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Facebook passes 1 billion mobile-only monthly users

Posted in Business on 3rd Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

In its third quarter 2016 earnings announcement today, Facebook revealed it now has 1.79 billion monthly active users.

Fove VR headset lets you play games using eye controls

Posted in Hardware on 3rd Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Fove is targeting entertainment, education, gaming and medical industries with gaze control in virtual reality interfaces.

Second Sight reveals 1st implant of Orion I visual cortical stimulator

Posted in Medicine on 2nd Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

'Based on these results, stimulation of the visual cortex has the potential to restore useful vision to the blind'

U.S VR hardware and software market to hit $38 billion by 2026

Posted in Business on 2nd Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

The U.S VR market will grow gradually in the next two years, but then faster growth will kick in according to a forecast by Greenlight Insights.

New technique reveals the basis for machine-learning systems decisions

Posted in Science on 1st Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

MIT researchers have developed a method to determine the rationale for predictions by neural networks, which loosely mimic the human brain.