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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

Road to VR

Whether or not you’re in the narrow band of ‘solar eclipse totality’ that’s making its way across the continental United States on Monday, August 21st, Google Earth VR has seen a recent update that will let you experience the rare event from the comfort of your own HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. image courtesy NASA.

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Google Might Owe You Money for Your Face if You Live in Illinois

GizModo VR

Google took another hit today. The tech company has settled for $100 million following a class action lawsuit in Illinois over data privacy concerns from users of the Google Photos app. Read more.

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Future of Privacy Forum Issues XR Data Flow Infographic

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Legal protections for biometrics depend on privacy regulator definitions, such as Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The organisation also hosts some of the world’s biggest tech companies, including Meta Platforms, HTC VIVE, Accenture, Google, Microsoft and many others.

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Meta, IBM Rally XR Community for Global AI Alliance

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Also, institutions like Cornell University, Imperial College London, Boston University and Harvard University’s MOC Alliance, University of California Berkeley, University of Notre Dame, University of Illinois, University of Tokyo, Yale University and many more have joined the alliance.

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GigXR launches Insight Series in Partnership with ANIMA RES

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

ANIMA RES also has experience working with major technology partners, including Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Magic Leap. The integrated ANIMA RES Insight series of immersive content includes RT3D models of the lungs, heart, and kidneys. Mark Cohen, M.D.,

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Chicago Teachers Locked Out of Digital Classrooms Amid Omicron Surge

GizModo VR

Chicago Public School teachers attempting to teach students remotely on Wednesday discovered they’d been locked out of their digital classrooms, an apparent effort by city officials to prevent a return to remote education amid recent spikes in covid-19 cases among students and teachers. Read more.

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Dissecting Virtual Frogs with VictoryXR’s Steve Grubbs

XR for Business Podcast

Steve: Well, it was a MetaVRse product that I downloaded to my phone some time, in Google Cardboard. And then Google Expeditions — which, you can decide if that’s real VR or not — they’re at 31 percent. Alan: So that’s Google Cardboard. Let me ask you a quick question. VIVE is 10 percent.