Amazon launches first satellites ahead of setting up global internet network

A dozen companies had expressed interest in creating their own global internet service, but only two have followed through on intent.

Quest 3 Now Has Inside-Out Body Tracking & MR Occlusion

Quest 3 inside-out upper body tracking is now available, and mixed reality occlusion can now be shipped in apps.

T-Mobile Will Soon Be Able To Expand Its 5G Home Internet Services to New Areas

T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet offerings could be coming to new areas soon. Earlier this week, Congress passed the 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act, which temporarily restores the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to dole out spectrum won from an auction held last year. Once President Joe Biden signs it into law, the agency will […]

The U.S. Is Getting Closer to 100% of Households Having Internet Service

The digital divide is starting to close, with the percentage of U.S. households with internet access growing.  According to a new consumer data survey from Leichtman Research Group, 92% of U.S. households get internet service at home. This is an increase from 83% of households in 2018, and 76% of households in 2008.  Broadband makes […]

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Researcher creates VR sequences to test eyewitness statements

Eyewitness statements are one of the key sources for identifying perpetrators—and one of the most error-prone. For example, the Innocence Project—an organization that works to clear up miscarriages ...

Internet, Phone Services Cut In War-torn Gaza: Provider

Internet and telephone services were cut across the war-torn Gaza Strip on Thursday, the Palestinian telecommunications company Paltel said.

VR goggles aren’t just for people. Scientists built mini ones for mice.

Northwestern University researchers created small virtual reality goggles to observe mice’s reactions to simulated attacks.

TikTok-parent has reportedly cancelled its next VR headset

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has decided to abandon the development of its upcoming Pico VR headset, the Pico 4, due to disappointing sale

Cow strolls past Range Rover, Audi in upscale Bengaluru street. What internet said

While spotting cows is a common phenomenon on India's streets, the juxtaposition of luxury vehicles and a cow in the same urban landscape prompted a hilarious exchange.