Meta has spent the GDP of a small nation making an attempt to make the metaverse a factor, and now we get to see the newest gadget designed to take us there. The Meta Quest Pro is a $1,500 flagship VR headset that ought to supply the most effective expertise Mark Zuckerberg’s cash can purchase. And our Sam Rutherford has spent loads of time with one and is stuffed with reward for it.

Rutherford lauded the consolation, the design, the facility and just about every part else about it, not less than on a {hardware} stage. The sting, in fact, is that fancy {hardware} doesn’t imply a lot if there isn’t compelling software program to again it up. And whereas there are some cool new apps capable of make the most of the Pro’s extra muscular efficiency, it’s nonetheless a fairly skinny choice.

As somebody who would like to spend extra time in VR however can’t discover a headset that gives the precise mixture of eye (and neck) consolation, I’m excited to attempt the Pro. But, like many individuals, I’ll wait a 12 months or two earlier than investing in a single, lest I wind up with a really fairly, very costly piece of furnishings gathering mud on my facet desk.

– Dan Cooper

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Who desires, or wants, a luxurious Chromebook?

A luxurious Chromebook has all the time been a little bit of a paradox as a result of Chrome is designed to work on the dirtiest of dirt-cheap {hardware}. HP’s Elite Dragonfly Chromebook matches the class, nevertheless, with a base mannequin costing greater than a grand, and our overview mannequin topping $1,500. Naturally, our Chromebook professional, Nathan Ingraham, put it via its paces and had loads of good issues to say about it. Sadly, regardless of how good it’s, it’s nonetheless 1,000-plus {dollars} for a Chromebook.

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The course of isn’t clear, with an enormous accountability hole.

The UK has been enjoying round with dwell facial recognition know-how (LFR) for a number of years, however not in a manner that’s moral or authorized. That’s the conclusion made by University of Cambridge researchers after analyzing its use by police forces in London and South Wales. The findings, revealed in a brand new examine, stated key details about how information is used has been “kept from view,” leaving unanswered questions round if the know-how is used as a canopy to justify racial profiling. Not to say its total efficacy, which third-party specialists say is much decrease than the forces themselves prefer to boast about.

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Users additionally noticed drops in follower counts and disrupted feeds.

An Instagram bug triggered customers to obtain notices their accounts had been suspended with out trigger. The concern additionally noticed particular person follower counts fall, in addition to disruptions to the platform’s essential picture feed. Around eight hours later, Instagram stated it had fastened the bug however declined to elaborate on what triggered it. It’s the second high-profile service disruption to the image-sharing community in a month, and one other signal not all is nicely inside Meta’s gilded partitions.

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Including college students’ religions, sexual orientations and their parental revenue ranges.

Education supplier Chegg is within the FTC’s sights after it uncovered the non-public info of greater than 40 million customers. Officials have filed a criticism accusing the corporate of treating personal information “carelessly.” That included letting staff entry databases with a single sign-in, storing information in plain textual content and utilizing outdated password encryption. Chegg has already responded to the criticism, saying it takes its obligations severely and can totally adjust to the FTC’s order when it’s issued.

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