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New Oculus TV Series Shines A Light On The Transgender Community

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Oculus releases ‘Authentically Us’ in celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility. Just three months into 2020 and Oculus TV is already crushing it with its selection of captivating 360 and VR180 content. All three episodes of Authentically Us are available now on Oculus TV. was inspiring to watch.

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Germany Opens Legal Action Against Facebook Account Requirement for Oculus Headsets

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Today, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) announced it was initiating formal abuse proceedings against Facebook for its controversial policy of requiring new Oculus device owners to use a Facebook account. ” Back in September, Facebook halted sales of all Oculus products in Germany.

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FTC Sues Facebook Over Alleged Monopolization – What it Could Mean for Oculus

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The United States Federal Trade Commission today announced it has filed a lawsuit with the Washington, D.C. Oculus, the company’s XR organization, is not directly mentioned in the suit, but it’s clear that the case’s outcome would have wide ranging repercussions for all of Facebook’s business segments.

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Wilder vs Washington: Stream Tonight’s PBC Heavyweight Title Fight In VR

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This weekend, VR users will have the best seats in the house as FOX Sports and NextVR partner up to stream three Premier Boxing Champions matches including the long-awaited fight between undefeated fighters Deontay Wilder and Gerald Washington for the heavyweight title. ET and can be accessed via the NextVR app on Oculus Home or Google Play.

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GRAMMY-Winning Singer H.E.R. To Broadcast Inaugural ‘Lights On Festival’ Performance On Oculus Venues

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Oculus Venues continues to prove its worth as a live music streaming platform as Oculus today announced that GRAMMY award-winning singer/songwriter H.E.R. will be streaming her headlining performance at the first-ever “Lights On Festival” live via Oculus Venues this Saturday, September 14th. Feature Image Credit: COLORS Studios.

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Oculus Hiring Spree Suggests Facebook is Accelerating VR/AR Plans

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Starting toward the end of 2017, the number of listed job openings at Oculus has nearly tripled, with the current number of openings floating around an all time high. In early 2017, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg publicly toured the Oculus Research facility and shared an inside look.

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Oculus Is Bringing Free-To-Use VR To 90 California State Libraries

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Oculus has always been a major supporter of the virtual reality community. Now the Facebook subsidiary is focusing on making virtual reality more accessible than ever by bringing their Oculus Rift headsets to public libraries across California all for the low cost of $0.00.