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Get Ready for the Battle of the Metaverses. As the pixels settle after Apple's meticulously planned rollout of its Vision Pro headset, battle lines have solidified in the war for a new reality. Multiple tech powers—and some rising upstarts—are developing headsets and other… (Steven Levy / WIRED)
Are we ready to leave reality—the one humans have experienced for tens of thousands of years - WIRED(@WIRED)
Microsoft opened the FTC hearing with a Sony bombshell. The first day of the FTC v. Microsoft hearing kicked off exactly as I expected: Microsoft against Sony. We hadn't even hit the hour mark before Microsoft's lawyer Beth Wilkinson dropped a bombshell email from Sony's PlayStation chief Jim Ryan… (Tom Warren / The Verge)
Microsoft opened the FTC hearing with a Sony bombshell. Here's my day 1 summary of FTC v. Microsoft - Tom Warren(@tomwarren)
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Yes, There Are Alternatives to Stocks. The stock market has been strutting into the spotlight lately, with talk — however premature — of a new A.I.-driven bull market popping up nearly everywhere you turn. Amid all the hoopla, you can easily miss the solid returns being… (Jeff Sommer / The New York Times)
At the moment, money market funds and many bonds are not only less risky than stocks, but at current interest rates, they are compelling, @jeffsommer says - The New York Times(@nytimesbusiness)
2023 Layoff Tracker: Ford Reportedly Planning New Job Cuts. The number of employees affected by the round of layoffs at Ford has not been confirmed, though the cuts are expected to affect U.S. employees in the automaker's software division, as well as its gas-powered and electric vehicle manufacturing… (Brian Bushard / Forbes)
Second quarter layoffs continue apace after more than 136,000 employees were cut by major U.S. companies in the first quarter of 2023 - Brian Bushard(@bbushardim)
Titanic sub: 5 key mistakes preceded its catastrophic implosion. The five passengers on board the missing Titan submersible are presumed dead from an implosion. OceanGate, the firm that operated the sub, was repeatedly criticized for its approach to safety. (Marianne Guenot / Insider)
There were 5 key mistakes in the lead-up to the Titanic sub's catastrophic implosion - Insider(@thisisinsider)
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