Enlarge / The Oculus Quest 2, Meta’s most popular VR headset today. (credit: Sam Machkovech) Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has pulled the plug on its current efforts to develop an operating system for AR and VR devices, The Information reported today. Citing “two people familiar with the decision,” the article claims that […]
Enlarge / Neil Young performs at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island during Farm Aid 30 on September 19, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. (credit: Getty Images | Raymond Boyd) With Neil Young having told Spotify that it can keep him or podcaster Joe Rogan but not both, the streaming company today said it will remove […]
Enlarge / In a new version of the classic 19th century thought experiment, Maxwell’s demon plays the role of a gambler who knows when to quit while it’s ahead. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Entropy (aka the second law of thermodynamics) is a harsh mistress. If you think of the universe as a cosmic casino, the […]