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Meta Announces Partnership Strategy: Extending Virtual Reality OS to Hardware Manufacturers, Creating Parallel to iPhone versus Android Landscape

Meta announced on Monday that it's teaming up with other companies like Lenovo, Microsoft, and Asus to make virtual reality (VR) headsets. These headsets...

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Demonstrators Call for Withdrawal of Proposed ‘Russian Law’ in Georgia

On Monday, thousands gathered in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, to protest against a contentious "foreign influence" bill believed to be modeled after Russia's authoritarian laws aimed at stifling dissent. Chanting "No to the Russian law," demonstrators outside parliament wielded EU and Georgian flags. Last year, a similar "foreign agents" bill was met with widespread protests, leading the government to withdraw it. However, this month, the government announced plans to reintroduce the legislation, now dubbed the "Transparency of Foreign Influence" bill. Marisha, a 23-year-old protester, voiced the sentiment of many: "We are fighting for our freedom." Holding a stick with the Georgian flag, she emphasized the importance of every citizen's role in shaping the country's future. The proposed bill...

Senate Votes to Dismiss Impeachment Charges Against Alejandro Mayorkas

The US Senate has opted to terminate impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Majorkas, thereby avoiding a trial in the chamber. This marked the first instance in nearly 150 years, and only the second time in US history, that the Senate had deliberated on the impeachment of a cabinet secretary. Had two-thirds of the chamber supported it, Mr. Mayorkas would have faced removal from office. He stood accused of failing to uphold immigration law. Additionally, the US House of Representatives had charged Mr. Mayorkas with violating "the public trust" by allegedly making false statements during congressional testimony. In votes largely divided along party lines on Wednesday, senators dismissed the two impeachment articles brought by the House two months earlier. The...