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Meta Launches ‘Horizon Worlds’ Closed Beta on Smartphones

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You won’t find Horizon Worlds on Google Play. There’s no word when the company plans to roll out access on browsers either, which the beta’s FAQ says will broaden availability of the platform to iOS devices on Safari, and Google Chrome, Safari, or Microsoft Edge on laptops and desktops.

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PSA: You Don’t Need Xbox Game Pass to Play ‘Fortnite’ for Free on Quest

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It’s true, all you need to play Fortnite on Quest 2/3/Pro with Xbox Cloud Gaming is a free Microsoft account , that and be in a supported region. You can find a list of officially supported controllers here , although many other non-listed Bluetooth controller also work, like an old Google Stadia controller.

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Our First Look At Microsoft HoloLens 2

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Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019. Over these past three and a half years, Microsoft has been listening to their customers, claims HoloLens inventor and Microsoft Technical Fellow Alex Kipman as he took his turn on stage. Microsoft HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft.

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Holopatient Remote Uses AR Holograms For Hands-On Medical Training

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Key features of HoloPatient Remote according to GIGXR: Remote and/or socially distanced student groups connect with their instructor, who is wearing a Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset, using their iOS or Android device. rangi in Australasia; University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. nanga o Awanui?rangi

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EWTS Shines a Light on Enterprise XR and Wearables

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Many of the speakers came from familiar companies within the space, including Deutsche Telekom, Google, Lenovo, PTC, PwC, and Qualcomm. Increased Support for Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2. Betas are now available for Google Meet and Cisco Webex. This year’s EWTS took place from October 20 through October 23. Jeremy Dalton.

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The 8 Major AI Moments That Defined 2023

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AlphaMissense—A Breakthrough In Identifying Dangerous Gene Mutations Some of the most profound implications for AI are in the field of bioscience and genetics, and in 2023, Google made a significant leap forward with its DeepMind-developed AlphaMissense model.

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EU Fines Meta €1.2bn Over EU-US Data Violations

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Big Tech Faces Big Settlements In January, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a lawsuit against Google’s parent firm, Alphabet. ” Google earns around 80 percent of its revenues from advertising, and the latest lawsuit could severely hit the Mountain View-based company’s earnings.

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