’s Not Bad

VRScout

Fictional musical groups like Alvin and the Chipmunks and Jossie and the Pussycats, though vastly different from the types of acts we see today, lead the way for future fictional musicians, including The Gorillaz, Dethklok, and numerous others. . Image Credit: Auxuman. Feature Image Credit: Auxuman.

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New Report Says Chewing Gum Reduces VR Motion Sickness

VRScout

Last week, a research article was published detailing an experiment designed to showcase the positive effects chewing gum can have on those suffering from visually induced motion sickness (VIMS). Based on the results of the experiment, those chewing the peppermint gum experienced less VIMS compared to the other two groups.

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A centuries-old secret society is hanging out in Facebook groups

Mashable VR

Make a Facebook group. In the early 17th century, the first bits of Rosicrucianism began popping up in the form of anonymous pamphlets in Germany, which claimed that a group of people were secretly working to transform European politics and religion. While many of the Facebook groups are private, members can join any of them.

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A Hacker Group Has Been Framing People for Crimes They Didn't Commit

GizModo VR

For at least a decade, a shadowy hacker group has been targeting people throughout India, sometimes using its digital powers to plant fabricated evidence of criminal activity on their devices. That phony evidence has, in turn, often provided a pretext for the victims’ arrest. Read more.

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Advocacy Groups Launch Initiative to 'Stop' Facebook

GizModo VR

As Facebook weathers an ongoing PR shitstorm composed of various interlocking crises, a number of public advocacy groups have launched a website that asks Americans to help put the screws to the tech giant. Read more.

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Facebook Adds Tools for Group Admins To Limit Spread of Misinformation

GizModo VR

Facebook announced Wednesday that it is rolling out new anti-misinformation features aimed at reducing the amplification of potentially harmful content spreading within Facebook Groups. Read more.

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