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Virtual Reality

FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan speaks into a microphone against a black background. | Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/Newscom

Technology

The FTC's Antitrust Radicals Are Rebuked Again in Federal Court

The FTC is trying to seize new powers to regulate the economy.

David McGarry | 2.8.2023 3:35 PM

FTC Chairman Lina Khan | Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/Newscom

Reason Roundup

More Cracks in the FTC's Aggressive Antitrust Plans, as Court Refuses To Ban Meta From Buying V.R. Fitness App

Plus: Trump teases new avenues of authoritarianism, interest rates raised again, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.2.2023 9:31 AM

culture2 | Illustration: Joanna Andreasson; Source Image: Aleksandr Podoinitcyn/Alamy

Science & Technology

The Metaverse Is Already Here

How is virtual reality remaking our world?

Peter Suderman | 6.25.2022 6:00 AM

eyepress108398 | Meta/Newscom

Facebook

Welcome to the Metaverse

Facebook's rebrand signals that the widely scrutinized company retains lofty ambitions.

Liz Wolfe | 10.29.2021 3:26 PM

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Science Fiction

Upload

Consumer culture continues into the afterlife in Amazon's sci-fi/mystery/romance/workplace comedy mashup.

Scott Shackford | 8.14.2020 6:00 AM

screenshot CCI virtual space | screenshot of CCI immersive space via Mustang News/Matterport

Human Trafficking

Students Build Virtual Reality Massage Parlor for Cops

You know, to "fight human trafficking."

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.10.2019 8:30 AM

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Notre Dame

Will This Violent, Mediocre Video Game Help Rebuild Notre Dame?

Assassin's Creed Unity included a surprisingly accurate digital replica of the famous cathedral.

Peter Suderman | 4.17.2019 11:39 AM

Large image on homepages | Lumeimages, PacificCoastNews/Newscom

Pornography

What's Hot in Porn Tech: Blockchain, Cam Girls, and Snapchat

New technologies are helping the adult industry adjust to government regulations and give more power to performers.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.1.2018 10:45 AM

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Politics

Trump's Hate-Letters, Sonic Youthers Feels the Bern, and We're All Living in Elon Musk's Acid Trip: Matt Welch Does Red Eye

Tune into Fox News at 3 a.m.

Matt Welch | 6.2.2016 7:22 PM

Large image on homepages | Janitors / photo on flickr

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Will Turn Kids into Zombies! Just Like Movies, Advertising, Video Games, and Rock Music Did!

Is it too soon to panic over a thing kids barely have access to, yet? No, don't be silly.

Scott Shackford | 5.2.2016 12:25 PM

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Policy

Virtual Reality Will Upend the Way We Think About Borders and Immigration Policy

What happens when virtual reality erases national boundaries?

Peter Suderman | 4.1.2016 1:31 PM

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Pornography

This Is What An Orgy Looks Like in Virtual Reality

Why I'm still skeptical that VR porn will catch on any time soon.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.23.2016 2:02 PM

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Science

Conservative Deviance Detection, CRISPR Cures Muscular Dystrophy, and Virtual Reality Ethics

A scitech research and policy roundup

Ronald Bailey | 1.4.2016 10:26 AM

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