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Zakeke Releases Study on VR and AR Retail, Launches New Web Viewer Tool

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The company recently partnered with YouGov to release a study on online retail during the pandemic , and has also expanded its offerings for 3D and AR assets. The study found that, generally, brick-and-mortar is the preferred shopping channel for essential items while online shopping is the preferred shopping channel for discretionary items.

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Wild Parrots in Australia Are Teaching Each Other How to Break Into Trash Bins

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Scientists have discovered the latest fad sweeping across the sulphur-crested cockatoo parrots of Sydney, Australia: lifting up trash can lids to score a snack. In a new study this week, they detail the recent emergence and spread of this learned behavior, which they say is a common but not always easily observed… Read more.

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No Good Evidence That 5G Harms Humans, New Studies Find

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Concerns over the potential harms of 5G technology are overblown, according to two large new reviews of research recently published by scientists in Australia. Both found no clear evidence that the type of radiofrequency energy used by 5G mobile networks poses any danger to human health. Read more.

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Extinct Kangaroo Could Climb Trees With Its Huge Claws

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A new study describes a “semiarboreal kangaroo” that lived 40,000 years ago in Australia. Apparently, even hopping can get boring. Read more.

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Most People Don't Lose Weight Long Term, Study Finds

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The study tracked people in the general public for over a decade and found that those who were already overweight or obese tended to stay overweight or obese. New research is the latest to suggest that sustained weight loss is extremely difficult for most people. People who remained obese also appeared to have a… Read more.

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Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 Circuit Stream Unity Developer Bootcamp

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In countries like Australia and New Zealand, the demand for RT3D skills has grown by more than 450%, while jobs requiring real-time 3D skills in Canada paid 70% above the average market salary. Furthermore, the demand for RT3D skills has grown 50% faster than that for average IT skills. Bootcamp Launch Event.

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Doctors Studied People's Last Moments of Life to Figure Out When Death Begins

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At the same time, the body can sometimes show flitters of cardiac activity even after death has become truly irreversible, according to the study … Read more. New research suggests that doctors are, thankfully, skilled at correctly identifying a person’s time of death—a crucial aspect of ensuring healthy organs for donation.

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