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With the launch of Infinite Office Facebook is making a play for virtual reality offices

Trends in the Living Networks

From today’s suite of virtual reality and augmented reality product launches by Facebook, one of the most interesting was its announcement of Infinite Office , allowing users to work on multiple screens in a virtual/ augmented reality space. Today we will look behind the news that Facebook is launching a virtual office space.

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LG used a virtual influencer to announce new products during its CES keynote

The Verge

LG introduced Reah Keem as a virtual influencer who appeared during its live-streamed CES keynote to unveil the company’s new line of LG CLOi UV-C robots. She may not need oxygen to breathe, but Keem is definitely leaving her mark on the real world (including living in Seoul, apparently). For what it’s worth, it’s pretty good.

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3 Top Things to Know About Social Engineering

SecureWorld News

On a recent SecureWorld Sessions podcast episode, Social Engineering: Hacking Humans , host Bruce Sussman spoke with Christopher Hadnagy, an entrepreneur and author of five books about social engineering and hacking the human. 1 How do you define social engineering?

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Junior Geek of the Month: Heven Ambachew uses tech to pursue her passion around social justice

GeekWire

” Ambachew and other instructors created a game on Roblox and they’re holding classes virtually during the ongoing pandemic. It’s another lesson for a young woman intent on working in social justice and tech. My passion was to do a lot of social justice work,” Ambachew said. from Ethiopia when she was 10.

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I was a virtual NBA fan: What it’s like to cheer from the digital sidelines in Microsoft Teams

GeekWire

This is the spectator view for fans watching NBA games “courtside” in Microsoft Teams: the live stream on one side, and your virtual cheering section on the other. My big takeaway: Microsoft and the NBA are on to something with their new tech-fueled virtual fan experience. Look out for me in the virtual stands!!!

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Will a “Google PhD” become as good as a university-granted PhD?

Trends in the Living Networks

It is fair to acknowledge that there are definitely trade-offs for the autodidactic path compared with the academic route, over and above the socially-recognized qualification, but these may not matter much to many people.

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Metaverse: The time for CIOs to experiment is now

CIO Business Intelligence

Right now, the metaverse is essentially an undefined amalgam of technologies and concepts including but not limited to augmented reality (AR), avatars, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, extended reality (ER), mixed reality (MR), NFTs (non-fungible tokens), virtual reality (VR), and Web3. Follow the money.

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