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The face-computing metaverse still hasn’t gone mainstream, but that isn’t stopping Meta from trying to make it so.Today Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed full details about two new hardware products: an updated virtual reality Quest headset and a new set of Meta-powered smart glasses made by Ray-Ban. The announcements came at the start of

The face-computing metaverse still hasn’t gone mainstream, but that isn’t stopping Meta from trying to make it so.Today Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed full details about two new hardware products: an updated virtual reality Quest headset and a new set of Meta-powered smart glasses made by Ray-Ban. The announcements came at the start of

WATCH LIVE: Biden to meet with science and technology council in California September 27, 2023 02:05 PM President Joe Biden is expected to meet with the president’s council of advisers on Science and Technology Wednesday, during a campaign stop in San Francisco, California. The president will meet the council on Wednesday morning, which the White

Food stamps: Hawaii October payments worth up to $3,230 arrive in six days September 27, 2023 02:05 PM Hawaii households will begin receiving food stamps from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for October in six days. SNAP payments will arrive in Hawaii on Oct. 3, and distributions will end on Oct. 5, one of the

Man With Ties to ‘Boogaloo’ Movement Convicted of Murdering Federal Security Officer During 2020 BLM Riot by Cassandra MacDonald Sep. 27, 2023 1:00 pm A man with ties to the “Boogaloo” movement has been convicted of murdering a federal security officer during the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots over the death of George Floyd. Robert

SoundThinking, the company behind the gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter, is quietly acquiring staff, patents, and customers of the firm that created the notorious predictive policing software PredPol, WIRED has learned.In an August earnings call, SoundThinking CEO Ralph Clark announced to investors that the company was negotiating an agreement to acquire parts of Geolitica—formerly called PredPol—and transition

WATCH LIVE: Schumer holds press conference ahead of possible government shutdown September 27, 2023 01:55 PM Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is holding his weekly press conference as the government appears likely to shut down on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. Schumer’s press conference comes as more than a dozen Senate Democrats have called on

House Democrats let McCarthy sweat out ‘motion to vacate’ threat: ‘Did this to himself’ September 27, 2023 01:55 PM House Democrats won’t give Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) a sigh of relief as they continually dodge questions on whether they’d help bail him out of a motion to vacate amid threats from members of his own

House Democrats challenge McCarthy to vote on Senate bill to avoid government shutdown September 27, 2023 01:54 PM House Democratic leaders are challenging Speaker Kevin McCarthy to bring the Senate’s bipartisan continuing resolution to the floor for a vote, indicating the measure would pass with a majority of Republicans in favor. The Senate advanced a

Durbin becomes highest-ranking Senate Democrat to call for Menendez to resign September 27, 2023 01:49 PM Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), the chamber’s second-highest-ranking Democrat, called for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign on Wednesday in connection to charges of taking bribes in exchange for political favors. Durbin is the highest-ranking Senate Democrat to