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VR Training Program Teaches Underserved Population Soft Skills to Increase Their Employment Chances

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However, an initiative by Viability, funded by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC), promises to make things easier for the underserved, thanks to an innovative VR training program. The initiative of Viability could not have reached its full fruition without funds from the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Voted To Ban Police From Using Facial Recognition Tech

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Massachusetts lawmakers voted on Monday to pass a police reform bill that would outlaw the use of facial recognition technology by police departments and other public agencies in the state. Read more.

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Rocket VR Health Enters Newchip Accelerator

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The news comes after the Massachusetts General Hospital partnered with Rocket VR Health in March to co-develop clinical therapies for cancer patients. HCT patients often become bedridden, and Rocket VR Health’s product aims to improve the quality of life for these individuals undergoing HCT treatments at the Massachusetts location.

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MIT Built An AR Headset That Gives You X-Ray Vision

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Researchers based out of the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working on an augmented reality (AR) headset that uses holograms to guide users toward hidden objects. Follow virtual footprints toward lost items with the X-AR.

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Carmakers Launch Desperate Attempt to Delay Massachusetts Right-to-Repair Law

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Major car manufacturers aren’t giving up on their efforts to stymie Massachusetts’ right to repair legislation. Less than two years after residents in the state voted in favor of updated right to repair laws that would let independent auto repair shops receive telematics data from vehicles, groups representing auto… Read more.

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Vicarious Surgical Aims to Raise $460M with $1.1B Valuation for VR Surgery Platform

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Founded in Massachusetts in 2014, Vicarious Surgical has been developing what it calls “human-like surgical robots” connected to VR headsets, which is said to transport surgeons inside a patient to perform minimally invasive surgery. billion valuation.

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Washington and Massachusetts Mull Bans of New Gas-Powered Cars, Following California

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Since then, officials in Washington state and Massachusetts have announced their own similar plans, also citing the need to lower emissions. Last week, California became the first state to officially announce the phase-out of gas-powered cars in order to significantly lower emissions by the middle of this century. Read more.