Apple executives previewed the upcoming mixed reality headset to the company’s board last week; Apple ramped up reality OS development in recent weeks Source
Blizzard president calls sexual harassment lawsuit “extremely troubling” in internal memo while a VP says it presents a “distorted and untrue” view of company Source
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal may struggle to balance his own vision against that of Elon Musk, an unpredictable board member with a much louder megaphone Source
Zuckerberg responds to the mockery of the Horizon Worlds selfie, saying it was taken quickly to celebrate a launch and promises major updates to avatar graphics Source
Kuo: Sony will begin mass producing its PSVR 2 headset in H2 2022 ahead of a possible launch in Q1 2023, depending on the state of flagship game titles Source
Broadcom is in talks to acquire VMware, which has a ~$40B market cap; the discussions are ongoing and there’s no guarantee they will lead to a purchase Source
Roskomnadzor says it is blocking Facebook in Russia, citing 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources” since October 2020 Source
How Web3 apps and wallets inevitably depend on centralized services like OpenSea, Infura, and Alchemy, which don’t even provide authenticated responses Source
Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers were able to view some of its source code by hacking into an employee account but were unable to modify code or access emails Source
Ex-Reddit CEO warns Elon Musk that he doesn’t understand current internet culture enough to handle the challenges of large social networks like Twitter Source