TechCrunch VR
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review. Last week , we dove into the truly bizarre machinations of the NFT market. This week, we’re talking about something that’s a little bit more impactful on the current state of the web — Apple’s NeuralHash kerfuffle. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can get this in your inbox from the newsletter page , and follow my tweets @lucasmtny. the big thing.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Don’t worry, humans—artificial intelligence systems aren’t taking over the world yet. They can’t even appear as inventors on U.S. patents. Read more.
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Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch in the coming months, and when it does, it will completely revolutionize how we hunt for habitable planets.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
If you were excited about last week’s announcement of a tactical RPG video game starring Marvel’s superheroes, good news—you’re going to continue to be excited! 2K Games has revealed the Midnight Suns ’ first gameplay trailer, which pits an unlikely assortment of Avengers , X-Men , and more against demons. from hell. … Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
SpaceX's first purely civilian mission, Inspiration4, has passed its readiness review, with the flight ready to go ahead in the next couple of weeks.
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Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
One of the challenges of Mars is its unpredictable weather. So scientists are chipping away at the big problem of how to create a Martian weather forecast.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Not a ton of people are watching The Walking Dead , and even fewer are watching its second spin-off series, World Beyond. So little, in fact, that its soon-to-premiere second season will also be its last. But the show is clearly trying to draw some extra viewers for its swan song by bringing aboard a main TWD character… Read more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The newly launched EcoFlow Delta Mini home battery is already $200 off but only for today. Here's what you need to know.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
An intrauterine device (IUD) left in a woman for more than 20 years may have contributed to a nasty infection that sent her to the emergency room, doctors in Japan reported this week. The long-expired birth control device was found surrounded by bacteria that caused her months of fever and abdominal pain. Once the… Read more.
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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.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Intrepid Mars helicopter Ingenuity is gearing up for its 13th flight today, Saturday, September 4, in what NASA engineers hope will be a Lucky 13.
Oculus
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
This week, we released a bunch of titles and updates across the Oculus Platform. Here’s a rundown of the highlights.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The Dell XPS 15 is fast, beautiful, built right, and offers up a gorgeous OLED display. It's a dream machine for creative types and power users.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Soar above Hogwarts, experiment with Passthrough API, and race other players for real-world money in these free games and apps for Quest. Thanks to VR platforms such as the Oculus App Lab and SideQuest, the Oculus Quest has amassed a sizable catalog of games and apps available 100% free of charge. From shooters and puzzlers to racers and platformers, every month we’re treated to a fresh batch of free content from both indie developers as well as AAA studios.
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.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
This EcoFlow Delta Mini home battery can make all the difference in your power needs when the electricity goes down.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Virgin Galactic flights have been grounded while the Federal Aviation Administration investigates its previous flight to the edge of space.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The limited launch of Google's Pixel 5a means that not everyone can get one. With cheap 5G Android phones getting better, here are some alternative options.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
While the Call of Duty: Vanguard alpha shows promise, a slew of gameplay issues have me worried about the final release.
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.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Two Russian cosmonauts completed their first of up to 11 spacewalks outside the ISS to prepare a newly arrived laboratory module for space operations.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Home Depot is launching Hubspace, a smart home platform built on the ideas of compatibility and ease of use.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The Best Buy Labor Day sale is here and it brings with it big discounts on LG TVs, Sony headphones, Lenovo Chromebooks, and much more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
If the end of summer has you feeling bummed out, then these Labor Day weekend sales are sure to cheer you up.
Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning
Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Save big in the early Labor Day laptop sales with these great offers from Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Save big on these fantastic early Labor Day TV sales and deals with offers from LG, Samsung, Sony, and more.
Digital Trends
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
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