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Microsoft Cuts VR Staff and Leaves Questions About Its Metaverse Ambitions
After the dust cleared from Microsoft making moves to lay off over 10,000 employees — 5% of its global workforce — it’s become apparent Microsoft isn’t merely taking a different tact on its virtual reality and mixed reality designs, it’s curtailing several of the major teams supposed to plant their virtual flag in the fledgling…
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This $AU700 ‘Rubik’s Cube’ Plays A Mind-Bending Version of Pac-Man (And More)
If you’re the kind of person who spins Rubik’s Cubes not to solve them, but just to feel the satisfying click-clack as you rotate their sides, then the WOWCube may be a more engaging way to fulfil your fidgety tendencies, as long as you’re willing to pay for it.
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Netflix’s ‘Basic With Ads’ Tier Was The Least Popular Option In Its First Month
As much as Netflix anticipated the launch of its ad-based tier as a means for generating new subscribers on the most popular streaming service, it turns out customers really haven’t been too interested in a cheaper ad-filled service with fewer shows on offer.
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China ‘Resolves’ Gaming Addiction So It May No Longer Need Pesky Industry Regulations
“Solving” gaming addiction sounds as easy as easy as “solving” alcoholism, but China’s state-affiliated body overseeing video games seems about ready to call recent efforts at curbing gaming use among children a “success.”