The fashion industry is often an enthusiastic adopter of new technologies.
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New technologies are disrupting the fashion industry. From virtual showrooms to supply chain management, these technologies carry both opportunities and threats.
There are benefits and negative impacts to the applications of AI in pornography.
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As AI tools for image and video generation become more widely available, this will have impacts on the production of pornography.
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Apple’s plan for ‘spatial computing’ may redefine personal computing – and also facilitate trouble new kinds of surveillance.
The pandemic shifted work patterns and reduced the need for space, including shared offices.
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WeWork’s bankruptcy casts doubt on hype that the boundaries between physical space and computer technology are dissolving.
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Artificial intelligence and augmented reality tools are upping the stakes when it comes to online sports betting.
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Many point to Meta’s failings to make a case for mixed reality headsets having no future. But Apple’s approach is arguably much more strategic.
The Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed in a showroom on the Apple campus on June 5, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif.
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After struggling to go mainstream, Apple’s recent announcement of the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset could be the lifeline the metaverse needs.
The headset can blur the lines between virtual reality and augmented reality.
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Will Apple’s Vision Pro set the new standard for the future of virtual reality?
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Meta and Pico lead the field with their VR headsets, ChatGPT continues its inexorable rise and new engine developments are pushing the boundaries of the video game experience.
While VR is still used primarily as a gaming device, it has the potential to move beyond the industry and revolutionize the way people interact with one another in the metaverse.
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If the VR industry is to experience the kind of growth that will make it worthy of the billions of dollars that have been invested in it, we need to view the metaverse as public infrastructure.
VR headsets are key to realising the Metaverse.
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Here are the trends on the cusp of transforming the online world.
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The huge gathering of policymakers focused on culture’s crucial role in sustainable development.
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The Newport medieval ship is the most complete section of a 15th-century European vessel discovered to date.
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From augmented reality to hitting an escape room, here’s how to keep yourself – and your senses – occupied this summer.
As technology improves, the potential for retailers to make use of the metaverse will grow.
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The metaverse offers novel opportunities for retailers and their customers, but retailers need to be adequately prepared to overcome the challenges of new technology.
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The virtual office promised by the metaverse could bring enhanced surveillance and the drawbacks of online culture to the workplace.
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Anduril says it is “transforming US & allied military capabilities with advanced technology” – and it’s setting up shop in Australia.
The Anat_Hub app gives anatomy students a new way to really peer into the human musculoskeletal system.
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The development of an immersive mobile phone application for university anatomy students offers insights into the future of online learning.
Through virtual reality, students can experience environmental processes that would otherwise be invisible to them.
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The use of virtual reality and augmented reality in environmental education is controversial, but there are clear benefits.
The metaverse might be a work in progress, but a key prototype – the virtual world – has been around for several decades.
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Who makes money from the metaverse, and how, comes down to what it becomes. And shaping the metaverse is, to a large degree, a matter of definitions.