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Meta’s virtual reality project will finally have legs – literally

Avatars in Mark Zuckerberg’s Horizon have so far hovered above ground with bodies ending at waist

The Guardian - UK

Meta's new VR headset doesn't solve old problems

It's easier to talk about the promise of the future than the challenges of the present.

Axios

Russia puts Facebook’s parent company Meta in its list of ‘terrorist and extremist’ organisations

Russians can land in jail for up to 10 years if they purchase ads on Facebook or Instagram

The Independent UK

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Editorial: What freedom looks like online: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act makes a lot of sense

The Supreme Court has chosen to review a case challenging the law that governs freedom of speech on the internet. A bad ruling would chill expression online and simultaneously prevent private social media companies from setting standards and moderating content to create civil communities — all in the Orwellian name…

Tribune News Service

Old bus seat with mushrooms growing on it replaced

An old bus seat found to have mushrooms growing on it has finally been replaced by a new one, according to staff at the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA).

Bangkok Post

Opportunists Rise Up! Multiple Dildos Have Been Littered On A Road In Sydney’s Inner West

I was wondering where I left those...

Pedestrian.tv

Battered bus seat with mushrooms growing on it finally replaced

SAMUT PRAKAN: An old, worn-out bus seat found to have mushrooms growing on it has finally been replaced by a new one, according to staff at the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) depot on Si Khuan Khan road in Phra Pradaeng district.

Bangkok Post

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Facebook owner Meta unveils $1,500 VR headset: Will it sell?

Facebook parent Meta has unveiled a high-end virtual reality headset with the hope people will soon be using it to work in the virtual reality of the still-elusive place called the metaverse

The Independent UK

Meta Unveils New Virtual Reality Headset Quest Pro

A year after it rebranded itself in the name of building a metaverse, Meta on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its virtual reality headset tailored for working professionals. The $1,500 Meta Quest Pro features a number of new features that are meant to improve users' perception of truly being…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia’s Shittest Towns Have Been Announced I’m Shocked All Of ACT Isn’t Considered A Town

One-shit wonder.

Pedestrian.tv

Mind the gap: gender differences in time use narrowing, but slowly

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released its first time-use survey in 15 years. The last time it collected such data, in 2006, Apple was yet to release the iPhone and Facebook was a start-up.

The Conversation

AFL trade period live updates: Josh Dunkley, Ollie Henry, Jaeger O'Meara all secure moves in frantic final minutes of trade period

Deals for Josh Dunkley, Ollie Henry, Jaeger O'Meara and others are left to the wire, but are completed with just minutes of the AFL trade period to spare. Get the lowdown on all the late deals.

ABC News

Disgruntled Cruise Ship Guests Have Slammed The Real Love Boat For Torpedoing Their Dream Vacay

Sounds like a nightmare.

Pedestrian.tv

People massively divided as woman sells €15k engagement ring on Facebook after split

The woman, based in Australia, said she was given the one-carat diamond ring from Tiffany by her partner but, for 'obvious reasons', was now putting it up for sale

Irish Mirror

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The Independent UK

TikTok going big on US e-commerce? Job listings offer clues

TikTok appears to be deepening its foray into e-commerce

Glasgow Live

Asda shoppers praise 'godsend' cost of living crisis initiative

Asda has launched a scheme that sees customers over 60 given food and drink at a bargain price, and customers have praised it as "brilliant" and "a godsend" amid the cost of living crisis

ABC News

Census updates: More than 20 per cent of Australians working from home on 2021 Census day, data shows

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the second round of its 2021 Census data — look back on Wednesday's events.

ABC News

The Loop: Southern states brace for 'widespread' rain, UK spy boss says Russian forces 'desperate', and Angela Lansbury dies — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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The Guardian - UK

Tories’ levelling up ad campaign broke the rules, finds watchdog

Advertising promoting government policies in run-up to local elections in May described as party propaganda by Labour

Liverpool Echo

Murder accused says 'I don't want to carry on' while quizzed on witness box

Emma Walsh said that Gary Morgan had previously been arrested for "booting her" as she lay in the street

Daily Record

Teachers share worst packed lunches they have seen including takeaway and cider

The examples include one young boy who arrived with a day-old McDonald's happy meal, which his gran said she didn't want to "go to waste".

Manchester Evening News

Stockport boozer goes viral with brilliant video of regulars living their best life

The image of Tuesday night regulars shows there's never a night off from partying at this Stockport pub...

Liverpool Echo

Lucy Letby told worried mum 'trust me, I'm a nurse' while standing over bleeding baby

Lucy Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill 10, including one on three separate occasions

Wales Online

A man who dumped three loads of waste at a cemetery has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds

Complaints were received after huge amounts of household waste were found at the cemetery earlier this year

Edinburgh Live

I tried to rent in Edinburgh but the experience made me move to Fife

When the opportunity to move to Edinburgh came to me, I didn't waste any time searching property websites to find my (rental) dream home - but with rent prices rising, I was forced to search further a field.

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