Facebook’s M, PS2 emulation on the PS4, Samsung’s Gear VR and more.
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Facebook’s M, PS2 emulation on the PS4, Samsung’s Gear VR and more.
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With Facebook’s 1.01 billion daily active users, there’s potential to help a lot of people. Enter M, the network’s AI-driven virtual assistant, which may very well change the nature of personal service in the decades ahead.
Months after Netflix said that it’d give all new parents, either conceiving or adopting, a year of paid leave, Spotify has boosted its own figure to six months. Plus, you’ll be able to ease back into your job at half-time.
The future of VR and AR has yet to be fulfilling, but if Samsung’s lauded Gear VR is any indication of where it’s going, we’re in for some exciting times.
Sony has confirmed that it’s working to bring PlayStation 2 emulation to its current PlayStation 4 console. Great news, of course, but do we really have to beg for PS3 compatibility as well?
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