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Meta VR Cloud Gaming Patent Could Clear the Way for Lighter Headsets

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While cloud gaming platforms through Microsoft’s Xbox and Nvidia are already available to consumers, artificial reality cloud streaming isn’t quite…

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Intel Patent Takes on Privacy at Eye Level

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The patents highlight the data privacy issues to come with the metaverse and its headsets.

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Meta’s Brain Reader Could Help it Understand Users’ Mental State

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This data could help Meta understand your response to advertising, one expert told Patent Drop.

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Artificial Intelligence Is the New Gold Rush

Artificial Intelligence Is the New Gold Rush

How the race for profits could overtake the need to weigh human risks.

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Technology

ByteDance Is Scaling Back its VR Ambitions

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ByteDance is undergoing a sweeping restructuring and scaleback of its VR division, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday.

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Meta Wants to Put The Metaverse to Work

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Meta sunk a lot of cash into its metaverse bet. Now, it wants it to work.

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Meta Patents Aim to Read Brain and Body signals

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Meta’s patents highlight a recent consumer tech trend: Tech firms are testing the boundaries of just how close they can get to users.

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Apple’s Headset Could Incorporate “Real-Time Social Intelligence”

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Apple’s latest filing emphasizes the comfort users have with the company’s consistently-monitoring devices.

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