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Reality Might Be a Simulation, Scientists Think It’s Possible to Find out for Sure

Road to VR

If you’re interested in VR, you’ve probably thought at least once or twice about the simulation hypothesis—the idea that we might actually already be living in a virtual reality world. Many people are passingly familiar with the idea, especially thanks to films like The Matrix , and it’s been a topic among philosophers—in some form or another—for perhaps more than a millenium.

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Data Dive: Web AR Ratchets Up

ARVR

Web AR continues to elevate its value proposition to AR developers in search of the optimal vessel. As our research arm ARtillery Intelligence examined in a recent report , it now reaches 3.1 billion devices globally?—?the greatest of any mobile AR platform. But as we’ve learned throughout the smartphone era and age of mobile apps, the addressable market represented in a hardware base doesn’t necessarily translate to usage volume.

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This VR Documentary is Filming Outside of the ISS so You Can See Space With Your Own Eyes

Road to VR

Space Explorers: The ISS Experience is a multi-part VR documentary from Felix & Paul Studios and TIME that lets you see what life is like aboard the International Space Station. The first two episodes transport you to the rarefied air of the ISS interior, however the studios today announced that they’ve begun filming episodes three and four outside of the ISS, letting you virtually experience the edge of space via 3D, 360 video.

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Case Study: Boeing Cuts Production Time with AR

ARVR

Though we spend ample time examining consumer-based AR endpoints, greater near-term impact is seen today in the enterprise. This takes many forms including camera commerce and collaboration. But the greatest area of enterprise AR impact today is in industrial settings. This includes AR visualization to support assembly and maintenance. The idea is that AR’s line-of-sight orientation can guide front-line workers.

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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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Quest Users Can Play a Library of Top PC VR Games for Free for a Month with This Promo

Road to VR

Looking for some free PC VR games to play on Quest? Viveport, HTC’s storefront for VR games and apps, is throwing out free promo codes to owners of Oculus Quest and Quest 2 which will let you play all of the games enrolled in its Infinity program for a whole month. Viveport really has come a long way in the past few years by streamlining its interface and making it more attractive to developers financially so they’ll list their games there.

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Here’s how I tracked down the people selling my data, then stopped them

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Shady online data brokers collect and sell your personal information without your permission. But with the right software tools, you can stop them.

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Online Trolls Actually Just A**holes All the Time, Study Finds

GizModo VR

The internet doesn’t turn people into a s so much as it acts as a massive megaphone for existing ones , according to work by researchers at Aarhus University. Read more.

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Buying a GPU is still difficult and expensive, but sales continue to skyrocket

Digital Trends

Jon Peddie Research has announced that GPU shipments have drastically increased on a year-to-year basis. Reports also say that these numbers will only grow.

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The Absolute Weirdest Star Trek Collector Plates

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This week, Star Trek: Lower Decks brought into canon one of the most delightfully weird and long-running pieces of Star Trek memorabilia : the Hamilton Collection’s line of Trek collector plates, a tradition that has been part of fandom since the ‘80s. In celebration of Boimler’s very own Tom Paris plate— from VOY … Read more.

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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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Amazon slashes iPad Pro 12.9 price by a ton today

Digital Trends

The new 2021 iPad Pro has not only Apple's M1 chip but also a Liquid Retina XDR display, 256 GB of storage, and a USB-4 port.

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Chicago Is Suing DoorDash and Grubhub for Being Shady Pricks

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Alleging the exact type of slimy business practices one might expect from a pair of food delivery apps best known for scamming restaurants out of their hard-earned money during a pandemic, the city of Chicago filed two separate lawsuits against DoorDash and Grubhub on Friday to accuse them of intentionally deceiving… Read more.

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Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSD Review: RGB-Infused USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Storage

Anand Tech

The gaming market has experienced significant growth over the last decade. In addition to boosting PC sales, the peripherals market associated with the segment has also expanded. Installed sizes for games now regularly run into 100s of GBs, thanks to support for increased resolutions and more detailed graphics. The data also needs to be loaded into memory as fast as possible in order to improve the gaming experience.

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Peloton Admits It's in Hot Water With DOJ, DHS, and SEC Over Its Treadmill Mess

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Peloton has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, the fitness equipment maker confirmed on Friday, reportedly over its apparent failure to make information related to injuries customers had sustained on the company’s treadmills readily available. The Securities and… Read more.

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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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Surface Duo 2 benchmark leak confirms specs, hints at possible launch date

Digital Trends

A leaked benchmark result has revealed the Surface Duo 2's specs, which fall in line with previous rumors about the next-gen Microsoft dual-screen foldable.

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How Do We Know How Old Fossils Are?

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Paleolithic hunters built mammoth traps in what is now Mexico some 14,700 years ago. An unknown sea creature left footprints in sand some 550 million years ago, making them the oldest known footprints on Earth. The mysterious Denisovan humans reached southeast Asia 160,000 years ago, as evidenced by a jawbone found on… Read more.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 price slashed by $150 right now

Digital Trends

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, a powerful Android tablet with snappy performance and a gorgeous 11-inch screen, is available from Best Buy with a $150 discount.

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You Can Use Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware, But You May Not Want to

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Windows 11 is going to be a major upgrade. But before you can get there, Microsoft wants you to have the necessary hardware. The company published a blog post officially detailing the system requirements for Windows 11. It lays out the processors and systems that will be compatible with the new operating system, while… 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.

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Apple makes concessions to developers as part of $100 million settlement

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Apple is finally allowing developers to share iinformation about pricing outside the App Store as part of a $100 million class-action settlement proposal.

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Before You See Shang-Chi, You Might Want to Watch (or Re-Watch) These Marvel Projects

GizModo VR

Are you ready to see Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ? Are you sure? Obviously, everyone is excited to check out the next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And, for the most part, Shang-Chi tells its own standalone origin story. However, there are a few pieces of MCU history you could revisit… Read more.

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Which is better: Dell Latitude or Inspiron?

Digital Trends

Which is the better buy? Dell's Latitude or its Inspiron series? In this comparison, we're taking a closer look at two of Dell's most well-known product lines.

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The Truth About Ivermectin

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Ivermectin, a long-used antiparasitic treatment for both humans and animals, has recently usurped hydroxychloroquine as the “do your own research” internet crowd’s go-to panacea for covid-19. It’s widely discussed in Facebook groups, peddled by shady websites, and even mentioned by Fox News hosts. Swaths of people are… Read more.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

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?

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The best games like Final Fantasy

Digital Trends

If you're looking to find a new series that can hold you over until the next game, we've rounded up the best games like Final Fantasy you can play right now.

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Elon Musk Tells Texas to Come and Take It! (His Electricity)

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Tesla might be best known as a company that pumps out ( with a few exceptions ) electric vehicles , but it looks like it might be selling electricity straight to the people pretty soon. Read more.

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Alienware gaming PC price slashed by hundreds at Dell

Digital Trends

The Alienware Aurora R12, a powerful and stylish gaming PC that's powered by the 11th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, is available from Dell at $370 off.

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CVS Can't Keep Up With Demand For At-Home Covid-19 Tests

GizModo VR

If you needed a reminder that we’re still living in the middle of a global pandemic, here’s one courtesy of CVS. On Friday, the pharmacy chain told Business Insider that the company’s supply of take-home COVID tests is so in demand that it will need to start limiting the number that customers can buy at once. Read more.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?