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As part of the v57 software update for Meta Quest headsets, the company announced Monday a bevy of new features– including more avatar customization options, an unsend message feature, group links, free-form locomotion ability in Horizon Home and a rebranded Explore feed. Meta also made improvements to video recording, multitasking and more. Starting today, the […]

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Divvy Homes, the rent-to-own startup that gained attention and investment from Tiger Global and other high-profile investors, is laying off 94 employees. The layoffs — its third in the past year — represents the latest blow to the real estate tech company as mortgage interest rates have continued to surge. The 94 employees are spread […]

We don’t often review books at TechCrunch, let alone fiction, but sometimes a work comes along that is just so carefully tuned to the ecosystem we cover that it justifies a quick post. And so here we have “Exadelic,” a sci-fi novel by erstwhile TC contributor Jon Evans, who does his level best to match […]

Over 100,000 Magic Key pass holders will receive a payout from the entertainment company. The company has since paused the sale of all Magic Key passes until further notice.

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MTV has partnered with Snapchat to let users vote for a Video Music Awards category through Lenses. The entertainment company is leveraging Snap’s Camera Kit to integrate AR-based experiences into the award show. Users will be able to vote on the Best New Artist once the three finalists are decided. They can use a special […]

Hotel and casino giant MGM Resorts has confirmed a “cybersecurity issue” is to blame for an ongoing outage affecting systems at the company’s Las Vegas properties. “MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting some of the company’s systems,” the company said in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. “Promptly after detecting […]

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