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Monitor Minute: Bring AR and VR into your classroom – News at IU – Indiana University

The program brings augmented and virtual reality into courses with funding, technical support and expert guidance. Ten grants will be awarded for …

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Meta has discontinued its metaverse for work, too | The Verge

To be clear, the term “metaverse” was coined by Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson to describe a fully immersive shared VR world, but I suppose mobile …

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AI-related layoffs keep coming. But there’s more to the story. – Fast Company

Meanwhile, Meta is conducting more layoffs in its virtual reality division, cutting about 1,500 jobs as part of a broader strategic shift to invest …

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Inside the secret weapons-making lair tucked away in Sydney – AFR

“This is Palmer applying his known prowess in augmented reality and virtual reality to reimagining what a soldier’s experience can be on the …

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Why Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon Are Now Paying Wikipedia

Wikimedia is selling enterprise access to Wikipedia to Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, shifting AI firms from scraping to paid data feeds for training.

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