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The Cast of The Princess Bride Will Reunite for a Virtual Table Read to Benefit the Wisconsin Democratic Party

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The event will be a fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Read more.

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EON Reality Powers Wisconsin’s Future in Electronics & Batteries: Launches Spatial AI & XR Workforce Initiative

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EON Reality will forge vital partnerships with Wisconsin state agencies, its robust technical college system, and key industry anchors like Foxconn and Clarios to deploy a transformative XR and AI training infrastructure. Specialized AI Academy Tracks (e.g., EON Reality is actively engaging with key stakeholders: State Agencies (e.g.,

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Wisconsin Pharmacist Who Destroyed Hundreds of Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Sentenced to 3 Years Prison

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On Tuesday, a federal judge sentenced Steven Brandenburg, the Wisconsin pharmacist whom police say deliberately sabotaged hundreds of covid-19 vaccine doses last December, to three years in federal prison, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Brandenburg had earlier admitted to tampering with the vaccines over… Read more.

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Hand Tracking Wristband Brings More Detailed Hand Movements To VR & AR

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The minds over at Cornell University’s SciFi Lab , along with help from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have come up with a unique wristband device that uses four small (9.30mm) synchronized thermal cameras to deliver more precise VR and AR hand tracking experiences.

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Using Thermal Cameras to Track Hand Motions Could Be the Key to Interacting with Smart Glasses

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Thanks to new research from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, we could still rely on our… Read more. If this whole smart glasses thing is going to effectively free us from having our heads constantly down and staring at our phones, we’re going to need a reliable way to interact with a virtual screen.

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Zuckerberg Admits That Facebook Screwed Up by Ignoring Milita Group Complaints Before Kenosha Shooting

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Facebook made “an operational mistake” in ignoring reports about a page encouraging an armed militia to “defend” Kenosha, Wisconsin, against Black Lives Matter protestors, CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged in a video post Friday. Read more.

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‘RoboCo’ Looks to Fuel Interest in STEM by Letting You Build Useful (and Crappy) Robots

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RoboCo is an upcoming robot-building game from Madison, Wisconsin-based indie studio Filament Games that aims to spark interest in STEM fields by offering players the tools to unleash their problem solving skills and creative potential. That may be true, but it also looks like a great way to have fun building sh*tty robots in VR.

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