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Apple's Vision Pro and Meta's Quest headsets are poised to make the virtual workspace a reality — if they can get past the buyer hurdles on price and quality

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A Meta virtual-reality meeting shows what a workplace of the future could look like.

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Tim Cook says he's using Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro headset daily. There are still no photos.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook stands next to the new Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 05, 2023 in Cupertino, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC23 developer conference with the announcement of the new Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said he is using the Vision Pro every single day.

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Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse losses pass $40 billion. Here's why that's suddenly OK.

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Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook/Meta, is seen in attendance during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 01, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mark Zuckerberg.

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Mark Zuckerberg says he is absolutely not abandoning the metaverse as company division loses $4 billion

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Mark Zuckerberg at the Paley Center For Media on October 25, 2019
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Big tech companies continue cost cutting

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It's Monday, readers. I'm Paayal Zaveri, and welcome to the first week of April.

We're now officially a quarter of the way through the year. That's a good reminder to make sure you plan some vacation time this year. Nearly half of all American workers don't take their PTO, according to the Pew Research Center. 

Apple's smart goggles could be the shot in the arm the whole industry needs

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Apple is said to bei introducing the Reality Pro smart goggles later as soon as June. It'll make Apple a challenger in a market where competitors like Google and Microsoft have sputtered.

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Meta's VR Headset and AR Glasses Plans For the Next Four Years Just Leaked

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Guess what Meta’s virtual/augmented reality team has got cooking up? We were already aware that the Meta Quest 3 was likely being planned for this year, but the company also apparently plans to come out with limited “smart glasses” in 2025, with full AR glasses following by 2027. Of course, Meta is planning to pack…

Prototypes for Apple's upcoming mixed-reality headset feature in-air typing tech that uses hand and eye movements, report says

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Apple's Reality Pro mixed-reality headset is expected to being shipping late in 2023, Bloomberg reported.

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Many of AI chatbot Replika's users say they have romantic feelings for their bot companions — here's how it works

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AI chatbot Replika elicits strong emotions in some users. Some told Insider they view the bot as a romantic partner.

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