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Virtual reality check: Futurists dissect Amazon’s new ‘Upload’ TV series, and its digital afterlife

GeekWire

The new series “Upload” on Amazon Prime Video is set 13 years from now, depicting a future in which people can choose a virtual reality afterlife. He’s uploaded to a luxury hotel setting called “Lakeview,” with his in-VR credits paid for by the girlfriend he left behind. Amazon Prime Video Image).

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Tech Moves: Former Ada Developers Academy CEO joins venture studio; Riveter co-CEO steps down; and more

GeekWire

Conduit Venture Labs Photo) — Seattle tech leader Lauren Sato joined Seattle hardware startup studio Conduit Venture Labs as an entrepreneur-in-residence. “Conduit is unique in that hardware is an incredibly difficult space to get into as a standalone founder,” Sato said. Lauren Sato. Kirkland, Wash.-based

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IDF 2013: Virtualizing the Network to Enable SDI

Scott Lowe

This is session EDCS008, “Virtualizing the Network to Enable a Software-Defined Infrastructure (SDI).” Brian starts the session with a review of how the data center has evolved over the last 10 years or so, driven by the widespread adoption of compute virtualization, increased CPU capacity, and the adoption of 10Gb Ethernet.

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MWC 2022: 5G software, service assurance and sustainability

TM Forum

There was, however, a noticeable lack of delegates from APAC and particularly China whose Covid-19 isolation rules meant attendance would have involved a month’s worth of quarantine in various hotels. And Ericsson signed a hardware, software and services deal with Zain KSA live at the event for a new charging platform.

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Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

In April 2023, Koushik received one of the organization’s SustainableIT Impact Awards for environmental impact, alongside Choice Hotels’ CIO Brian Kirkland and others. Other board members include IT leaders from Morgan Stanley , Allstate, Telefónica Germany, and Campbell Soup Company.

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Dolphin hack: What can you do with a Flipper Zero

Dataconomy

A highlight of its user interface is the charming pixel-art dolphin virtual pet. The very essence of this device is the interactivity with this virtual pet, where the use of the device’s varied functions directly influences the pet’s appearance and emotions. For instance, it can effectively read a hotel’s key card.

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The keys to enabling hybrid work

CIO Business Intelligence

It could be a workstation at the company’s office, an employee’s home office, a desk in a hotel room. Technology, including both software and hardware, supports secure collaboration and communication, regardless of where work is being done. In its ideal realisation, a hybrid work environment supports workers equally, wherever they are.