Last year at Meta Connect, the company then known as Facebook dropped a bombshell: It would now be known as Meta and focus on building the “metaverse.” After investing billions of dollars into the future of virtual reality, the rebranded Meta came back this year for its next big announcement: legs. Yes, avatars are going…
The demise of a spacecraft is usually something rather poignant. But two weeks ago, NASA celebrated one’s destruction. On September 26, NASA executed the final stage of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), in which a spacecraft intentionally crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos to investigate whether such an impact could deflect an Earth-bound stellar object….
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Moments before Meta’s big annual developer conference was set to begin, TechCrunch’s staff scrambled to see who had a charged Meta Quest headset, which it turned out was nobody. But because I knew what corner of the closet mine was in (upper left), here I am. After merging my work Facebook account (Taylor Linguini) with…
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Toyota has admitted it mistakenly left a database of around 300,000 customer emails unsecured online, meaning anyone could have accessed private information. The leak appears to have affected Toyota’s proprietary connectivity app, which allows drivers to connect their smartphones with the car, and use the in-car system to make calls, listen to music, use the…
Microsoft is bringing some of its remote work software to the metaverse. Microsoft and Meta announced during the recent Meta Connect 2022 event that they’re entering a new productivity-focused VR and AR partnership In a blog post about the news, Microsoft wrote that, as workplace environments evolve in the aftermath of the pandemic, it’s important…
Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, made Insider’s 2021 list of Most Transformative CEOs. Julia Nikhinson/AP Insider is putting together a list of the most transformative CEOs of the year. Our focus is on corporate leaders making notable contributions and standing out from their peers. Submit your nominations through this form or email Shana Lebowitz…
RPM tech helps hospitals reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. Insider Intelligence One of the tools US health systems and hospitals are turning to for improved outcomes and reduced costs is remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology. RPM refers to the specific technology used to electronically transmit information between patients and physicians, and it is just…
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