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Phone-based VR is officially over

Mobile virtual reality headsets helped millions of people try out VR, but as of yesterday, they’re all but officially a thing of the past. Oculus CTO John Carmack offered a “eulogy” last month for the phone-powered Gear VR mobile headset, saying that the headset’s days were numbered. And Google just revealed that it’s discontinuing the

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Inside's Apple steep learning curve with TV+ and Hollywood, as sources say the company already well outspent its projected $1B annual content budget (Hollywood Reporter)

Hollywood Reporter: Inside’s Apple steep learning curve with TV+ and Hollywood, as sources say the company already well outspent its projected $1B annual content budget  —  After a few false starts and a little offscreen drama, AppleTV+ finally makes its big debut with a slate of shows, Jennifer Aniston … Inside's Apple steep learning curve

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House Transportation Committee chairman says Uber and Lyft declined to appear at a hearing, and committee will press on with ride-hailing legislation regardless (Faiz Siddiqui/Washington Post)

Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: House Transportation Committee chairman says Uber and Lyft declined to appear at a hearing, and committee will press on with ride-hailing legislation regardless  —  The ride-hailing giants chose not to send representatives to a congressional inquiry aimed at examining their safety and labor practices. House Transportation Committee chairman says Uber

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In a joint effort with UK and South Korea, US DOJ says it took down one of the largest child exploitation sites on the dark web, containing 200K unique videos (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: In a joint effort with UK and South Korea, US DOJ says it took down one of the largest child exploitation sites on the dark web, containing 200K unique videos  —  The Justice Department says it’s dismantled one of the largest child exploitation sites on the dark web. In a joint

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