Arkansas State Police highlight internet safety tips for parents after recent AMBER Alerts

With two AMBER alerts being issued this week for missing teens, Arkansas State Police are now pointing to the warning signs for parents to pick up to avoid being in similar situations.

Meta Q2 Sales Jump 22% in Wall Street Beat as Its AR/VR and Metaverse Business Loses Billions

Meta's social-media empire kept minting digital-ad dollars in Q2 2024 -- while its Reality Labs business continued to rack up bigger losses.

Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.5 billion loss in second quarter

Meta's virtual reality and augmented reality focused Reality Labs unit recorded an operating loss of $4.48 billion in the second quarter.

Google announces steps to combat nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes

The announcement comes after mounting scrutiny on Google for their role in perpetuating the spread of deepfakes.

Computer Science’s Pu receives NSF grant for Internet of Drones systems research

Dr. Cong Pu, an assistant professor in Oklahoma State University’s Department of Computer Science, was awarded a three-year grant totaling $288,398 from the National Science Foundation's Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program. This grant will support Pu's research aimed at improving the security and privacy of Internet of Drones systems.

Why flawed maps showing internet access may cost LA millions of dollars in public funding

Advocates say the way California has determined need is flawed.

Virtual Reality: HoloCare’s AI-generated holograms for surgical decision making

Editorial Content Producer Oli Johnson speaks to Alison Sundset, Chief Executive Officer at HoloCare, about the company’s interactive 3D holograms of organs for surgical decision making.

Lakshya’s ‘in-Sen’ backhand masterclass at Paris Games 2024 has internet talking: How could you pull off that shot?

Lakshya Sen thrashed Indonesia's Jonatan Christie 21-18, 21-12 in the badminton men's singles Group L match.

Washington U. professor experiments with virtual reality theater

During the pandemic Robert Mark Morgan started creating theater in the virtual world and found a new way to bring people together, but also discovered some thorny problems.

Why AR and VR are not going away, as AI advances personalization, measurement

While it may seem like augmented and virtual reality interest has faded into the background as artificial intelligence takes over, experts say AI can actually enhance those efforts in terms of personalization and measurement.