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UK Statisticians Add VR Headsets to Inflation Basket, Cut Newspaper Ads

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) - Virtual reality headsets will enter Britain's inflation data next month while classified newspaper print adverts will disappear in an annual shake-up of the basket of goods and services used to calculate price rises. The renewal of the inflation basket offers a snapshot of ...
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India’s Reliance Jio signs deal to bring SpaceX’s Starlink internet to India

India's Reliance Jio said on Wednesday it signed a deal with SpaceX to bring Starlink's internet services to India, a day after rival Bharti Airtel inked a similar pact.
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Walt Disney forms business unit to coordinate use of AI, augmented reality

Disney has been building expertise across the organization to capitalize on the emerging technology.
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Meta cancels plans for high-end mixed-reality headset, the Information reports

The company told employees at its Reality Labs division to stop work on the device this week after a product review meeting, the report said citing two Meta employees. It was going to contain ultrahigh-resolution screens known as micro OLEDs — the same display technology used in Vision Pros. The virtual and mixed reality headset market gained renewed attention with Apple's entry last year, but its Vision Pro has struggled to sell due to the pricy $3,500 tag.
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Australia tells internet firms to say how they will stop children from seeing porn

Australia is giving the internet industry six months to come up with an enforceable code detailing how it will stop children seeing pornography and other inappropriate material online or face having a code imposed on it, a regulator said on Tuesday.
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US transport chief urges drivers pay attention after virtual reality driver video By Reuters

US transport chief urges drivers pay attention after virtual reality driver video
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Canada to start planning how it will make internet giants pay for news

The Canadian regulator responsible for implementing the country's online news law on Thursday said it will start setting up a framework for negotiations between news organizations and internet giants this autumn, with the aim of initiating mandatory bargaining by early 2025.
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Vietnamese internet startup VNG files for IPO in the US

Vietnamese internet company VNG Corp has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States via VNG Ltd, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed.
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Reliance Jio to launch $12 internet phones in India

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, the telecom arm of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd said on Monday it is set to launch a new internet-enabled phone priced at 999 rupees ($12.19).
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Telstra partners with Elon Musk’s Starlink for internet in remote Australia

Australia's top telecom firm Telstra Group said on Monday it will partner with Elon Musk's Starlink to provide fixed broadband and voice services to rural Australians.