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Facebook promises immersive VR meetings with Horizon Workrooms

Computerworld Vertical IT

But convincing employees to put on VR headsets for conference meetings — or companies to buy the hardware in the first place — could be a tough sell, say analysts. Facebook introduced Horizon , its virtual reality social space accessed via Oculus VR headsets, last year, though it remains in private beta.

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Four questions for a casino InfoSec director

CIO Business Intelligence

Recent cyberattacks at MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment have put the spotlight on cybersecurity practices at casinos – and the importance of educating employees on social engineering tactics. Don’t miss out – register now for the CSO50 Conference + Awards , happening October 2-4.

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Microsoft Azure revenue up 30%, with help from AI, as tech giant beats overall expectations

GeekWire

This includes sales of the company’s Surface laptops and tablets and other hardware. billion, the highest total in any quarter since Microsoft acquired the business social network for $26 billion in 2016. LinkedIn revenue was up 9.5%

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Mesh Is Microsoft’s Vision for Sending Your Hologram Back to the Office

Gizmodo

Today at Microsoft’s annual Ignite conference , the tech giant revealed a bold glimpse at the future of digital collaboration with Mesh , a new mixed reality experience set to shape how people work and socialize online. Read more.

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Facebook is now Meta, but it’s not quite a metamorphosis

Vox

The company is trying to refocus away from social media and toward building what it calls the metaverse. From now on, we’re going to be metaverse first, not Facebook first,” Zuckerberg said at Facebook Connect, the company’s virtual and augmented reality developer conference. “As Facebook announced its new name, Meta, on October 28.

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Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name

The Verge

The coming name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about at the company’s annual Connect conference on October 28th, but could unveil sooner, is meant to signal the tech giant’s ambition to be known for more than social media and all the ills that entail.

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Oculus Connect is now ‘Facebook Connect,’ and it’s happening September 16th

The Verge

Facebook’s annual Oculus Connect conference will be held online-only on September 16th — and it’s being rebranded as Facebook Connect, part of the social giant’s gradual assimilation of its virtual reality subsidiary. But unlike previous years, it’s not being framed as a VR conference. A new Quest headset?