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Power and Responsibility: Highlights from Microsoft Build

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“We need to ask ourselves not only what computers can do, but what they should do,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in his opening keynote at Build. Microsoft sees the “intelligent cloud” as the backbone of this revolution. Microsoft want to enable developers to reach customers in a multi-sense, multi-device way Click To Tweet.

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Samsung To Develop New XR Hardware In Partnership With Qualcomm, Google

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During today’s Samsung Unpacked event, Samsung announced plans to create new ‘Extended Reality’ (XR) hardware in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. And the software will be provided by Google. The hardware will be us.

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Microsoft Reactor Rallies London Tech Community

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One such platform, the Microsoft Reactor meetup, has united many thought leaders, tech giants, and organisations as a guiding compass for the growing community of technology enthusiasts, developers, journalists, and even senior executives. Excellent @Microsoft Reactor #meetup in #London with @VR2AR , Alexander Karim, and @seanmtracey.

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Samsung and partners tease new XR headset

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Samsung, in partnership with Qualcomm and Google, has announced plans to develop a new extended reality product. But when Samsung cancelled the project, I switched to the Google Pixel to stay close to Google’s VR platform. And now, both Gear VR and Google’s platform are gone.

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Lifeliqe Is Bringing HoloLens To The Classroom

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Microsoft’s HoloLens and other mixed reality devices have enormous potential to inform and educate, arguably even more so than VR. In fact the company has already run pilot lessons using the headset in classes at Renton Prep in Seattle, Washington, and Castro Valley Unified College in California.

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Russia's second-largest internet provider cuts off Russian websites

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Cogent Communications is cutting off internet service to its Russian clients, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Other companies that have stopped doing business with Russia include tech giants like Microsoft , Apple, Google, and others, as well as Visa, Boeing, and even Harley Davidson.

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Meta, IBM Rally XR Community for Global AI Alliance

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Currently, it has long been a member of the XR Association , a Washington, DC-based organisation piloting numerous initiatives to outline best practices and ethics for XR, AI, and other emerging technologies. Using AI, Microsoft aims to optimise processes for the enterprise, reducing time, waste, and equipment downtime.

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