GizModo VR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Australian government is helping Australian telecom company Telstra purchase Digicel Pacific, the largest telecommunications company in the Pacific, in a $2.1 billion deal ($1.6 billion U.S.) made public Monday. And while Australian taxpayers are largely footing the bill, this deal is about more than money. It’s… Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

government to adopt media rules that would force big tech companies to share profits with newspapers when they link to news content, according to a new blog post by Microsoft president Brad Smith. Microsoft would like the U.S. And the entire concept is controversial, to say the least. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 16, 2021

Police is Western Australia have accessed private data from the state’s covid-19 check-in app at least twice to aid in a criminal investigation, despite promises the app would only be used by contact tracers. The revelations are likely to make people think twice before using the app, a public health tool that’s… Read more.

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ARPost

JULY 17, 2023

The Pace of Regulation Governments around the world respond to emerging technologies in different ways and at different paces, according to Rosenberg. I believe governments are finally taking these issues very seriously.” The Fear of (Un)Regulated Tech Depending on how you view the government, regulation can seem scary.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Australia’s Senate has scrapped a plan that would have banned cash transactions on all purchases over $10,000. The cash ban proposal was set in motion back in 2017 after a government report suggested the idea as a way to crack down on organized crime and tax cheats. Businesses faced heavy fines and up to two years in… Read more.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Facebook has threatened to ban all news content for users in Australia if a law proposed by the Australian government moves forward, according to a press release published by the social media company late Monday. Facebook’s ban on news would apply to both news organizations and individual users in Australia and is… Read more.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Australian government canceled its homegrown covid-19 vaccine development plans with the University of Queensland on Friday after vaccine trial participants showed “false positives” in tests for HIV. The Australian vaccine was developed using a protein fragment of HIV called Gp41 that’s used to stabilize the inocul… Read more.

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ARPost

AUGUST 8, 2023

In an interview with IEEE Spectrum in 2018, Robyn Chatwood, an intellectual property and information technology partner at Dentons Australia, gave an example of an incident that occurred in a VR space where a user experienced sexual assault. Can Real-World Laws Be Applied to XR Spaces?

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GizModo VR

MARCH 5, 2021

The Italian government has blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine to Australia in the first case of a country stopping vaccine exports in order to make sure it has enough for its domestic population. Italy consulted with the European Commission before halting the shipment of 250,000 vaccine doses,… Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 18, 2022

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tackled a small child to the ground during an election photo-op on Wednesday. And it’s safe to say that we’re seeing a new meme format being born in real time. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 19, 2021

Hackers associated with China are allegedly responsible for a massive wave of recent cyber attacks targeting thousands of businesses, governments, and non-profit organizations in the western world, according to countries that make up the Five Eyes spying alliance of the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 2, 2021

Australia’s federal government is considering a proposal to require internet users to submit several forms of identification before they’re allowed to obtain or even just maintain social media accounts on platforms like Facebook and Twitter, according to shocking reports from several news outlets in Australia. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 14, 2021

government wanted to crack into a dead terrorist’s iPhone several years ago, they turned to a little-known cybersecurity startup in Australia to help them do it, a Washington Post investigation has revealed. When the U.S. Azimuth Security, located in Sydney, specializes in providing providing “best-of-breed technical… Read more.

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ARPost

JANUARY 20, 2020

As governments continue to snub the calls for greater climate action, it is up to us to pursue solutions that make a difference. Australia, for instance, has been experiencing a months-long bushfire crisis. Governments alone can’t shoulder the burden of solving this global phenomenon.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Koalas are now officially endangered in some parts of Australia, with the country's Threatened Species Scientific Committee upgrading them from their previous vulnerable status. SEE ALSO: Koala hospitals fill with victims as Australia's bushfires rage on. Nobody should be surprised by this. But it's been a long time coming.

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Road to VR

MARCH 15, 2022

The Russian government opened a criminal probe last week against Meta in hopes of classifying it as an “extremist organization,” which Business Insider reports may see a complete prohibition of its activities in Russia. And that would probably go for Quest users and developers alike.

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EON Reality

MARCH 10, 2023

EON Reality’s primary partner in Australia is the latest university to receive the groundbreaking new solutions. Swinburne has long been one of our top partners in Australia, and this new improvement allows us to bring that partnership into the present and future,” says Founder, CEO and Chairman of EON Reality Dan Lejerskar. “I

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Doing so could allow governments to tax income in real time, triggering sweeping changes across tax laws in the United States. Doing so would avoid future risks as governments begin enforcing policies. US tax laws in the Metaverse should tax financial activities like monetary withdrawals and purchases.

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EON Reality

MARCH 6, 2020

Yet universities around the world, including Australia, have found ways to enable students to learn without being physically present. In this respect, the ability for AR and VR to create remote, immersive learning environments presents a viable option for governments and schools to leverage at this critical juncture.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 3, 2022

Australia, and, of course, Ukraine. We will continue to evaluate the situation and are in communication with relevant governments on the actions we are taking." Now it seems Apple is taking a slightly different stance, clearly marking the peninsula as part of Ukraine — at least outside Russia.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 31, 2023

The healthcare enterprise also expanded across New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom amid a surge in nursing and patient engagement solutions. Saudi Arabia, UAE Lead MENA Region in XR Telehealth The news comes as the Saudi and Dubai governments aim to cement positions as top tech hubs in the region and worldwide.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 11, 2022

In practice, it’s proven all but completely unfeasible, but that hasn’t stopped the government from plunging money into it. The idea of trapping a dirty coal plant’s carbon emissions at the source and storing it underground may sound like the solution to our climate problems. Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Australian government said Friday that koalas are now an endangered species in two states, due in large part to devastating bushfires, drought, and heat waves that have hit the country in the past few years. Koalas are in trouble. Read more.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 16, 2020

However, there’s no denying that 11 money governs our lives. This series of animated documentary shorts in AR for smartphones, tablets and social media platforms, explores that relationship. Cast: Frank Bourassa. Namoo – U.S.A.

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Bernard Marr

JUNE 13, 2022

We have seen CEOs in banking – as well as senior government leaders – issuing stern warnings that subscribing to new-fangled ideas like working from home are likely to damage both business metrics and the career prospects of those who subscribe to them. Reactions and responses to these changing times have been mixed.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2023

This is the reason why we are bringing in so many global experts, many governments, many multidisciplinary human rights advocates, child safety advocates, and policy people from all around the world to the Metaverse Safety Week. We had the e-Safety Commissioner of Australia. We have Standards Australia.

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XROM

AUGUST 3, 2022

Two new cryonics facilities have started in Australia (Southern Cryonics) and Switzerland (Tomorrow Biostasis) during 2022, following the cryonics centers in China and Russia, and the original facilities in the USA (including the bigger Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Arizona and the Cryonics Institute in Michigan).

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Now with a team of 23 people, Digital Lode is one of the largest VR-focused studios in Australia, alongside others like Ritchie’s Plank Experience developers Toast. It’s clear that the studio respects and understands the shoulders of the gaming giants on which they stand. Digital Lode Founder Michael Wentworth-Bell.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 6, 2018

In Australia, authorities have released a VR experience designed to educate citizens about the dangers of bushfires. However, most of Australia is covered by forest (the bush), and this, combined with high temperatures, means that bushfires are a very present safety concern for Australians.

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TechCrunch VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Researchers and advocacy groups had almost unilaterally negative feedback for the effort, raising concerns that this could create new abuse channels for actors like governments to detect on-device information that they regarded as objectionable. Apple confirms it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images. other things.

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

We built one of the first content management systems in Australia; we were also one of the early application service providers (before it was known as SaaS), and we’re again bringing a platform or “engine” approach to how we build games. We’re proud of our systemized approach to leveraging new technologies.

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InstaVR

JANUARY 23, 2019

Students throughout the world, as far away as Asia and Australia, will have access to the same interactive VR learning materials as the students in Scotland. Or Texas State University , which has used InstaVR to build interactive trainings for the state government’s ambulance buses.

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Bernard Marr

JUNE 23, 2022

As consumer surveys demonstrate, we seem to be getting more skeptical – not just of organizations, but also the media, governments, and other institutions. So it’s no surprise that 86 percent of consumers across the US, UK, and Australia feel authenticity is a key factor when deciding what brands to support.

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GizModo VR

JULY 19, 2021

The West’s nightmare summer continues to grow worse. The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon is the largest in the U.S. and has now overrun more than 300,000 acres. Yet as the fire rages out of control, more dire news is on the horizon: The Forest Service’s budget and firefighting resources are expected to be tapped out… Read more.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 17, 2019

“We will have capsules where we will bring Investors & Startups together, themed around education, Bollywood, plus we want to engage directly with Government and trade organisations. Alice Bonasio is a VR Consultant and Tech Trends’ Editor in Chief.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 10, 2022

Little more than a week after Shanghai, China crawled out of one of the most severe and taxing covid lockdowns anywhere in the world, the city is once again on notice for covid spread while millions are being told to hole up and prepare for mass testing. Read more.

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VRWorld

JULY 21, 2016

The image of a company which relies on government grants is something the detractors and people that short TSLA stock (we’re looking at you, ‘shorting’ cesspool at Seeking Alpha) is remote from reality, as the sad truth is that especially in the United States – fossil fuels are heavily subsidized.

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