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Portland bans private and public use of facial recognition tech

Digital Trends

The city of Portland, Oregon has unanimously passed an expansive new piece of legislation that bans both the private and public use of facial recognition tech. Computing News breaking twitter facial recognition Oregon Portland

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Portland Just Passed Our Country's Broadest Ban On Facial Recognition

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Portland, Oregon might be best known as the home of bohemian stereotypes a- plenty and some of the wildest donuts you can find in the state. privacy facial recognition portland

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Delivery Ghouls Pissed After Portland Limits Restaurant Fee Gouging

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U.S. Agencies Sued for Records of Unmarked Agents Who Rounded Up Portland Protesters

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A watchdog group investigating the deployment of federal police against protesters in Portland and other cities announced a lawsuit against the U.S. george floyd protests department of homeland security department of justice portland

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Portland, Maine, Becomes the 13th City to Ban Facial Recognition Tech

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Following months of deliberation and delays, the city of Portland in Southern Maine became the thirteenth city to issue a blanket ban prohibiting its city officials—including local police—from using facial recognition technology. facial recognition portland privacy

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Portland's Most Famous Bookstore Will No Longer Sell Books on Amazon

GizModo VR

One of Portland’s most beloved bookworm attractions, Powell’s Books, will stop selling books on Amazon this weekend, Aug. 29, Oregon Live reports. 29 is also Independent Bookstore Day. Fitting, no? Read more. support your local bookstore amazon bookstores books online ordering

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Portland bans facial recognition, TikTok may not sell | Digital Trends Live

Digital Trends

On this Digital Trends Live we discuss the top tech stories, including Portland’s ban on facial recognition, TikTok may not sell after all, and more.

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Apple Airtags Used to Prove That Contractor Illegally Trashed Unhoused People's Property

GizModo VR

A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, suspected that a city contractor was illegally trashing property belonging to people living at an encampment for people experiencing homelessness, so he covertly attached Apple AirTag tracking devices to some of the items.

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#BuildTheFuture Immersive Collaborative Environments

Tech Trends VR

The Wild , a start-up from Portland, Oregon has just announced an integration with UK-based Igloo Vision to open up new avenues for collaboration and experiential design review for teams working in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). The Wild, a start-up from Portland, Oregon has just announced an integration with UK-based Igloo Vision Click To Tweet. The Wild partners up with Igloo Vision to bring real-time collaboration to shared XR environments.

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#933: Ethical Design in Immersive Media Panel Discussion for Design Week Portland 2020

Voices of VR

On August 7, 2020, I participated in a panel discussion about Ethical Design in Immersive Media organized by the University of Oregon as a part. Podcast Archive

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DHS Forces' Tear Gas May Have Violated Environmental Laws in Addition to Civil Rights

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Five environmental and human rights groups in Oregon are suing the Department of Homeland Security for its use of tear gas at recent anti-police brutality protests in Portland, saying the agency created “potentially grave health and environmental hazards.”

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Senators Seek to Rein In Federal Anti-Protest Forces

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All Hail the Rare Giant Ice Disk

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U.S. Navy Tests Laser Weapon in Middle East

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The Intense, Lobster-Fueled Fight Over America’s First Floating Wind Farm

GizModo VR

There’s a rumble brewing out in the ocean, and it could forecast some troubles ahead for renewable energy. It involves some of Maine’s small fishermen, a high-profile wind project in the state, and an aggressive showdown with a research vessel earlier this week. Read more.

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15 Stunning Videos of the Pacific Northwest's Mystery Light Show in the Sky

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Who’s building the grocery store of the future?

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Christopher Wan. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Chris is a venture fellow at Bessemer Venture Partners and a JD/MBA candidate at Stanford University who writes a weekly newsletter about tech, policy and business strategy. Tess Hatch. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Drifting champion tackles Goodwood with VR, 5G and one tiny startup’s tech

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Donning a Samsung VR headset, Gittin was controlling the vehicle miles away from the Goodwood arena using a teleoperation system developed by Portland, Ore., The startup recently remotely controlled a vehicle at Goodwood from its offices in Portland, Ore., Automotive TC Virtual Reality 5g 5g network articles Designated Driver Emerging-Technologies Internet of Things oregon Portland race roborace Samsung self-driving car technology Virtual reality vodafone

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Frontdoor Acquires XR Start Up Streem

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The two year old Portland-based XR startup empowers home service pros and consumers using see-what-I-see technology and computer vision

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President Trump's Department of Violent Goons Investigates Tweets of Portland Journalists

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Department of Homeland Security sent local police departments in Oregon at least three intelligence reports about the journalism and tweets of reporters in Portland over the past week, according to the Washington Post. The U.S.

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Space of Bass bespoke speaker system: The art of sound

Digital Trends

Portland, Oregon-based artist Ezra Cimino-Hurt has produced a visually stunning new stereo speaker system code-named Space of Bass. Home Theater Case of Bass Ezra Cimino-Hurt space of bass Speakers

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Inspired by Alabama Coworkers, Amazon Employees Nationwide Begin Union Talks: Report

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A slew of Amazon workers in Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, Denver, and Southern California are looking into unionizing, emboldened by their Alabama coworkers’ high-profile union campaign , Bloomberg reported Friday.

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PIXO VR demos new emergency responder training platform

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The platform was demonstrated during the Emerging Technologies Symposium for Emergency Solutions at Concordia University Portland, Oregon, earlier this month. Education News Virtual Reality (VR) VR World Concordia University Portland emergency responder emergency response Emerging Technologies Symposium for Emergency Solutions industrial training PIXO VR safety training Sean Hurwitz Training

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Bringing Multi-Sensory XR Experiences to Life With “Symbiosis” at PAM CUT

ARPost

Symbiosis , an award-winning multi-sensory XR experience directed by Marcel van Brakel and Mark Meeuwenoord, debuted at the Portland Art Museum Center for an Untold Tomorrow (PAM CUT) on November 12, 2022.

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Inside the Fight to Legalize Psilocybin Therapy in Oregon

GizModo VR

On a sunny September afternoon in Portland, volunteers pour into a Zoom conference room. They’ve come for a weekly update from Oregon’s Yes on Measure 109 campaign—a measure which would create the world’s first market for psilocybin-assisted therapy.

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Russell Kirsch, Inventor of the Pixel and Creator of the First Digital Photo, Dies at 91

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Russell Kirsch, the inventor of the pixel and the first person to create a digital photograph, died Tuesday at his home in Portland, Oregon, according to a report from the Washington Post.

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All-Female VR Film ‘Baba Yaga’ Adds Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Kate Winslet

VRScout

Space Center in Berlin and the Portland Art Museum’s Northwest Film Center. . Baobab’s upcoming immersive short features a stacked cast of Oscar-winning talent.

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Even NBA 2K21 cover star Damian Lillard is struggling with the game’s shot meter

Digital Trends

The shot meter in NBA 2K21 has drawn complaints from players for being too hard, including the game's cover star, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trailblazers.

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COVID-19 VR Training With Virus-Free Headsets

VRScout

The curriculum content and scenarios have been supplied by the University of Portland School of Nursing. Two women-founded XR companies have partnered to provide free COVID-19 training.

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Marianne Williamson Wants the Hexing Witches of TikTok to Dream Bigger Than the Moon

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Marianne Williamson—one-time presidential hopeful, longtime Neon Genesis Evangelion fan —has now scolded “baby” TikTok witches for hexing the moon while secret police seemingly kidnap protestors in Portland.

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Here Is The NBA’s Full NextVR Live Broadcasting Schedule For This Season

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8, 2016 – Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers – 10:00 p.m. 22, 2016 – Portland Trail Blazers at New York Knicks – 7:30 p.m. 7, 2017 – Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks – 8:30 p.m. 23, 2017 – Portland Trail Blazers at Orlando Magic – 7:00 p.m. NextVR has previously pulled in massive funding through big investment rounds, including $30 million and another 80 million , to continue live broadcasting in VR.

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Facebook Purchases Echo VR Developer Ready At Dawn

VRScout

While it’s true Facebook has purchased the entirety of the team, Ready at Dawn will continue to work independently out of its original offices in Irvine, California and Portland, Oregon; the only different being that they now have the full support of both Facebook and Oculus Studios.

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Virus-Free Virtual Training for Healthcare Workers

Tech Trends VR

The curriculum content and scenarios have been supplied by the University of Portland School of Nursing. Two women-founded XR companies have partnered to provide free COVID-19 training.

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‘The Wild’ Is A Platform For Collaborative 3D Design In VR & AR

VRScout

The magic of being human is connecting in spaces,” Paez said over a crowd of attendees at Portland’s local monthly Design Reality conference September 24th. According to Shaan Hurley, a 21 year veteran of design at Autodesk; 3D spatialization software similar to The Wild is what helped the company refurbish the Towne Storage building in Southeast Portland earlier this year. Powered by VR, The Wild’s cross-platform 3D design platform works much like Google Docs.

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#1155: Polymorf’s Multi-Sensory “Symbiosis” Explores Speculative Futures Inspired by Philosopher Donna Haraway

Voices of VR

The piece debuted at IDFA DocLab 2021 (see my previous interview here), and it has a sold out run in Portland, Oregon from November 12 to February 12 at the Portland Art Museum's Center for an Untold Tomorrow (PAM CUT). The piece debuted at IDFA DocLab 2021 (see my previous interview here), and it has a sold out run in Portland, Oregon from November 12 to February 12 at the Portland Art Museum's Center for an Untold Tomorrow (PAM CUT).

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Planar Studios Initiative: Creating Innovative Solutions for VP and XR

ARPost

Now, a company based in Portland (OR), Planar , promises to expand the range of applicability of this exciting technology through a comprehensive range of display solutions for VP and XR.

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What’s Behind Google’s Latest AR Updates?

AR Insider

Starting with a trial at Fred Myer supermarkets in Portland Oregon, they’ll know your estimated ETA, so they can time their order preparation accordingly. A fter expanding and contracting in various VR initiatives, Google continues to be committed to AR.

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