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Russian Puppet Regime Blocks Google Search in Eastern Ukraine

GizModo VR

Just days after Russian authorities slapped Google with a multi-billion-Ruble fine for hosting YouTube videos critical of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, Moscow’s sympathizers in Ukraine are going after the company’s flagship search engine.

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Russia Blocks Google News for 'Unreliable Information' on War in Ukraine

GizModo VR

The Russian government blocked access to Google News in Russia late on Wednesday, citing “unreliable information” about the war in Ukraine, according to state media outlet Interfax. Read more.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.11.05): Google Play Store is preparing for XR, Meta Reality Labs financials released, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Android Authority) Google is adding XR support to Play Store in preparation for the launch of the Samsung headset A report from Android Authority highlights that XR support is being added to the Google Play Store. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. But to summarize, the most important XR-related tidbits have been: Google confirmed that is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung to build an XR headset.

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PayPal ditches Russia over its unprovoked war with Ukraine

Mashable VR

The move was a direct reaction to Russia's unprovoked war with Ukraine. Ukraine's minister of digital transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, posted a letter from PayPal on Saturday confirming the news. SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine. Watching footage from Ukraine? Tweet may have been deleted.

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The fight to combat Russian misinformation via Google restaurant reviews

Mashable VR

Restaurant reviews on Google have become a new digital territory in the fight against misinformation in Russia. 28, the Twitter account @Konrad03249040 tweeted : "Get involved: find a random shop/cafe/restaurant in Russia in big city on google maps and write in the review what's really happening in Ukraine. Thnx for the idea.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.16): Meta teases Cambria, Google shows new AR features, and more!

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Image by Google). Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. At Google I/O, no executive of the company has talked about the M-word, but they have anyway showed interesting AR updates, which will be relevant for our future M-world. Another cool announcement has been the one of Immersive View for Google Maps.

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