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How Virtual Reality Can Be Used To Fight Racism And Prejudice In Society

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

I particularly made note of the body transfer effect – where a person’s brain helps them to believe they are the person seen in a mirror through their headset – created through diversity training software called the Minority Mirror. One of her major pieces, Project Syria , was the topic of our discussion. Racist, vitriolic responses.

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Google warns of 'hermit spyware' infecting Android and iOS devices

Mashable VR

Just last week, cybersecurity firm Lookout reported the use of Hermit by agents working in the governments of Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy. SEE ALSO: Spyware meant to track terrorists was used against journalists and activists, too. More than 10,000 intercepted targets are purported to be handled daily in Europe alone.

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What is Hermit spyware and how do you protect yourself from it?

Mashable VR

And it could be (almost) anything: software that eavesdrops on your phone conversations, reads your messages, accesses your camera, you name it. TAG has only seen them in action in two countries, Italy and Kazakhstan (Lookout also adds Syria to that list). And always keep your device's software up to date.

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The people using torrents to talk to Russians about the war in Ukraine

Mashable VR

48 percent of Russia is actively, on a daily basis, downloading movies, downloading software, all of that," he says. "We What Russia is doing now in Ukraine, it did the same in other countries, in different wars, in different years — in Germany, the Baltic countries, Syria, Chechnya, Poland. Credit: Torrents of Truth.

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Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

Alex: So we did about 250 VR headsets, all synced up from Madison Square Garden for LumiereVR, which brings that enterprise software to large venues and media entertainment folks. And it was this platform that is the Lumiere LB synchronized software that was built almost came out of accidental experiment. I’ll let you talk to that.

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Getting -- and Keeping -- Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

Alex: So we did about 250 VR headsets, all synced up from Madison Square Garden for LumiereVR, which brings that enterprise software to large venues and media entertainment folks. And it was this platform that is the Lumiere LB synchronized software that was built almost came out of accidental experiment. I'll let you talk to that.

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Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

Alex: So we did about 250 VR headsets, all synced up from Madison Square Garden for LumiereVR, which brings that enterprise software to large venues and media entertainment folks. And it was this platform that is the Lumiere LB synchronized software that was built almost came out of accidental experiment. I’ll let you talk to that.