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Meta is opening its first retail store next month

The Verge

Meta is launching its first hardware retail store on its campus in Burlingame, California. Meta’s store will include a demo area for Portal where users can test its video calling features with a store employee. Meta’s store will include a demo area for Portal where users can test its video calling features with a store employee.

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Microsoft to permanently close physical retail locations; will incur pre-tax charge of $450M

GeekWire

Microsoft is shutting down its entire physical retail operation and instead will focus on its digital storefronts via Microsoft.com, as well as stores in Xbox and Windows. The company said its retail team members “will continue to serve customers from Microsoft corporate facilities and remotely providing sales, training, and support.”

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US consumers spent record amounts on video games in 2020, NPD reports

The Verge

Spending on video games set a new record of $56.9 Spending on hardware hit its highest level since 2011 at $5.3 NPD classifies video game spending as money spent at retail and digital storefronts on “video game hardware, content, and accessories.”. Photo by James Bareham / The Verge.

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Nvidia offers retail loss prevention software to accelerate accelerator chip sales

CIO Business Intelligence

GPU manufacturer Nvidia is expanding its enterprise software offering with three new AI workflows for retailers it hopes will also drive sales of its hardware accelerators. The workflows are built on Nvidia’s existing AI technology platform. Nvidia isn’t packaging these workflows as off-the-shelf applications, however.

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Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites ace orbital tests — including video streaming and online sale

GeekWire

Amazon Photo) Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network streamed its first video and facilitated its first online sale during a monthlong series of orbital tests that the company says achieved a “100% success rate.” for a two-way satellite video call on the Amazon Chime videoconferencing platform.

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Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 leaks in full via official promo videos

The Verge

The Oculus Quest 2 VR headset has leaked in full via a pair of promotional videos uploaded to a marketing hub run by parent company Facebook, The videos outline the specs of the standalone headset, which is a successor to 2019’s Oculus Quest. Image: Facebook Blueprint. Image: Facebook Blueprint. Image: Facebook Blueprint.

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Where Video Analytics Falls Into Your Big Data Strategy: 5 Use Cases

CTOvision

One area that is receiving a great deal of attention is video analytics. As the name suggests, this field involves analyzing the data taken from recorded videos, usually from specially made cameras with that ability. But you may be wondering how video analytics actually fits into the big data picture for your organization.

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