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TechCrunch

The startup introduced its developer kit in May, which gives select developers access to Genies’ full tech stack, allowing them to launch mini-apps, customize avatars to fit their aesthetic and create experiences from mini-games to virtual “social worlds,” …

TechCrunch

Content has been a major sticking point for years of VR and AR development, but Apple is no doubt banking on a stocked App Store by the time the system arrives in early 2024. “Developers can …

Space.com

SpaceX plans to launch another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites early Thursday morning (June 22), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 47 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from California’s Vandenberg …

U.S. News & World Report

Microsoft on Thursday will try to gain clearance to complete a $69 billion takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard in a legal showdown with U.S. regulators that will reshape a pastime that’s bigger than the movie and music industries combined.

TechCrunch

That’s a new measurement Microsoft is introducing as the overall industry aims to move beyond the current era of noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) computing. “We think about our roadmap and the time to …

TechCrunch

Apart from Apple properties, this feature will also help people use passwordless login for sites that support “Sign in with Apple.” For websites that support passkeys — such as PayPal, Shopify and Kayak — you can also sign up easily by scanning a QR code …

TechCrunch

To train RoboCat, researchers at DeepMind first collected between 100 to 1,000 demonstrations of a task or robot using a robotic arm controlled by a human. (Think having a robot arm pick up gears or stack blocks.) …

Emerging Tech Brew

Google is rolling out a handful of new AI-powered search features with a focus on some of the things that matter most to consumers during the summertime: planning vacations, shopping for seasonal trends, and identifying skin conditions.

Toyota Canada newsroom

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Announces GR Supra, GR86, and GR Corolla Special Editions for Model Year 2024 GR Lineup; GR86 Sports Coupe Celebrates 40 Years Since AE86 Launch with a Special TRUENO Edition, limited to 50 units in Canada

Nextgov

By Alexandra Kelley. | June 21, 2023 11:00 AM ET. The quantum computer-ready system is intended to help scientists identify viable molecules in a short amount of time. As advances in quantum computing stand to impact a slew of technical industries, …