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Big Oil Fed State Educators Stats Used to Push Back on Biden’s Climate Goals

GizModo VR

For years, Big Oil has cozied up to American public schools—and now they seem to be cashing in their chips. New emails appear to show that some elected officials in charge of public schools may have been helped in attacking the Biden administration’s recent decision to pause oil and gas leasing on federal land by… Read more.

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What is ambient computing?

Digital Trends

Ambient computing refers to the smart devices all around us, and how they can make life easier without human intervention. Here's what everyone should know.

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Security Researchers Find Zoom Vulnerabilities That Would Have Let Bad Actors Take Over Your Computer

GizModo VR

A pair of security researchers revealed several zero-day vulnerabilities in Zoom in recent days that would have let hackers take over someone’s computer even if the victim hadn’t clicked anything. Zoom confirmed to Gizmodo that it released a server-side update to address the vulnerabilities on Friday and that users… Read more.

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Language supermodel: How GPT-3 is quietly ushering in the A.I. revolution

Digital Trends

GPT-3 is best known as a text-generating system, but now that it's out in the wild, it's being used for far more than just written words.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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Logitech Kills Harmony Universal Remotes, Says It Will Offer Support for as Long as Customers Use Them

GizModo VR

For those of you that turned to one of Logitech’s Harmony universal remotes to escape the mountain of remotes in your home, we have some sad news: Logitech has killed the Harmony line of remotes. If you own a Harmony remote or wanted to buy one, take a breath. As of now, the company says it will continue to support… Read more.

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CW's Legends of Tomorrow Season 6 Teaser Trailer Shows New Heroes and New Villains

GizModo VR

Admit it. You didn’t think CW’s Suicide Squad —I’m sorry CW’s Legends of Tomorrow was going to get past the first season. It’s ok to be wrong, though. Not only is the show on its sixth season, but it’s back and better than ever! Read more.

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These three planets spin so fast that they’re about to tear themselves apart

Digital Trends

Astronomers have identified three brown dwarfs which are spinning ten times as fast as a typical planet, so fast that they are on the verge of being torn apart.

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Chris Rock's Spiral Spins and Gets a Saw X Sequel

GizModo VR

I won’t lie. When I heard the Saw series was being rebooted, I wasn’t excited. From 2004-2010, these films dominated the horror genre. James Wan directed the first film and had no clue his small little film would become ionic. Unfortunately, as the movie progressed in number, the story and quality decreased. The last… Read more.

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NASA’s Odyssey orbiter celebrates 20 years of mapping Mars

Digital Trends

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which has been in orbit around Mars since 2002.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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Twitch and Facebook Gaming Are Having One Hell of a Year. YouTube Gaming? Eh, Not so Much

GizModo VR

As the world descended into lockdown last year, people overwhelming tuned into livestreams to connect with others and stave off boredom while stuck in their homes. And that pandemic-fueled growth shows no signs of slowing down even as the world attempts to return to business as usual, with both Twitch and Facebook… Read more.

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How to watch the NASA live stream about Ingenuity’s first flight on Mars

Digital Trends

Tiny helicopter Ingenuity is set to make history this weekend, as it is about to become the first aircraft to be flown on another planet.

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Supergirl Is Gaining Another Magical DC Comics Imp

GizModo VR

The CW is not playing around and is dominating the nerd news cycle this weekend. Supergirl is heading into the final stretch as the upcoming season six will be the show’s last , and actress Peta Sergeant ( The Originals ) is now a series regular. Read more.

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There are 10 people on the International Space Station right now

Digital Trends

Three new astronauts arrived at the ISS yesterday, and it'll be a tight squeeze for a few days as there are 10 people now on the station.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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Neuralink: We Got a Monkey to Play Pong Using Only Its Mind

GizModo VR

Neuralink, the secretive neuroscience startup co-founded by Elon Musk, has been even more quiet than usual these days. That is, until this week when it released a YouTube video of a monkey appearing to play the classic video game Pong with its mind. Read more.

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Wyze Home Monitoring review: Great savings, gaps to fill

Digital Trends

Are you making any compromises by choosing the ultra-affordable Wyze Home Monitoring over other systems?

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Saturday's Best Deals: Samsung 70" 4K TV, Asus Gaming Monitor, Cutlery Brushes, 2L Hydration Bladder, Grepro Jump Starter, and More

GizModo VR

A Samsung 70-inch smart 4K tv and a Grepro jump starter lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.

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Releases Recap: April 5 – 9

Oculus

This week, we released several titles and updates across the Oculus Platform. Here’s a rundown of the highlights.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Swivel, Pivot, and Tilt This Asus 27" Monitor as Much as You Want for 19% Off

GizModo VR

ASUS 27” Full HD Monitor | $170 | Newegg Read more.

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Swedish Dev Auctioning Off One-Of-A-Kind NFT VR Studio

VRScout

This unique one-off VR space is up for auction with bidding starting at 30 ETH ($60K). Swedish VR developer Fredrik Ekholm has partnered with one of Sweden’s biggest interior designers to create a high-end VR experience that will be auctioned off on Opensea.io as a one-of-a-kind NFT collectible. Built using Unreal Engine, this VR project will look and feel like a cozy modern studio filled with unique collectibles and stylish furniture.

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