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New York City sues Activision Blizzard over Microsoft deal

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New York City is suing Activision Blizzard over the Microsoft deal, alleging that CEO Bobby Kotick rushed the sale to escape accountability.

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This Environmental Art Exhibit Is Powered By Mixed Reality

VRScout

The experiential art show is powered by the HoloLens 2, Microsoft’s latest mixed reality headset. The physical installations can even be updated over time with new mixed reality content and information. Arcadia Earth’s mixed reality experience will be open to the public in New York City later this month.

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3 reasons why a Google Store in New York could succeed where Microsoft failed

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Microsoft ultimately shuttered its physical stores, but the Google Store in New York City could succeed where Microsoft failed.

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Microsoft HoloLens Art Project Turns New York into an Undersea Dystopia

Next Reality AR

The latest example of this comes in the form of a new AR art installation called "Unmoored,", which transforms New York City's Time Square into an underwater environment.

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See Times Square Underwater in Microsoft’s AR Art Exhibit

VRScout

The Big Apple takes a dip in this location-based augmented experience from Microsoft. Although a foot-long increase doesn’t seem like much, this rise in sea level would not only swamp much of the east coast, including New York City, but flood the entirety of London as well. Image Credit: Microsoft.

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Viacom Next Debuts Mixed Reality Music Video

VRScout

The intuitive project was announced at this year’s Microsoft Build Developer Conference which officially kicked-off Wednesday in Seattle. Using Microsoft technology we can now create even more immersive worlds for audiences to explore and enjoy. No word on when you can expect a public release as of yet.

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Google and Amazon Workers Fill Streets To Protest Israel's 'Project Nimbus'

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Those words echoed through the air outside Google’s New York City office as workers left for the day on Thursday evening. “No justice, no peace, tech workers are in the streets!” Outside, they faced a street packed with dozens of Google and Amazon employees opposed to Project Nimbus , a $1.2

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