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Two US Senators Look To Stop Predatory Data Caps

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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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U.S. Air Force Using VR For Sexual Assault Prevention Training

VRScout

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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Looking for a Job in XR? The CIA is Hiring

Road to VR

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.

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TikTok Quietly Tweaks Privacy Policy to Collect Your Biometric Data

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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.

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Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants Fund

Road to VR

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).

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China Wants To Ship 25 Million VR Headsets By 2026

VRScout

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.

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Google Will Soon Begin Testing Its AR Prototypes In Public

VRScout

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.

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