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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2023

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Microsoft has laid off entire teams behind Virtual, Mixed Reality, and HoloLens [Ed: So will Microsoft refund that 22 BILLION DOLLARS in Biden graft, seeing that HoloLens is now dead?]

=> ↺ Microsoft has laid off entire teams behind Virtual, Mixed Reality, and HoloLens | ↺ that 22 BILLION DOLLARS in Biden graft

For Microsoft to cull the entire team behind MRTK, which was due to release a new version just next month, it paints a picture of a company that perhaps no longer believes in virtual reality. There are many who believe the “metaverse” represents the next big opportunity in human-computer interfacing, but even Facebook, who rebranded its entire company to Meta in the belief of this technology, is scaling back in this area as well — laying off 11,000 staff back in November.

Surface and Windows revenue tanks 39% in latest Microsoft earnings report | Windows Central

=> ↺ Surface and Windows revenue tanks 39% in latest Microsoft earnings report | Windows Central

Windows Central: ‘Microsoft Has Laid Off Entire Teams Behind Virtual, Mixed Reality, and HoloLens’

=> ↺ Windows Central: ‘Microsoft Has Laid Off Entire Teams Behind Virtual, Mixed Reality, and HoloLens’

It brings to mind the original Surface — a $10,000 touchscreen table the company started selling in May 2007, only to eventually cede the entire touchscreen revolution in personal computing to Apple and Android.

5 Ways a Linux User Can Make Use of ChatGPT [Ed: 'Linux' sites are helping Microsoft plagiarism agenda, and hype which distracts from Microsoft crises, including Bing layoffs. As if humans have just invented computers that do "logic". Lots of the "AI" ("HEY HI", in effect plagiarism) media spam is a Microsoft-funded smokescreen. Not all of it, but loads of it. Google catches up with the hype. They need to repeat the same buzzwords. The latest hype wave is artificially constructed in collusion with bribed corporate "media".]

=> ↺ 5 Ways a Linux User Can Make Use of ChatGPT

You probably have already heard about ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that took over the world faster than a Skynet apocalypse.

5 Best Free Code Editors for Ubuntu and Other Linux [Ed: Why does this list begin with proprietary spyware controlled by Microsoft? This makes no sense.]

=> ↺ 5 Best Free Code Editors for Ubuntu and Other Linux

Here are five free code editors for Ubuntu and other Linux systems which you can try out for your workflow.

There is absolutely no shortage of code or text editors in the Linux ecosystem. Hence finding the best one for your taste requires a little exploration.

Whether a beginner or a seasoned developer, finding the perfect code editor can make a big difference in your day-to-day routine.

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