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Enterprise AR will be dominated by Apple and Magic Leap
Magic Leap just unveiled an advanced prototype of its Magic Leap 2 headset and the consensus among reviewers is that it’s a great product. Founded 12 years ago, Magic Leap first offered up a series of proof-of-concept prototypes that started out being bigger than a big refrigerator. Then, four years ago, the company introduced its…
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Q&A: AstraZeneca CIO Cindy Hoots on COVID-19, collaboration — and change
Over the past two years, Swedish-English pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has been at the heart of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, developing a vaccine and supplying more than 2.5 billion doses to people in 170 countries. Like most organizations, it was forced to shift rapidly to a remote-work model for many of its 70,000 employees…
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Are we destined to work in the metaverse?
In a recent interview with Lex Fridman, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg described a future in which our workplace would exist in the so-called “metaverse.” Our commute would involve little more than slipping on a pair of virtual reality (VR) goggles. Once jacked in, we’ll interact with colleagues via avatars, attend meetings, give presentations and do…
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Q&A: AstraZeneca CIO Cindy Hoots on Covid-19, collaboration — and change
Over the past two years, Swedish-English pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has been at the heart of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, developing a vaccine and supplying more than 2.5 billion doses to people in 170 countries. Like most organizations, it was forced to shift rapidly to a remote-work model for many of its 70,000 employees…
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The US is ‘very far’ behind China and others in creating a national digital currency
Even before President Joe Biden’s White House Executive Order (EO) last week, the US had been exploring the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). But its efforts have fallen far short of other countries. In the Executive Order, Biden called on several US agencies and regulatory bodies to intensify their exploration of a digital form…