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Windows comes to the Meta Quest
If Windows in mixed reality sounds like your idea of a good time, rejoice. Microsoft said on Tuesday at Microsoft Ignite 2024 it’s bringing the “full capabilities” of Windows 11 to the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S in December as part of a public preview. “Full capabilities,” in this context, means that you’ll be…
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Microsoft will soon let you clone your voice for Teams meetings
Microsoft plans to let Teams users clone their voices so they can have their sound-alikes speak to others in meetings in different languages. At Microsoft Ignite 2024 on Tuesday, the company revealed Interpreter in Teams, a tool for Microsoft Teams that delivers “real-time, speech-to-speech” interpretation capabilities. Starting in early 2025, people using Teams for meetings…
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Google Lens can now check prices and inventory when shopping in the real world
After building out Google Lens to help users shop online more easily, Google is now updating the product to help people shop when they’re in a physical store by offering product insights, price comparisons, and local inventory availability. Alongside this news, the company is bringing new shopping features to Maps, and adding more Google Pay…
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Amazon’s top music plan will now include one audiobook per month
Amazon said on Tuesday that it will let Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers access one audiobook per month from Audible’s catalog for free. This move aims to counter Spotify’s growth in the audiobook space and also nudge some Amazon Music subscribers to purchase Audible books or plans. The company noted that subscribers of the top plan…
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Google reacts angrily to report it will have to sell Chrome
Reuters Google has said it would harm consumers and businesses if it is forced to sell Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) will propose the measure to a judge on Wednesday, Bloomberg has reported. Judge Amit Mehta ruled Google operates an online search monopoly in August, and has…
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Man jailed for life for murdering teens in case of mistaken identity
Avon and Somerset Police Antony Snook will serve a minimum of 38 years in prison A man who drove four teenagers on a revenge mission that led to two best friends being murdered has been jailed for life. Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, died after being stabbed by the teenagers in a case…
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'Irresistible tennis!' – Raducanu puts GB ahead in BJK Cup semi-final
Watch the best shots as Emma Raducanu maintained her record of not dropping a set in this year’s Billie Jean King Cup, beating Slovakia’s Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4 6-4 in Great Britain’s opening semi-final match. READ MORE: Raducanu puts GB within touching distance of BJK Cup final Available to UK users only. Source: www.bbc.com…
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Zara Aleena killer sees further charge dropped
PA Media Jordan McSweeney was charged with encouraging or assisting the commission of an indictable offence Charges have been dropped against Zara Aleena’s murderer after a prison workshop instructor pleaded guilty to having an inappropriate relationship with him. Hayley Jones, 33, had admitted to misconduct in a public office over an inappropriate relationship with Jordan…
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European Union public procurement reform: a difficult but essential balancing act
Among the many tasks facing the incoming European Commission is a project to revise the European Union’s public procurement rules – a complex body of regulation comprising six directives, two regulations and numerous delegated acts, not to mention national-level rules. The revision should reduce red tape, but also “help ensure security of supply for certain vital…
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Wednesday we will have guests! UK and Romanian foreign ministers come to Chisinau
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, David Lammy, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Luminita Odobescu, will visit Chisinau on Wednesday, November 20. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced it. The foreign officials, with Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popșoi, will have a trilateral…