Two US Senators Look To Stop Predatory Data Caps
Slashgear
JULY 22, 2022
Senators are looking to spearhead an initiative that'd put an end to predatory data caps set by internet service providers across the United States.
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Slashgear
JULY 22, 2022
Senators are looking to spearhead an initiative that'd put an end to predatory data caps set by internet service providers across the United States.
VRScout
AUGUST 12, 2021
Award-winning VR company Moth + Flame is partnering with the United States Air Force to deploy a VR training program for members of the Air Force in sexual assault prevention and response training (SAPR). Image Credit: United States Air Force. Image Credit: United States Air Force. ” Moth + Flame logo.
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Road to VR
MARCH 5, 2024
The technology has caught the attention of the US Central Intelligence Agency, which is now looking to hire an ‘extended reality specialist’ The CIA is one of the United States’ key intelligence agencies, primarily focused on foreign intelligence and national security.
GizModo VR
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TikTok quietly updated its privacy policy earlier this week in a way that allows the company to automatically collect extensive data on users in the United States—including data about their faces and their voice. Read more.
Road to VR
JANUARY 14, 2022
Art Reality Studio – IVR 6 (United States). North Carolina State University (NCSU) – transVRse (United States). Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) – DataDiVR Interactive Data Analytics Platform (Austria). Tribe XR – DJ in VR (United States). Ovation (United States).
VRScout
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
The research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that China shipped roughly half-a-million VR headsets in the first half of 2022. Credit: Bloomberg. This new plan aims to increase the value of the country’s VR industry to over 350 billion yuan ($48 billion) by the year 2026. Credit: China Daily.
VRScout
JULY 19, 2022
Earlier today, Google announced plans to begin testing its much-talked-about AR prototypes in select parts of the United States beginning next month, according to a new update from the company. During its I/O event in May, the company offered us our first real look at the device, teasing real-time language translation.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Last month the United States Army conducted a two-day demonstration of its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) being used in tandem with its Stryker armored vehicles, offering everyone from the drivers to the passengers 360-degree situational awareness on the battlefield.
VRScout
AUGUST 26, 2021
Konami Entertainment’s multi-instrumental VR rhythm game BEAT ARENA has finally made its way to the United States, allowing Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 players the chance to form their own anime-inspired rock bands and perform various KONAMI songs in front of a roaring virtual audience. Calling all anime lovers!
VRScout
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
According to the United States Air Force President’s Budget FY21 , the FY 2021 Air Force Operation & Maintenance (O&M) budget includes a staggering $770M increase from its 2020 funding. Could live-flight AR exercises be the future of air combat training?
Mashable VR
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From the first quarter of 2021 through the first quarter of 2022, Starlink’s median download speed in the United States jumped a hefty 38 percent, from 65Mbps (Megabits per second) to 90Mbps. For reference, Ookla’s latest data shows a median download speed of 152Mbps for fixed broadband in the U.S.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
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VRScout
JULY 21, 2019
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VRScout
MARCH 1, 2021
This week the United States Department of Defense (DoD) disclosed yet another VR training program currently in use by the US Air Force. As pointed out by FedScoop , data recently obtained by the DoD indicates that suicides have risen from 18.5 Image Credit: U.S. Air Force video by Nicholas Pilch. per 100,000 in 2018 to 25.1
ARPost
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
See Also: Future Business Automation: Augmented Reality Applications Fueled by IoT Data Platforms. Smart cities leverage a network of interconnected objects and machines, which use big data and digital solutions to enhance the quality of government services and citizen welfare. They can gather data safely and efficiently.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 20, 2021
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XR Today - Virtual Reality
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued the payout based on user privacy concerns on the firm’s umbrella of social media platforms. Cambridge Analytica is a controversial data analytics company which faced various scrutinies over the past decade.
GizModo VR
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Epik, the controversial web registrar that frequently comes under fire for hosting far-right groups and individuals, has had an immense amount of its data spilled onto the internet in recent days. The deluge, which reportedly consists of some 180 gigabytes of user registration and domain information, payment history,… Read more.
GizModo VR
MAY 3, 2022
Ron Wyden told Gizmodo Tuesday that a decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade would trigger a digital privacy crisis, one that could see authorities turn personal data into a tool for hunting down women seeking abortions. Read more.
VRScout
APRIL 18, 2019
Image Credit: The United States Patent and Trademark Office. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) only grants patents after a rigorous, time-intensive, and thorough application review process. The highest number of VR and AR patents have been filed in the United States, followed by China and Europe.
Road to VR
MARCH 16, 2022
United States import records from late 2021 onward show that Sony Interactive Entertainment has shipped thousands of boxes containing developer kits from Asia to the US. The exact contents of the boxes hasn’t been specified, however Sony’s next-gen PlayStation VR 2 headset is a very likely candidate.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
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Voices of VR
MARCH 7, 2023
I talk with Daniel Leufer of Access Now about the human rights approach for regulating AI applications, and how some of the pending legislation drafts of the AI Act (as of January 17, 2023) may have rippling effects for GDPR and ultimately what type of biometric privacy inferences could be made from XR data.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, famously said “responsibility is proportionate to opportunity.” Issues such as biometric data, ethics, online behaviour, privacy, and cybersecurity will enter the growing list of concerns raised across the sector. Providing control.
GizModo VR
MAY 19, 2022
But NASA engineers working on the 44-year-old spacecraft have recently been vexed by the probe’s articulation and control system, which is generating data that appears to be completely… Read more. Voyager 1 is nearly 14.5 billion miles from Earth and continues to hurtle out of the solar system at about 38,000 miles per hour.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 15, 2023
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. Supported controllers include all Xbox One S and Xbox One X controllers, PS4 and PS5 controllers, and some later-generation Xbox One controllers.
ARPost
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
I was familiar with Blippar for many years because I used Blippar to launch Spotify in the United States,” Galaria said in a video interview with ARPost. At the height of the event, some 20,000 gigabytes of data were being streamed to more than seven-and-a-half million viewers, according to Galaria. Expanding Into North America.
VRScout
OCTOBER 7, 2019
According to a patent filed by Microsoft to the United States Patent & Trademark Office earlier this week, the company has been experimenting with the idea of a unique VR floor mat device designed to enhance users immersion. Image Credit: United States Patent & Trademark Office.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
APRIL 16, 2024
However, Apple is actively promoting it in the workplace to demonstrate the importance of spatial data for businesses. Moreover, Chinese VR hardware and software education solution provider DPVR is entering a strategic partnership with ASI Corporation to expand its global market reach to the United States and Canadian regions.
ARPost
AUGUST 6, 2021
In this article, we will cover some of the most salient data emerging from surveys and market research reports that looked at the ways in which extended reality has influenced people’s lives during the pandemic. There is no doubt about it, the global pandemic has led to an AR/VR accelerated adoption at all levels: individual and business.
GizModo VR
MAY 4, 2022
A data location broker company called SafeGraph says it will no longer sell the location data of groups of people visiting Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide abortions following a recent Vice report. Purchasers of that data previously could reportedly tell where visitors to those clinics came from, how… Read more.
GizModo VR
JULY 13, 2022
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights one of the many consequences of the covid-19 pandemic in the United States: a disturbing rise in drug-resistant superbug infections. The first year of the pandemic saw the number of resistant infections and deaths in hospitals once again climb,… Read more.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
For at least the past two years, Russian hackers have been targeting Pentagon-linked defense contractors and subcontractors to steal sensitive data and information, U.S. authorities revealed this week. Read more.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 10, 2020
In early 2019, the Federal Cartel Office imposed extensive restrictions on Facebook regarding the processing of user data, and its role in creating so-called ‘super profiles’, which aim to collect and merge user data from its various products.
Upload VR
JUNE 29, 2023
Sony's full body tracking system Mocopi – which is compatible with VRChat on Quest headsets -- is launching in the United States. The set ships to buyers in the United States starting July 14 and the six color-coded IMU-based sensors come in a charging case.
Road to VR
MARCH 15, 2022
Last year, Microsoft announced it had won a United States Army defense contract worth up to $22 billion which would see the development of a so-called Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), a tactical AR headset for soldiers based on HoloLens 2 technology. On our private roadmap.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
Minneapolis law enforcement used Google location data to help track down suspects accused of inciting violence during protests of the police killing of George Floyd last May, according to a weekend TechCrunch report. Read more.
GizModo VR
DECEMBER 3, 2021
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GizModo VR
MAY 26, 2021
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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
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GizModo VR
DECEMBER 17, 2021
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ARPost
DECEMBER 2, 2021
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AR Insider
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GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The Central Intelligence Agency has a secret data collection program that includes some information about Americans, according to two U.S. Senators with knowledge of the program. The nature of the collection, how it is conducted, and the extent to which it has occurred isn’t at all clear, though the senators have… Read more.
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