The Daily Populous

NASA Lets VR and AR Headset Owners Follow in Curiosity’s Tracks on Mars

Authored by thevrbase.com

NASA acknowledges this fact and aims to make the journey of Curiosity available in virtual reality.

Users still need a compatible headset for the proper experience, but it is certainly worth exploring.

Especially when it comes to space exploration, there are quite a few opportunities to be explored in the near future.

NASA has been working on plotting the path of Curiosity on Mars for quite some time now.

The Access Mars website, for example, provides some much-needed VR content to the world.

Anyone with a VR or AR headset can experience Curiosity’s neighborhood on the planet Mars.

Although it may take a while until we can actually visit Mars, a VR experience is the next best thing we can get right now. »

Disney Ends Ban on Los Angeles Times Amid Fierce Backlash

Authored by nytimes.com

On Tuesday, members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Boston Society of Film Critics and the National Society of Film Critics denounced Disney’s blackout of The Los Angeles Times.

The Los Angeles Times responded at the time by saying that Disney had not asked for any corrections.

The New York Times also joined the boycott on Tuesday, before Disney lifted the ban, saying in a statement that it would “not attend preview screenings for Disney movies until access is restored to the Los Angeles Times.”. »

Jeff Sessions' DOJ Drops Prosecution Of Woman Who Laughed At Jeff Sessions

Authored by msn.com

WASHINGTON ― Justice Department prosecutors have dropped their case against a woman who laughed at now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions during his confirmation hearing.

(Sessions had faced strong opposition from civil rights organizations and was rejected as a federal judge in the 1980s over concerns about his past comments on race.). »

Syria signs Paris climate agreement

Authored by thehill.com

Syria has reportedly signed the Paris climate agreement.

#COP23 BREAKING NEWS: #Syria has announced it will sign the Paris Agreement!

President Trump announced in June he would be withdrawing from the Paris climate change agreement, calling it "unfair.". »

Snap lost nearly $40 million on unsold Spectacles

Authored by theverge.com

Packaged in its statement was a tiny nugget of news regarding the company’s Spectacles, the camera-equipped sunglasses it sells both online and in pop-up vending machines around the world.

Snap says it lost nearly $40 million on the device, “primarily related to excess inventory reserves and inventory purchase commitment cancellation charges.”.

Snap is still reportedly working on more fully featured AR glasses, but The Information reported that it’s since scrapped its drone project amid the hardware struggles with Spectacles. »