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Google Tries VR/AR Again – DTNS 4914
Jason Howell has first impressions of Android XR, Google’s new mixed reality platform. And is Epic’s deal with Telefonica bloatware?
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"Epic Games to pre-install its game store on 'millions' of devices with new Telefónica deal | TechCrunch" https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/12/epic-games-to-pre-install-its-game-store-on-millions-of-devices-with-new-telefonica-deal/
"Android XR: Google's Bold New Vision for Extended Reality" https://www.androidfaithful.com/android-xr-googles-bold-new-vision-for-extended-reality/
"I Tried Google's Android XR Glasses - by Jason Howell" https://jasonhowell.substack.com/p/i-tried-googles-android-xr-glasses
"Google wants Android XR to power your next VR headset and smart glasses" https://www.androidpolice.com/android-xr-announced/
"Android XR and Project Moohan hands-on: Gemini is the killer app - The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/12/24319528/google-android-xr-samsung-project-moohan-smart-glasses
"Harvard and Google to release 1 million public-domain books as AI training dataset | TechCrunch" https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/12/harvard-and-google-to-release-1-million-public-domain-books-as-ai-training-dataset/
"Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft | WIRED" https://www.wired.com/story/harvard-ai-training-dataset-openai-microsoft/
"FCC Opens Entire 6-GHz Band to Very-Low-Power Device Operations | TV Tech" https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/fcc-opens-entire-6-ghz-band-to-very-low-power-device-operations
"YouTube TV Hikes Price by $10 to $83 per Month, up 14%" https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/youtube-tv-raises-price-increase-2024-1236247063/
"YouTube TV Hikes Price $10 to $82.99" https://www.thewrap.com/youtube-tv-price-increase/
"Google Adds More Bluetooth Tracker Protections to Android - Thurrott.com" https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/android/314394/google-adds-more-bluetooth-tracker-protections-to-android
"Android’s Unknown tracker alerts adding ‘Find Nearby’ for FMD" https://9to5google.com/2024/12/11/unknown-tracker-alerts-find-nearby-update/
"You can now use AirTags to expedite a lost luggage reunion through United’s mobile app - The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/12/24319503/apple-airtag-find-my-network-share-item-location-united-airlines-lost-bag-luggage
"Intel Arc B580 review: The first worthy budget GPU of the decade | PCWorld" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2553897/intel-arc-b580-review.html
"It sure looks like OpenAI trained Sora on game content — and legal experts say that could be a problem | TechCrunch" https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/11/it-sure-looks-like-openai-trained-sora-on-game-content-and-legal-experts-say-that-could-be-a-problem/
"Nvidia Steps Up Hiring in China to Focus on AI-Driven Cars - Bloomberg" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-12/nvidia-steps-up-hiring-in-china-to-focus-on-ai-driven-cars
"China’s Instagram-Style Xiaohongshu Crosses $1 Billion in Profit - Bloomberg" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-12/china-s-instagram-style-xiaohongshu-crosses-1-billion-in-profit
"Australia to force tech giants to keep paying for news" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4pvgjklevo
"Google says feedback shows old search result format is bad for hotels" https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-says-feedback-shows-old-140517877.html
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