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Stop and smell the metaverse roses: Virtual world on display at CES
Immersive technologies that can better lives, whether helping people treat dementia or learn to pilot fighter jets, is the future of the metaverse, virtual reality startups say. The company Red 6 is testing an augmented reality system for training fighter jet pilots without the expense or risk of actual flights.
From bees to bullets, CES tech show gives gamers the feels
Getting shot, standing in a downpour, being surrounded by bees: None are ideal, but for gamers, feeling the sensations of each is the goal. "People are not just using our vest for getting shot, but they can feel the wind or rain or even bees in virtual reality," Gwak said.
Auto industry races into metaverse at CES
Allowing the driver of an autonomous vehicle to watch a movie, a dealer to sell automobiles from a "virtual" car lot, or an engineer to simulate how a new part fits: the auto industry is getting a tantalizing taste of the metaverse at the huge CES technology show. At Valeo, "we're doing a lot of work on electric and autonomous cars, and work a lot on sensors," Khemiri said.
Jack Ma: tycoon who soared on China's tech dreams grounded by regulators
Jack Ma, the unconventional billionaire founder of tech giant Alibaba and the totem of China's entrepreneurial brilliance, has stepped out of the limelight since a Communist Party crackdown that chopped back his empire. - Ma long enjoyed an image as the benevolent and unconventional billionaire.
Police arrest Indian executive for urinating on plane passenger
A sacked executive of US banking giant Wells Fargo accused of urinating on a fellow passenger aboard an Air India flight has been arrested, a police spokesperson said Saturday. "Air India acknowledges that it could have handled these matters better, both in the air and on the ground and is committed to taking action," chief executive Campbell Wilson said in a Saturday statement.
Jack Ma to cede control of China's Ant Group
Jack Ma will cede control of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, the company announced Saturday, following a Communist Party crackdown on the nation's tech sector that targeted the charismatic billionaire. His company said in a statement on Saturday it was adjusting its ownership structure so that "no shareholder, alone or jointly with other parties, will have control over Ant Group".
Green tech fights for limelight at CES gadget fest
At the CES tech megashow in Las Vegas, it is unusual to see an entrepreneur hold up a plant and present it as the latest breakthrough in consumer technology. Technology geared towards helping the environment has steadily increased in number at CES since the Sin City expo began fifty years ago.
At CES, sailor-less ships head to port on AI wave
Whether on pleasure yachts or deep-sea cargo ships, AI-backed navigation assistance and autonomy are helping captains set sail for sunsets or simply moor in a port scratch-free. Instead, the company developed the docking assistance system "that gives the captain a certain level of control" when mooring the boat, a moment "that remains one of the most stressful in sailing."
US approves new drug to treat Alzheimer's
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Preliminary data from a trial of Leqembi was released in September and found it slowed cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients by 27 percent.
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