Mark Zuckerberg announced a crucial update to the avatars of the metaverse on Tuesday: they will now be given legs. The Meta CEO said that these avatars – and their legs – will first be seen in Horizon Worlds, and later across Meta’s apps. “Everyone has been waiting for this,” said Zuckerberg’s elevated avatar at…
Another day, another successful launch and landing for SpaceX‘s very busy Falcon 9 rocket. The reusable craft launched the Intelsat G-33/G-34 mission on Oct 8, taking off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and marking this particular booster’s 14th launch and landing. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide internet access to…
Microsoft has announced new plans for Xbox VR gaming, continuing a starkly different approach to its main rival, Sony. CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Meta Quest headsets, bringing a vast library of games to your VR headset without needing a console. And it may have Sony’s PSVR 2 beat…
Nvidia’s RTX 4090 GPU has just hit the shelves, and Team Green has let us know which games will initially support the fresh take on its frame rate boosting tech, DLSS 3. As noted in a blog post from Nvidia (highlighted by VideoCardz), the games that’ll use DLSS 3 right off the bat are Super…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) and US President Joe Biden (R). Pool via REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque; REUTERS/Andrej Isakovic Biden made an nonspecific threat to Saudi Arabia after its decision to cut oil output. The call, which will drive up prices, was made as part of the OPEC+ grouping including Russia. The White House has…
Former President Donald Trump, left, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, right. Chris Seward, Hannibal Hanschke/AP Photo Twitter is reviewing its rules around permanent bans on users, sources told the FT. Donald Trump would probably not be allowed back on Twitter if any changes were made, per the sources. Musk, who is attempting to buy Twitter,…
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In this photo illustration, the American multinational corporation and microprocessor technology company, Intel logo is displayed on a smartphone screen Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Intel is planning major layoffs that are likely to affect thousands of jobs, per Bloomberg. The layoffs are expected this month, coinciding with the third quarter…
Good morning, this is Jason Ma and today’s edition highlights the outlook for corporate financial results as the US dollar rises. The worsening prospects for the global economy point to continued strength for the greenback. The International Monetary Fund predicted Tuesday that growth worldwide will slow to 2.7% in 2023 from 3.2% in 2022. “As…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Legacy Sports USA on October 09, 2022 in Mesa, Arizona. Mario Tama/Getty Images The National Archives rejected Trump’s claim that other former presidents mishandled government docs. NARA described Trump’s accusations as “false and misleading.” Trump is being investigated by the Justice Department for how…