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Hands-on with Apple Vision Pro: This is not a VR headset

This was the best headset demo I’ve ever seen. But there’s room for improvement.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/hands-on-with-apple-vision-pro-this-is-not-a-vr-headset/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

J&J’s COVID vaccine is dead in the US; FDA revokes authorization

The withdrawal leaves the two mRNA vaccines and the Novavax protein subunit vaccine.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/j-fda-revokes-authorization/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Dell in hot water for making shoppers think overpriced monitors were discounted

It happened on Dell's Australia website, but misleading sale claims are common.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/dell-in-hot-water-for-making-shoppers-think-overpriced-monitors-were-discounted/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

For Vision Pro to succeed, Apple needs to make wearing a headset seem normal

Opinion: Apple normalized AirPods and smartwatches. Can it normalize headsets?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/for-vision-pro-to-succeed-apple-needs-to-make-wearing-a-headset-seem-normal/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google Workspace users can now log in without a password, thanks to passkeys

After the consumer launch last month, businesses can ditch their Google passwords.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/google-workspace-users-can-now-log-in-without-a-password-thanks-to-passkeys/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Xbox COPPA violations cost Microsoft $20 million in FTC settlement

Complaint: MS didn't notify parents until children's info was already collected.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/xbox-coppa-violations-cost-microsoft-20-million-in-ftc-settlement/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Internet users love fiber service—too bad you probably can’t get it

Fiber beats cable and everything else in ACSI customer satisfaction scores.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/internet-users-love-fiber-service-too-bad-you-probably-cant-get-it/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

LG’s 28-lb StanbyME Go combines a 27-inch tablet with a rugged briefcase

Internal arm lets the screen lie horizontally, vertically, or flat, like a table.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/lgs-28-lb-stanbyme-go-combines-a-27-inch-tablet-with-a-rugged-briefcase/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

With 7,000+ satellites and growing, is space sustainable? An Ars Frontiers recap

"We've been using space as our own personal operating dumping ground."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/with-7000-satellites-and-growing-is-space-sustainable-an-ars-frontiers-recap/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Vision Pro developer kits will help devs get their apps ready before launch

Apple is doing a few things to help developers get ready for its new platform.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/vision-pro-developer-kits-will-help-devs-get-their-apps-ready-before-launch/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Inside 4chan’s top-secret moderation machine

Internal documents show how chaotic moderation allowed racism and violence to take over.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/inside-4chans-top-secret-moderation-machine/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Five ways Vision Pro is different from anything Apple—or anyone—has ever made

Some instant analysis of Apple's boldest product experiment in years.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/five-ways-vision-pro-is-different-from-anything-apple-or-anyone-has-ever-made/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SEC sues Binance, says it evaded US law with “extensive web of deception”

Binance slammed by SEC chair for "calculated evasion of the law."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/sec-sues-binance-says-it-evaded-us-law-with-extensive-web-of-deception/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

At Apple’s WWDC keynote, “AI” never came up by name, but it was there

Apple prefers using "machine learning," or just having AI work in the background.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/at-apples-wwdc-keynote-ai-never-came-up-by-name-but-it-was-there/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social