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FTC didn't stop Facebook-Instagram. How about Meta-Within?

Facebook parent Meta is sparring with the FTC over its pending acquisition of a virtual reality fitness company Within Unlimited in federal court in San Jose, California, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify as a witness

The Independent UK

Virtual reality space where you can fight zombies and solve creepy puzzles set to open in Leeds

Belgian company Park Playground VR has expanded to the UK and will open in Kirkstall Industrial Park on December 15

Leeds Live

E-scooter sounds to help cut crashes with pedestrians will be tested

People including some who are blind or partially sighted will wear a virtual reality headset to immerse them into simulations involving e-scooters.

The Independent UK

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The metaverse offers challenges and possibilities for the future of the retail industry

In 1968, American computer scientist Ivan Sutherland predicted the future of augmented and virtual reality with his concept of the “Ultimate Display. The Ultimate Display relied on the kinetic depth effect to create two dimensional images that moved with its users, giving the illusion of a three-dimensional display.

The Conversation

Boy, 10, shoots and kills mother for not buying him VR headset, police say

A day after shooting her dead, he buys Oculus Virtual Reality Headset using her Amazon account

The Independent UK

Boy, 10, shot and killed mum after she refused to buy him virtual reality headset

The boy, who family members said has mental health issues, is being held in juvenile detention.

Daily Record

A VC who’s been panning crypto since 2017 discusses where he’s investing now

Ramy Adeeb says his firm, 1984 Ventures, tries to avoid the flavor of the day, whether it’s [hotlink]Google[/hotlink] Glass, 3D printing, virtual reality, autonomous driving, crypto, or the current obsession with generative A.I.

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Gifts of virtual reality headsets and other tech for children come with risks, parents warned

Virtual reality can be immersive and educational, but also harmful, so parents need to ask themselves a few questions before Christmas.

The New Daily

Is reality a simulation? A physicist explains how the truth may be revealed

The nature of our reality is one of the greatest mysteries out there. There is some evidence suggesting that our physical reality could be a simulated virtual reality.

Inverse

The innovative LGBTQ+ virtual reality exhibition coming to Wales Millennium Centre

Coming in early December, the new experience will showcase queer creations form all over the world in a fascinating interactive exhibition

Wales Online

Belfast tech company planning to revolutionise art of goalkeeping

CleanSheet delivers a unique virtual reality experience where goalkeepers can practice potential real-game scenarios

Belfast Live

How to test if we're living in a computer simulation

Physicists have long struggled to explain why the universe started out with conditions suitable for life to evolve. Why do the physical laws and constants take the very specific values that allow stars, planets and ultimately life to develop? The expansive force of the universe, dark energy, for example, is…

The Conversation

Don't Worry Darling reveals the limits of a major tech trend

Is the Metaverse possible? Maybe, if Don't Worry Darling is a sign of our future.

Inverse

Chronic pain is one of the world's biggest health problems — but virtual reality headsets could help bring relief

Commercially available virtual reality headsets and handsets might be able to help doctors and physiotherapists treat one of society's most debilitating health problems: chronic pain.

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Evening Standard

Apple to reportedly start producing VR headset in March 2023

The iPhone-maker is expected to take its first step into the immersive world of virtual reality as soon as next year

Daily Mirror

Gamers who perish in new virtual reality experience 'die in real life'

Oculus creator Palmer Luckey has made a virtual reality experience in which players who perish inside the game are killed in real life by three explosive charges aimed at the brain

Bangkok Post

China wants sixfold growth in VR industry in five years

HONG KONG: The Chinese government wants to expand the country's virtual reality (VR) industry output by 2026 to 350 billion yuan (US$48 billion) - six times the level last year - showing Beijing's ambitions in becoming a world leader in metaverse technology.

Evening Standard

London university becomes first to use virtual reality to train doctors in emergency situations

Trainee medics at Imperial College given VR headsets to simulate emergency situations such as a cardiac arrest

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A Dead Body in Taos review – a spiritual exploration of what it means to be really free

Set in the New Mexico desert, David Farr’s unusual play dips into virtual reality in order to raise questions of love, life and what constitutes the human essence

ABC News

Australian MMA fighters first to test virtual reality concussion technology

Mixed Martial Arts fighters on the NSW south coast will become the first in their sport to test an emerging technology that uses virtual reality software to measure brain performance and improve the management of brain injuries.

ABC News

Virtual reality experience Perth Modulated shows city landscape changing from pre-colonisation to now

From dark reading room to immersive virtual reality: WA's state library is changing how it shares its historic collections.

Tribune News Service

Nokia’s vision of the future is a world where the metaverse replaces smartphones

It’s hard to imagine a world untethered from your cellphone. Unless you work for Nokia.

Liverpool Echo

More than 150 people given glimpse into future of two Merseyside towns

People were able to explore how the towns might be redeveloped thanks to some virtual reality technology

Dynamite News

Technology: Apple's Virtual Reality XR Headset Could Have 'Face ID' Like Tech To Make Payments Using Eyes

Seems like Apple is upping the ante in the mixed reality competition by offering iris-scanning technology as the tech giant's forthcoming XR device. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

Companies are increasingly tracking eye movements — but is it ethical?

When Facebook reinvented itself into Meta in October 2021, it was widely reported that Meta would be focusing on virtual reality (VR) by being at the forefront of the metaverse.

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