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A survey about VR sickness and gender

Several months ago, VR Heaven — a blog that we, Aaron Santiago (VR software engineer) and Winston Nguyen (VR marketer), run — posted an informal survey on Reddit asking participants how often they experienced VR motion sickness and their gender. They could answer frequently, sometimes, rarely or never. These are …

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Trump Hosts July 4 Event at White House as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Soar

This briefing has ended. Click here for the latest updates. Here’s what you need to know: At his D.C. holiday celebration, Trump declares ‘a lot of progress’ against the virus. The numbers say otherwise. As Houston’s hospitals near capacity, they feel the echoes of New York City. Local governments in …

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How AI can empower communities and strengthen democracy

Each Fourth of July for the past five years I’ve written about AI with the potential to positively impact democratic societies. I return to this question in hopes of shining a light on technology that can strengthen communities, protect privacy and freedoms, and otherwise support the public good. This series …

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