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The Oculus Go’s operating system is being unlocked, John Carmack announces

The Verge

This opens up the ability to repurpose the hardware for more things today, and means that a randomly discovered shrink wrapped headset twenty years from now will be able to update to the final software version, long after over-the-air update servers have been shut down. The Go was officially discontinued in 2020.

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What is an automation engineer? A growing role to address IT automation

CIO Business Intelligence

As automation increases, organizations across every industry are looking for automation engineers to help facilitate, manage, and oversee enterprise automation. The automation engineer role Automation has been a cornerstone of the manufacturing industry for decades, but it’s relatively new to the business, healthcare, and finance industries.

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Oqton raises $40 million to apply AI to additive manufacturing

Venture Beast

Oqton, a startup developing an operating system that integrates engineering software with manufacturing hardware, has raised $40 million. Read More.

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10 hottest IT jobs for salary growth in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

This demand has driven up salaries for IT roles, especially those around development, engineering, and support. Skills such as software engineering, architecture, cloud, and program management are highly sought after as more companies explore creating both internal and external applications and solutions.

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Leak reveals Microsoft’s canceled Windows OS for dual-screen devices

The Verge

Codenamed Andromeda, the device appeared in leaked emails , patents , reports , and throughout various references to it in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. While Andromeda OS was never designed to ship on a Lumia 950, some Microsoft engineers used these devices to test parts of the operating system.

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Boeing Black Smartphone: Security, modularity and productivity

CTOvision

Through embedded hardware security features, software policy configurability and physical modularity, Boeing Black gives customers a trusted, more flexible and productive solution. Key Features: Android™ Operating System : Convenient smartphone for Android usage. Hardware Root of Trust : Ensures software authenticity.

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Google staffs up to build OS for unknown ‘innovative AR device’

The Verge

Lucovsky previously worked at Meta developing an in-house alternative to Android to power the company’s hardware, and also co-authored the Windows NT operating system. My role is to lead the Operating System team for Augmented Reality at Google. This morning I became a Noogler.

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