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Crypto scammers are filling inboxes with fake 'donate to Ukraine' emails

Mashable VR

Scammers are continuing to weaponize Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine in order to propel their immoral money-making schemes. There have been a slew of scams ranging from fake charity websites hosted on freshly registered domain names to phishing campaigns looking to steal sensitive information from potential donors to Ukraine.

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Crypto.com's Oscars ad urges donations to Ukraine via crypto. But it's not so simple.

Mashable VR

The ad was for cryptocurrency exchange, Crypto.com, and its fundraising drive for Ukraine. In Ukraine, the basics are now the essentials," says the on-screen messaging. The ad then tells viewers that Crypto.com is "matching donations" to the Red Cross Red Crescent in order "to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine."

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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

Road to VR

The ongoing invasion of Ukraine has caused a huge backlash from businesses around the world, which has resulted in a laundry list of consumer products and services pulling out of both Russia and its ally Belarus. It was later clarified that only users in Ukraine would be exempt, and not the wider list of surrounding countries.

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Microsoft is suspending new sales in Russia

Mashable VR

Microsoft is suspending all new sales of its products and services in Russia amidst the invasion of Ukraine by Putin's forces. Like the rest of the world, we are horrified, angered and saddened by the images and news coming from the war in Ukraine and condemn this unjustified, unprovoked and unlawful invasion by Russia," wrote Smith. "We

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Ukrainian Military Testing Microsoft HoloLens for Battle

VRScout

11 at the Arms and Security show held in Ukraine’s capital city of Kiev, MS Power User reported. Ukraine doesn’t have the only military interested in the HoloLens. The Israeli Defense Force is experimenting with using the HoloLens to train soldiers and improve strategy, Major Rotem Bashi told Bloomberg.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.11): Upload VR Showcase, Metaverse Safety Week, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The first good sign was when in Helsinki I saw that Finland has now a long-term metaverse strategy , which means that it is going to pour money into its XR ecosystem for the next 10 years at least. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Not bad for a dead technology.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.18): Roblox is coming to Quest, Google has an unclear XR vision, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info (iVRy makes PSVR tracking work on PC) More info (IMU is now supported by the tracking) The European Union announces a strategy to lead on virtual worlds and Web 4.0 This strategy will be carried on by providing funds and facilities, fostering collaborations, and issuing policies. Kudos to him.

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