Billy Porter and his husband Adam Smith are divorcing
Billy Porter and his husband Adam Smith have announced they are divorcing.
2023-07-07 23:38
Musiala injured in Bayern training
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Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dead at 96
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Google kills its AR rival to Apple Vision
Google has scrapped its latest augmented reality (AR) headset that was meant to rival headsets from Apple and Meta, according to reports. The search giant’s ‘Project Iris’ was abandoned earlier this year, Insider reported, making it the second major set of smart glasses to be ditched following Google Glass. The latest AR glasses were first teased last year at Google I/O, with a video showing wearers using the device to translate conversations in real-time. “What we’re working on is technology that enables us to break down language barriers,” Max Spear, a product manager at Google, said in the video. “Making access to information just instant and intuitive, and by doing that technology fades into the background.” Since the glasses were teased, Apple has unveiled its Vision Pro headset and Meta has shown off its latest Quest 3 goggles, which will be available later this year. Google’s aborted project comes eight years after the firm discontinued its Glass smart glasses for consumers, and just months after it stopped producing the enterprise version. It follows the departure of Clay Bavor, Google’s chief of augmented and virtual reality, with the company’s focus now switching to AR software rather than hardware. One AR software platform is Android XR, which is being built for a headset under development at Samsung. A Micro XR platform is also rumoured to be in the works, which is expected to run on AR smart glasses rather than larger mixed reality goggles. One unnamed employee told Insider that Google was aiming to created the “Android for AR”, referring to the tech giant’s hugely popular mobile operating system. A spokesperson for Google declined to comment. Samsung announced at its Galaxy Unpacked event in February that it had partnered with Google and Qualcomm to make a mixed reality platform. No details were given about what the product might look like, with the company saying more information would be given later this year. “We are working to create a new era of highly immersive digital experiences that blur the line between our physical and digital worlds,” said Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon. “With our Snapdragon XR tech, Samsung’s amazing products, and Google experiences, we have the foundation to make this opportunity a reality.” Read More ‘I saw the future. It left me in tears’ Apple releases urgent update to iPhone and iPad users Apple starts letting developers make apps for its upcoming headset The Apple Watch is getting some major changes this year – here’s why
2023-06-28 21:54
Jack Ma loses more than half of his wealth after criticizing Chinese regulators
Jack Ma's fortune is estimated to be worth less than half of what it was just three years ago, when he made a pivotal speech that derailed what was supposed to be the world's biggest share sale at the time.
2023-07-12 14:19
As Clarence Thomas faces record unpopularity, Americans want an ethics code for the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ended a monthslong saga last week by officially disclosing trips paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.
2023-09-03 22:01
French National Assembly holds minute’s silence for stabbing victims
The French National Assembly observed a minute’s silence on Thursday, 8 June, as a mark of respect for the victims of a stabbing at a park in the French Alps. Four children, including one in a pushchair, and an adult were injured in a knife attack in Annecy, police said. Foreign secretary James Cleverly has confirmed that one of the injured children is a British national. The alleged attacker is said to be a Syrian national, police told local media. French prime minister Elisabeth Borne has confirmed that the suspect was granted refugee status by Sweden. Read More Cleverly speaks of ‘life’ returning to Kyiv as he meets Zelensky in war-torn capital Zelensky visits flood-hit Kherson to survey damage after dam breach Moment knife-wielding man stalks playground before stabbing in French Alps
2023-06-08 23:06
APEC Latest: Global Warming Is ‘Existential Threat,’ Biden Says
US President Joe Biden will be meeting Thursday with counterparts from South Korea and Japan, two top US
2023-11-17 05:03
Hal Steinbrenner says Yankees may make personnel changes but he's not sure yet
New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said the team may make personnel changes after three days of meetings last week that followed the team’s worst season in three decades
2023-10-12 01:17
Yankees best Aaron Hicks replacement wouldn't cost a dime
Yankees fans have been praying for Aaron Hicks to be out of their lives and the best option to replace him is pretty much waiting on New York.Christmas will come early for New York Yankees fans on the day that they no longer have to watch Aaron Hicks in the outfield. If there's one fan base...
1970-01-01 08:00
Here's how a crocodile made herself pregnant
A crocodile has made herself pregnant in what is believed by scientists to be a world first. The crocodile at the Costa Rica zoo created a foetus that was 99.9 per cent genetically identical to itself, often known as a "virgin birth." This process typically does not occur with crocodiles but with other species such as birds, lizards, snakes, fish and sharks. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Scientists believe this kind of solo reproduction could be traced back to the dinosaurs, as they suggest the species may have also been capable of this rare method. The latest study was published on Wednesday (June 7) in the Royal Society journal, Biology Letters. Back in January 2018, an egg was laid by an 18-year-old female American crocodile in Parque Reptilania, the BBC reported. The fully formed foetus did not hatch however and was stillborn. Researchers from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, say this is the "first documentation" of this kind of reproduction in this species. Dr Warren Booth who has studied virgin births (parthenogenesis) for 11 years theorised that this reproduction method has not been seen in crocodiles because weren't looking out for this happening. ''There was a big increase in reports of parthenogenesis when people started keeping pet snakes. But your average reptile keeper doesn't keep a crocodile," he noted to the BBC. "This new evidence offers tantalizing insights into the possible reproductive capabilities of extinct archosaurian relatives of crocodilians, notably the Pterosauria and Dinosauria," experts said in the study. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-08 23:34
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