Sat.Jan 02, 2021

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Bitcoin Keeps Moving On Up, Reaching $33,000 in Value

GizModo VR

Just weeks after it shattered its yearslong aspiration of reaching $20,000 in value, Bitcoin is at it again. On Saturday, the cryptocurrency passed $33,000 in value, according to CoinDesk, before dipping slightly throughout the day. Read more.

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Robotic police officers are slowly being normalized, whether we like it or not

Digital Trends

Robotic police officers are a rare novelty right now, but as law enforcement agencies across the world buy them, they're quickly becoming normalized.

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Watch the Striking Trailer for Ukrainian Sci-Fi Film Atlantis

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The country of Ukraine is entering a visually striking, politically vibrant science fiction film for this year’s Foreign Film Oscar category. The trailer is something else. Read more.

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We’re one step closer to a communication network based on quantum teleportation

Digital Trends

Researchers at Fermilab in Illinois were able to send quantum bits, called qubits, over 27 miles of fiber optic cables with fidelity of over 90%.

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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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The Doctor and Captain Jack Are Together Again in New Big Finish Audio Adventure

GizModo VR

2021 is the 15th anniversary of the Doctor Who spinoff series Torchwood , starring the beloved disaster hero Captain Jack Harkness. To celebrate, Big Finish is putting out a new Torchwood audio adventure with a big reunion. That’s right, Captain Jack is meeting back up with the Doctor. Read more.

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Developer Says Apple Wanted Him To Change App’s Branding Because It 'Promoted' Controlled Substances

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In Apple’s world, an app can be inappropriate one day, but acceptable the next. That’s what the developer of Amphetamine —an app designed to keep Macs from going to sleep, which is useful in situations such as when a file is downloading or when a specific app is running—learned recently when Apple got in touch with him… Read more.

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Earth is at its closest to the sun today: It’s perihelion day

Digital Trends

Today, the Earth will be at its closest to the sun, coming within 91.5 million miles of our star.

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This Fan Animation Reimagines a Pivotal Steven Universe Moment With the Pilot's Art Style

GizModo VR

Steven Universe ’s art style is characterized by a cute, iconic sense of style. But the original draft, was seen in the unreleased pilot, was a lot different. Not worse, mind you, but a bit less simplified, a bit more odd. We never got to see that Steven Universe. But a new fan animation gives a hint of what it would… Read more.

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RIP Adobe Flash. Here’s how to uninstall it

Digital Trends

Support for Adobe Flash officially ended on December 31, 2020, so that means it's time to uninstall Flash from your browser.

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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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Welcome John Bishop to the Cast of the Upcoming Season of Doctor Who

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Recently, two of the Doctor’s three companions were announced to be leaving the show, leaving a potential gap in the show’s ensemble cast. Now, we might know about who’s going to be filling it. Read more.

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The best fitness apps for the iPhone

Digital Trends

Getting and staying in shape isn't easy, but this comprehensive list presents some of the best iPhone fitness apps that will help you reach your health goals.

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Get Those Food Storage Lids Organized Finally With a $13 YouCopia StoraLid System

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YouCopia Food Container Lid Organizer (S /M) | $13 | Amazon YouCopia Food Container Lid Organizer (L) | $16 | Amazon Read more.

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NASA is kicking off two missions to help understand space weather

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Space weather can be beautiful, like the northern lights, but it can also cause problems for electronics and people in orbit. Two new missions will investigate.

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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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Saturday's Best Deals: Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Air Fryer, Board Games Sale, Gooloo Jump Starter, YouCopia StoraLid Organizer, Exfoliating Foot Masks, Razer Hello Kitty Keyboard, and More

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A Target sale on board games and a Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Air Fryer lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more.

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Your Backstage Pass To Jean-Michel Jarre’s Virtual NYE Concert

VRScout

As one may expect, the circumstances for this year’s NYE celebration was slightly different than a full-blown warehouse party, laced with smoke, laser beams, and a couple of hundred people out to see the sunrise. This year, I set out to discover a digital reincarnation of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in VRChat , the venue for Welcome to the Other Side, a virtual concert by electronic music legend Jean-Michel Jarre. .

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Beat Saber Songs Getting People Banned? Rift S Sale! Ep. 32

Full Dive Gaming

Welcome to the Full Dive Gaming podcast, bringing a weekly dive of all the news, discussion, and condensed nerd talk you need for VR gaming every Friday. This week’s podcast was made in partnership with Asterion Products. Get 5% off the Aura headset or any other order $19.99 or more with the code FULLDIVE at [link] With Destiny out of the recording booth this week, we had a new lovely guest today!

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Facebook's Head of Ad Integrity Leaves Company

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Facebook’s chief of advertising integrity Rob Leathern has left the company, he announced in a Twitter thread Friday. Leathern came onboard shortly after President Donald Trump took office, and some of the social media giant’s more contentious ad policies, including those regarding election and coronavirus… Read more.

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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.