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Why Apple’s headset could become the first VR success story

An attendee wears a HTC Corp. Vive virtual reality (VR) headset during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S., on Monday, June 5, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images On Monday, Apple is expected to announce its first new major product line since …

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Pentagon awards SpaceX with Ukraine contract for Starlink satellite internet

Ukrainian forces set up Starlink satellite receivers to provide connection for civilians at Independence Square after the withdrawal of the Russian army from Kherson to the eastern bank of Dnieper River, Ukraine on November 13, 2022. Metin Atkas | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday it has …

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Meta Quest 3 unveiled ahead of Apple’s planned VR headset debut

Meta Quest 3 VR headset Meta Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased his company’s latest virtual reality headset, the Quest 3, on Thursday. The new headset will start at $499, Zuckerberg said in a video on Instagram. The post noted that it’ll be the first announced headset with “high-res color mixed …

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Trump Organization, FTX, Fox Corporation

Twitter, Meta and TikTok are three of the world’s biggest social media giants. They’re also three of the brands with the worst reputations in the U.S., according to the recently released 2023 Axios Harris Poll 100 reputation rankings. Millions of monthly active users across the country couldn’t keep the social …

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British PM Rishi Sunak says Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that Ukraine’s “rightful place” is within the NATO military alliance. Sunak said he agreed with comments made earlier Thursday by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that Ukraine is on the path toward NATO membership. “I agree with the NATO Secretary-General: Ukraine’s rightful place is …

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David Sacks aims to help Ron DeSantis against Donald Trump

Zenefits CEO David Sacks speaks at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, Calif. Paul Chinn | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Venture capitalist and early PayPal executive David Sacks had a bundle of cash to deploy early in the 2022 midterm campaign, and he wanted …

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Dollar General DG Q1 earnings report 2023

A shopper at a Dollar General store Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dollar General’s core customers are reining in their spending amid a worse than expected macroeconomic backdrop, leading the discounter to slash its full year outlook after a dismal earnings report Thursday.  Shares of Dollar General plunged …

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Consumers say companies should support LGBTQ community: GLAAD survey

10’000 Hours | DigitalVision | Getty Images A clear majority of Americans who don’t identify as LGBTQ+ believe companies should publicly support the community, according to a new survey from gay rights organization GLAAD. About 70% of more than 2,500 adults who don’t identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer …

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Private payrolls rose by 278,000 in May, well ahead of expectations, ADP says

The U.S. labor market posted another month of surprising strength in May as companies added jobs at a pace well above expectations, according to a report Thursday from payroll processing firm ADP. Private sector employment increased by a seasonally adjusted 278,000 for the month, ahead of the Dow Jones estimate …

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Macy’s (M) earnings Q1 2023

Macy’s shares fell on Thursday, as the retailer slashed its full-year outlook and said it saw sales significantly weaken in late March. The company’s stock dropped as much as 10% in premarket trading even as it beat first-quarter earnings expectations. related investing news The department store operator said it now …

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