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An astronaut who traveled to the Moon in 1972 was blown away when he repeated the trip in virtual reality, so it's a pretty safe bet that VR has gotten incredibly realistic.

Astronaut Charlie Duke strapped on an Oculus Rift headset last year and launched on a virtual Moon mission for the "Apollo 11 VR Experience" — an educational experience that just won the award for Best Interactive Story at the 2016 Vision Summit.

"That's fantastic. Wow," Duke said. Читать дальше...

Fort Eustis is an Army installation near Newport News, Virginia.

LONDON - John Terry has been ruled out of Chelsea's FA Cup match against Manchester City on Sunday.

LONDON (AP) — John Terry has been ruled out of Chelsea's FA Cup match against Manchester City on Sunday.

LONDON (AP) — John Terry has been ruled out of Chelsea's FA Cup match against Manchester City on Sunday.

Cruz campaign pulls photo-shopped Rubio-Obama photo after outcry

Pro-Cruz Rick Perry decries Rubio push-polls; Rubio camp fires back on Cruz tactics

In Iowa, Clinton earned the support of only 10 percent of voters who said honesty was their most important quality in choosing a candidate.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Continuing a trend of strong American ice dance finishes, Maia and Alex Shibutani of the United States won the Four Continents championship Friday.

When Democrats in Nevada head to their caucus sites Saturday to support their preferred presidential candidate, there will be at least two groups not in attendance: observant Jews and Seventh-Day Adventists. The caucus’ timing on a Saturday morning means it falls in the middle of the Sabbath for both religions.

When Democrats in Nevada head to their caucus sites Saturday to support their preferred presidential candidate, there will be at least two groups not in attendance: observant Jews and Seventh-day Adventists. The caucus’s timing on a Saturday morning means it falls in the middle of the Sabbath for both religions.

VIEQUES, PR - With television inventory soon to be sold out, there are billions of dollars on the table.   Unable to spend more on television, big dollars will go to publishers who can target hard-to-reach voters, says Mari Kim Novak, Chief Marketing Officer at Rubicon Project, in this interview with Beet.TV

She also speaks about the development of Rubicon in the video sector  as a "safe" space for both buyers and sellers.

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Lawyers instructed to explore "all legal options" to block new conditions being proposed by Wentworth Golf Club's new Chinese owners, including £125,000 debenture scheme, "exorbitant" new fees and invitation-only membership

NEW YORK - On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone used by Syed Farook, who along with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people in December. Specifically, the government wants Apple to bypass a self-destruct feature that erases the phone's data after too many unsuccessful attempts to guess the passcode. Apple has helped the government before in this and previous cases, but this time Apple CEO Tim Cook said no and Apple is appealing the order. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone used by Syed Farook, who along with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people in…

NEW YORK (AP) — On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone used by Syed Farook, who along with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people in…

NEW YORK (AP) — On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone used by Syed Farook, who along with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people in December. The clash brings to a head a long-simmering debate between technology companies whose business relies on protecting digital privacy (except, ahem, where advertising is concerned) and law enforcement agencies who say they need the ability to recover evidence or eavesdrop on the communications of terrorists or criminals to do their job. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone used by Syed Farook, who along with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people in December. The clash brings to a head a long-simmering debate between technology companies whose business relies on protecting digital privacy (except, ahem, where advertising is concerned) and law enforcement agencies who say they need the ability to recover evidence or eavesdrop on the communications of terrorists or criminals to do their job. Читать дальше...

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VIEQUES, PR -  Virool, the San Francisco-based video adtech company that provides "outstream" or "in-article" video advertising,  is powering its growth with a data management platform that has 450 million uniques, says Brian Danzis, Chief Revenue Officer, in this interview with Beet.TV

He says the company, which had originally focused on building audiences for individual "influencers" has expanded to include mid-tail customers and large global agencies and brands.

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FARMINGTON , Utah, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A Utah woman was met with a surprise when she discovered a decapitated snake head in a can of green beans.

Afternoon Star Tribune Local Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Weather Video Forecast

The Estonian Defense Forces’ General Staff claimed on Friday that a Russian helicopter trespassed into its airspace on Thursday, an allegation immediately denied by the Russian Defense Ministry.