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Instagram Fined $400 Million in EU Over Teenager's Data

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Ireland is not f **g around with Meta. The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined the social media platform Instagram €405 million over its alleged mishandling of data from business accounts run by 13 to 17 year olds. Read more.

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PSA: You Don’t Need Xbox Game Pass to Play ‘Fortnite’ for Free on Quest

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Microsoft says you’ll need a high-speed internet connection, with best performance at rates of 20 Mbps and 5Ghz WiFi or mobile data connection. There’s more than one way to skin a cat too if you have wireless gaming in mind, albeit a more PC-focused.

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Social VR Platform ‘ENGAGE’ Generated Over $1.4M in Revenue in First Half of 2021

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The Waterford, Ireland-based company has created a number of bespoke educational experiences over the years alongside its most successful product, Engage, which targets companies using it for things like virtual training, simulation, education, and online events. But VR Education is a fairly unique case in the industry.

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Ericsson to Build New UK Facility for 6G Research

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Katherine Ainley, Chief Executive of Ericsson UK and Ireland , said that the networking giant had connected the UK for over 120 years. The news comes after the Swedish telecoms giant joined forces with Three Ireland and Glanbia Ireland to develop Ireland’s first-ever 5G campus network.

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Facebook Sure Seems Desperate To Pass This Latest Data Breach Off As Old News For Some Reason

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In the aftermath of bombshell report s of a massive data breach that may have compromised the personal information of as many as 533 million users, Facebook has committed absolutely to trying to spin the leak as old news, no big deal, definitely nothing to see here, no need to even think about this too much at all,… Read more.

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Microsoft to Expand HoloLens Availability to 29 More European Markets in December

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HoloLens is currently only officially available in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. image courtesy Microsoft. image courtesy Microsoft.

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

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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. It would also incorporate celebrity broadcasts in 180-degree immersive VR, complete with game highlights, summaries, and archived footage.

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