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Can mass media survive in the age of personal media? What gadgets will we watch future movies on? Can you make a living working in the metaverse? This page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of entertainment.

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https://mashable.com/article/xreal-air-2-ar-glasses-preorder-price-release-date
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Mashable
PRE-ORDER NOW: XREAL announced its new Air 2 and Air 2 Pro glasses on October 24. You can pre-order them now for $399 and $449, respectively.
It's been a promising year for high-tech glasses. With each new launch, from TCL's RayNeo AR glasses to Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, these wearables are...
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https://allwork.space/2023/10/forget-basic-ai-tools-digital-clones-will-be-the-next-big-workforce-disruptor/
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Allwork
Digital human cloning entails crafting a highly realistic digital replica, whether in the form of an image, avatar, or multimedia content, to such an extent that discerning it from the genuine person is difficult. In the workplace, the prevalence of digital human clone employees is destined to become commonplace.
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https://petapixel.com/2023/04/27/tiktok-is-testing-a-lensa-like-ai-avatar-generator/
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Petapixel
TikTok is jumping on the artificially intelligent (AI) photo-editing trend, popularized by Lensa last year and is working on its own new AI avatar generator. On Wednesday, TikTok confirmed it is testing a new in-app tool that allows users to create AI-generated avatars on a daily basis. Social...
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/porto-jews-decry-soviet-style-antisemitism-as-lucrative-citizenship-vetting-probed/
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Timesofisrael
PORTO, Portugal — If you're a Jew considering immigrating, your coreligionists in this coastal city would like you to know that it has a thriving, diverse and tight-knit Jewish community with superb amenities that are conveniently located in a modern metropolis where you can live and worship...
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/history-of-augmented-reality
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Spectrum
I climb into an upper-body exoskeleton that's covered in sensors, motors, gears, and bearings, and then lean forward, tilting my head up to press my face against the eyepieces of a vision system hanging from the ceiling. In front of me, I see a large wooden board, painted black and punctuated by a grid of metal holes.
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https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2017/08/27/seed-sale-unforeseen-speed-automation-pot-industry/#.tnw_R6hl59Nb
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The Next Web
When Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012, few could have predicted the scale of the growth which would bloom across the industry. Legal marijuana sales in the US and Canada are now expe
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https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/26/gaming-startup-mirrorscape-tabletop-gaming-ar/
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Techcrunch
Yet another virtual tabletop (VTT) tool has joined the fray, giving Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder and tabletop role-playing gamers alike a new augmented reality experience. Mirrorscape, a mixed reality and gaming development company, announced the open beta launch of its app, letting users experience their favorite tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) in .
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https://engaged-social.com/2024/02/16/enhancing-event-interactivity-and-engagement-with-augmented-reality/
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Engaged-social
Event marketing is going through a remarkable transformation as it's driven into the digital age by the advent of innovative technologies. Among these, Augmented Reality (AR) stands at the forefront of innovation, redefining the boundaries between the physical and digital realms.
By overlaying...
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https://www.designboom.com/technology/ryuichi-sakamoto-mixed-augmented-reality-piano-performance-kagami-opens-the-shed-new-york-06-20-2023/
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Designboom
KAGAMI Ryuichi Sakamoto: a new type of mixed AR concert The Shed in New York recently hosted the inauguration of KAGAMI, an innovative mixed-reality concert. Paying tribute to the late Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023), a renowned composer and musician, the concert captivates the audience with an...
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https://slate.com/technology/2023/07/actor-strike-extras-digital-double-sag-aftra.html?curator=MediaREDEF
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Slate
On Thursday, Hollywood's actors announced their intentions to strike in a press conference, in which Fran Drescher reminded us why she's a star.
"We are all going to be in jeopardy of being replaced by machines and big business who cares more about Wall Street than you and your family,"...
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https://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/htc-vive-vr-tracker/
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Thegadgetflow
Packed with advanced features, the HTC VIVE Tracker (3.lightweight VR tracker enhances the capabilities of the VIVE ecosystem, offering unprecedented control and interaction. Compact design: With a sleek and compact design, it ensures a seamless integration into VR experiences without compromising on performance.
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https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a44065391/leslie-lohman-museum-art-lgbtqia-queer-artists/?src=socialflowTW
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Harpersbazaar
Banning books, boycotting beer, silencing discourse, and restricting health care—this may sound like a dystopian nightmare, but it's just a snapshot of the hundreds of anti-LGBTQIA+ bills currently moving through legislatures across the United States. As Pride Month kicks off, the celebrations...
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https://behindmlm.com/mlm-reviews/zeotar-review-ev-charging-ruse-mlm-crypto-ponzi/
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Zeotar fails to provide verifiable ownership or executive information on its website. Zeotar's website domain ("zeotar.com"), was privately registered on November 15th, 2023. Despite only existing for a few months, on its website Zeotar falsely claims it was founded in 2017. Zeotar is purportedly run by founder Sebastian Martinez, who Zeotar claims is from New Mexico.
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Deepfakes can be used to slander and misrepresent individuals and corporations. But with proper knowledge, executives can protect themselves and their businesses.
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https://www.scrylight.com/
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Scrylight
In 1842, Occultist Jeremiah Scry wrote his illicit publication 'The Book of Scry', his own personal methods of allowing the living to view and interact with the dead through the use of his forbidden illumination techniques and rituals. All in the hope of recording evidence. Then one day Scry...
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https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2023/06/house-cyber-panels-ndaa-draft-prioritizes-commercial-tech-expert-engagement/387441/
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Nextgov
A key House cybersecurity panel on Monday released its legislative proposals for the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, laying out a series of steps for the Department of Defense to enhance its cyber capabilities and reorient its internal strategies and management to help drive...
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https://news.artnet.com/news-pro/apple-vision-pro-and-art-world-2320826
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The column decodes important stories from the previous week—and offers unparalleled insight into the inner workings of the art industry in the process. At its Worldwide Developer Conference last week, Apple unveiled what the company hopes will be its most paradigm-shifting device since the iPhone: the Vision Pro, a mixed-reality headset designed to inaugurate the era of "spatial computing." The announcement has already triggered an avalanche of speculation about whether and how the Vision Pro will irreversibly alter the ways we work, live, and relate to one another in the years ahead, with the implications for making and experiencing art looming large in the background.
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https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-quest-2-headset-gets-a-permanent-price-cut-to-199
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Pcmag
One of the best VR headsets on the market, the Meta Quest 2, is getting a major price cut, dropping to only $199 for the 128GB model. "Meta Quest 2 is the most affordable way to tap into everything VR has to offer—and we're doubling down by making our recent price drop permanent," Meta announced...
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/republicans-democrats-team-take-ai-new-bills?intcmp=tw_fnc
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Foxbusiness
I/O Fund CEO and lead tech analyst Beth Kindig provides insight on stock performance and the development of AI on 'Making Money.' U.S. senators on Thursday introduced two bipartisan artificial intelligence bills as lawmakers in both parties agree the government must get involved with the emerging...
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https://shorensteincenter.org/combating-fake-news-agenda-for-research/
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Shorenstein Center
Conference held February 17–18, 2017 Organized by Matthew Baum, David Lazer, and Nicco Mele Sponsored by         Final report written by David Lazer †‡, Matthew Baum ‡, Nir Grinberg †‡, Lisa Friedland †‡, Kenneth Joseph†‡, Will Hobbs...
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https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/meta-quest-3-cast-to-tv/
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Digitaltrends
If you have one of the best VR headsets, such as the new Meta Quest you might be wondering what you can do with it. Beyond the best VR games, there's a whole world of apps to explore too. VR apps can immerse you in any scenario or augment your actual surroundings with mixed-reality graphics. You can hang out and work with friends located anywhere in the world, watch movies on a giant cinema screen, learn about atomic bonds with molecules scaled up to fill the room, create 3D models with a swipe of your hand, and much more.
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https://www.macworld.com/article/2229980/apple-vision-pro-eyesight-concept-execution.html
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Macworld
A distinguishing characteristic of Apple's "mixed-reality headset with video passthrough" is the external display. When in use, it shows swirls of light, but the main feature is something Apple calls EyeSight, which offers a way for others to connect with you by seeing your eyes, so you don't...