Voices of VR

JULY 13, 2023

I had a chance to speak with Ward about the pending work that has to be done in order to specify XR accessibility experimentation within government contracts. Right now XR accessibility is in a bit of a Catch-22, because if something is not specified within a contract to be worked on, then it most likely won't happen.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 12, 2022

federal government! Ah, the U.S. When properly funded and run, it can efficiently dole out money for public goods like healthcare, roads and highways, college educations, and other indispensable amenities that average Americans relies on. It makes laws, regulates industries, and helps to maintains social order, all… Read more.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The UK government has released a 23-item list of things it will pursue now that it’s no longer part of the European Union. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government says it wants to let retailers list goods solely in imperial measurements rather than metric. And one item in particular is raising quite a few eyebrows. Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The UK Government’s Crown Commercial Services (CCS) picked ARuVR as its first-ever virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) training solution provider approved for supplier status to help HM Government’s digital outcomes and specialists framework, it announced on Tuesday.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 8, 2022

A prolific state-backed hacker group from China has penetrated the networks of at least six state governments in the U.S., new research from cybersecurity firm Mandiant reveals. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 4, 2022

The main appeal of the non-fungible tokens is that they cannot be deleted as the government works overtime to censor any type of… Read more. After weeks of being locked inside their homes under strict covid-19 restrictions, residents of the populous Chinese city Shanghai are using NFTs as an outlet to their growing frustrations.

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GizModo VR

JULY 13, 2021

Cuba’s government has restricted access to social media in the country amid raging protests over economic turmoil stemming from the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Fifth Element cosplayer Elon Musk would like the government to knock it off with the whole trying to pass climate legislation thing. His beef with the Build Back Better Act? Among other things, subsidies for electric vehicles. Thus, Musk continues a long tradition of what people in “the biz” call “pulling up the… Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 4, 2022

Now the Tesla CEO says he might charge businesses and governments for tweeting. Elon Musk is brainstorming a genius plan to “unlock Twitter’s potential” in public via tweet. He’s already said he might charge third parties to embed tweets. Read more.

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Road to VR

MARCH 15, 2018

But today the company announced a brand new investment fund of some $160 million in a joint venture between HTC and the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government. The post HTC & Shenzhen Government Team Up for $160 Million Investment Fund appeared first on Road to VR.

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GizModo VR

MAY 24, 2021

Ben Santer, one of the nation’s leading climate scientists, said he is cutting ties with a prestigious government-funded laboratory over its plans to invite a scientist who has spread climate denial to speak in a seminar. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 27, 2022

Washington is filled with a revolving door of people who work in government and then go on to use that experience getting highly paid gigs in the private sector. And while we’re used to seeing that in areas like healthcare and defense, there’s a new game in town. Everyone wants to get hired to work on crypto. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 30, 2022

The company received pressure from the government to remove products and keywords… Read more. After flaunting rainbow-colored products throughout the month of June as part of its ‘Pride Out Loud’ campaign, Amazon is now restricting items and search results related to LGBTQ people on its website in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Myanmar’s new military-led government has blocked Instagram and Twitter in the country in an attempt to squash citizen resistance to the coup it staged earlier this week that ousted the country’s democratically elected government. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 23, 2022

A shady private surveillance company sold access to nearly half a dozen powerful security flaws in Chrome and Android last year to government-affiliated hackers, Google revealed Monday. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 5, 2021

government appears to be officially blaming Russia for the expansive and damaging SolarWinds hack , which it says was “likely” an “intelligence gathering” effort on the part of a hacker group connected to the Kremlin. Read more.

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Slashgear

JULY 18, 2022

Government officials in the U.K. just released commentary on their future regulation (or lack thereof) of loot boxes and similar random-pack items in games.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 24, 2022

Not satisfied with upending the GPU market by eating up stock and driving up prices, scalpers have now turned their greedy attention to government appointments.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 26, 2021

President Joe Biden is using one of the most powerful tools at his disposal to speed up the electric vehicle transition: the purchasing power of the federal government. On Monday, he announced he’s phasing out the federal government’s use of fossil fuel-powered cars, replacing them with an all-electric fleet, during a… Read more.

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Next Reality AR

JULY 3, 2018

A new study published by American University demonstrates how Pokémon GO and other augmented reality games can help city governments bring communities closer together. Knight Foundation has facilitated eight events for city governments to gain insight into how technology can contribute to community engagement. and James L.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The Indian government didn’t mince words in a recent message to Elon Musk’s Starlink: Get a license before offering satellite internet services in the country. Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

says it will make facial recognition verification optional for all of its public sector government partners. In a major turn of events, embattled identity verification company ID.me Additionally, starting March 1, the company says all ID.me users will be able to delete their face scans. Read more.

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XROM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Government of Karnataka has announced the construction of a Metaverse-based theme park. The park will be located near the Kempegowda statue. The Metaverse theme park is an attempt to increase tourism in the state. Shared on Sunday about the new theme park with a metaverse experience for the visitors and tourists.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Myanmar’s new government has ordered internet providers in the country to block Facebook in an attempt to quell dissent following a successful military coup earlier this week, according to internet-monitoring service NetBlocks and internet company Telenor Myanmar. Read more.

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InstaVR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Government agencies have seen a large uptick in use of virtual reality over the last 3+ years. Once used more out of curiosity or for testing purposes, government divisions are utilizing VR for practical everyday purposes. So what are these government divisions using virtual reality specifically for?

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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

A new study shows that’s a total fairy tale because the invisible hand isn’t responsible for dirty fuels’ market dominance—implicit government subsidies… Read more. Conservatives have long argued against regulating fossil fuel production for the climate’s sake, claiming that doing so would interfere with the holy free market.

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GizModo VR

MAY 26, 2021

WhatsApp is taking India’s government to court over a new mandate that it claims will lead to mass surveillance of users in the company’s biggest market. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 26, 2021

A sophisticated hacking campaign that was previously witnessed targeting security flaws in Android, Windows and iOS devices is actually the work of “Western government operatives” conducting a “counterterrorism operation,” according to a new report from MIT Technology Review. Read more.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 16, 2021

government is opening a formal probe into Tesla’s Autopilot software over the automated system’s reported tendency to send cars crashing headlong into emergency vehicles. Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Facebook has pledged to restrict the widespread distribution of content from Myanmar’s military regime following a successful coup that toppled the democratically elected government on Feb. The pledge comes from a new blog post at Facebook’s website that seems to implicitly acknowledge the potential for… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MAY 5, 2022

There's a growing struggle between many governments and their citizens to control information flowing through the internet.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 5, 2022

TikTokkers are questioning what happened to gasoline's once strong smell, and the answers they've come up with include possible Covid-19 diagnosis or, um — a government conspiracy to drive up gas prices. Think back to the last time you were at a gas station: Could you actually smell any gas? Let us explain.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 23, 2023

Metaverse Seoul Launches Enabling Immersive Access to Public Services and Resources Finally, last Monday, South Korea’s Seoul Metropolitan Government launched Metaverse Seoul , an immersive VR service which allows residents to access public services and resources.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 14, 2021

While the amount of cyber attackers and activity alone is alarming, in this episode, the featured villain is a hacker group backed by the Iranian government. If the internet is a digital Wild West, it’s time to lock your doors and close your windows. Read more.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

lawmakers are considering adopting new restrictions that would limit the kinds of work ex-intelligence officials could do for foreign governments after leaving the service. After renewed outrage over a hacking scandal involving former federal operatives, U.S. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 24, 2021

Just a few months before the world is scheduled to gather in Glasgow to hammer out how, exactly, we’re going to meet the Paris Agreement targets , Greta Thunberg is calling out the UK government for approving a major new plan to simply keep on drilling. Read more.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Sony may have stopped making floppy disks over a decade ago, but that hadn’t stopped the Tokyo government from relying on the obsolete tech. At least, not until now. As part of modernization efforts, the local authorities are starting to phase out floppies in favor of digital systems, according to Nikkei Asia. Read more.

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