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Microsoft Thinks It Can Do Corporate, Legless VR Avatars Better Than Meta
Big tech’s big dreams of a corporate metaverse filled with virtual reality workplaces aren’t quite dead yet, at least according to Microsoft. The Redmond, Washington tech giant finally unveiled its 3D Mesh integration for Microsoft Teams, offering a new wave of generic-looking, legless avatars for making work meetings a fair bit more awkward. As envisioned…
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FTC Launches Inquiry Into OpenAI and Microsoft’s Messy Relationship
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched an inquiry into the billion-dollar AI deals of OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Anthropic on Thursday. Throughout the inquiry, cloud providers must disclose details about the nature of their partnerships and investments with AI startups. Of particular interest is the partnership behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, and Microsoft, in which…
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Here Are All the Apps Coming to (And Not Coming to) the Vision Pro
Those diving into Apple’s new mixed reality headset might be missing a few of their favourite apps as they navigate the Cupertino company’s new “spatial” environment. Pre-orders for the Vision Pro go live Friday, but if you’re considering dropping $US3,500 on this big-budget headset, you should know what kinds of virtual experiences will be available…
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Amazon Wants You to Start Paying for Alexa
More than 75 million people use Alexa, but by Amazon’s standards, the service is a total failure. The problem is Alexa doesn’t make any money, and the service is a huge drain on company resources. Apparently, Amazon has a last-ditch plan to save its digital assistant by supercharging it with AI and charging you for…