Inside Zuckerberg’s $1,500 headset, the metaverse is still out of reach
The new Meta Quest Pro adds "mixed reality" and face-tracking capabilities. But even with the upgrade, what makes the metaverse better than the internet we already have on phones and laptops? https://wapo.st/3g13oeM
Google hired the co-founders of prominent AI start-up Character.ai, in a deal similar to recent transactions by Microsoft and Amazon that drew antitrust scrutiny. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/02/google-character-ai-noam-shazeer/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Born at least in part of idealism, WikiLeaks’ aid to a Russian influence operation succeeded so well that it ushered in a golden era of hacking and leaking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/26/wikileaks-leaks-reveals-hacking-influence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger