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Mark Zuckerberg to Testify in U.S. Case Against Facebook

Meta Platforms Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a U.S. case by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The case argues that the company's proposed deal to buy virtual reality (VR) content maker Within Unlimited Inc should be blocked. In...

Forget Zoom, Hologram Meetings is the Future Says Zuckerberg

Hologram meetings will be possible in the future according to Mark Zuckerberg, a statement the head of Meta has recently made twice. First, to the American comedian Joe Rogan on his world-famous podcast in The Joe Rogan Experience. Then he did so...

Conjoined Twins in Brazil Separated with Help of Virtual Reality

Three-year-old twins in Brazil who were conjoined at the head have been successfully separated with the help of virtual reality. Twins Bernardo and Arthur Lima underwent surgeries in Rio de Janeiro with support and direction from Great Ormond Street Hospital...

Facebook Announces 10,000 New EU Jobs for “Metaverse” Platform

Facebook is planning to hire 10,000 people in the EU to develop a so-called "metaverse," it announced on Monday. This is an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR headsets. Facebook...

Ancient Greek History Revived Through Pioneering Virtual Reality Project

Should you feel tempted to experience a breathtaking virtual reality revival of the major Bronze Age eruption of the volcano of Santorini, the siege of the ancient city of Rhodes in 304 B.C. or the discovery of the Antikythera...

Ally Ioannides in New ‘Into the Badlands’ Virtual Reality App

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ankQ_iL2H_k AMC recently announced that it has launched a new VR app where fans of "The Walking Dead" and "Into the Badlands" can immerse themselves in the worlds of their favorite TV shows right along the shows' stars, including Ally Ioannides. The...

Antonis Karydis: The Greek Behind the First VR Livestream Surgery

In mid-April the world was amazed by the first live-stream surgery in a virtual reality environment and the lights shone upon the doctor who performed it. However, the live stream wouldn't have been achieved if the whole project hadn't been...

Greek-Cypriot Develops Virtual Reality Project

Greek-Cypriot Constantinos Miltiadis graduated from the National Technical University of Athens School of Architecture in 2012, while in December he presented his thesis entitled "Project Anywhere" at ETH in Zurich. "Project Anywhere" is based on the Oculus Rift mentality. It combines...