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T-Mobile teaming with Drone Racing League to help emerging sport develop 5G-enabled tech

GeekWire

based wireless carrier the exclusive 5G partner for the organization, the companies announced Monday. T-Mobile will also support the DRL Academy, the league’s STEM program, “creating educational programming around 5G and drones to inspire the next generation of technologists and digital athletes,” according to a news release.

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Vergecast: Microsoft’s metaverse, Beats Fit Pro review, and Craig Federighi on sideloading

The Verge

Stories from this week: Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings. Microsoft is planning 3D metaverse apps for Xbox and gaming. The best wireless earbuds to buy right now. Facebook is shutting down its Face Recognition tagging program. Microsoft’s GitHub CEO steps down.

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How 5G is driving big innovations in healthcare for veterans

CIO Business Intelligence

A successful cutting-edge pilot program at a VA hospital in Livermore, CA illustrates some of the possibilities. During surgery, they can superimpose 3D scans on patients’ bodies as they operate, improving precision and accuracy. By avoiding the public internet, it also strengthens cybersecurity and supports patient privacy.

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Top Technology News Ticker for 3 June 2016

CTOvision

Hands-on: Samsung's $179 Gear Fit2 band and $199 Gear IconX wireless earbuds have heart-rate tracking, 4GB storage; Gear Fit2 has GPS and arrives June 10 (Timothy Torres/PC Magazine). Sources: Snapchat bought 3D selfie startup Seene for its computer vision tech about two months ago (TechCrunch). Can We Make A Computer Make Art?

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Cloud, Mobile, Social and Cyber: 2015 Predictions That Will Rock The World (AGAIN!)

Cloud Musings

As the United States Department of Homeland Security rolls out Phase II of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program , multinational corporations across all industries will take notice. 3D Printing comes home - Additive manufacturing will come home as a household appliance. Legal concerns will also take center stage.

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Virginia Announces Research Commercialization Awards

CTOvision

Governor McAuliffe said , “The CRCF program advances research with potential for economic growth in Virginia. The following CRCF proposals will be awarded, contingent upon acceptance of award terms and conditions: Commercialization Program. Eminent Researcher Recruitment Program. Matching Funds Program. BlueTherm Corp.

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What is synthetic data? Generated data to help your AI strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

For example, when people switched from wired headphones to wireless, all that historic customer data lost its predictive value. To simulate the metaverse: The metaverse — virtual, 3D simulations of gaming, social, and business environments — will require a massive amount of content.

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