Amaya Toman It looks like virtual and augmented reality is starting to make inroads again in recent weeks and months. For example, there is talk about the upcoming AR/VR device from Apple, the second generation of the PlayStation VR system, or perhaps about the ways in which Facebook is going to enter the field of virtual and augmented reality. It will be about her in our summary today - Facebook has worked on its own VR avatars, which should appear on the Oculus platform. Another topic of today's article will be former American president Donald Trump, who decided to start his own social network. It should be launched within the next few months and, according to a former Trump adviser, has the potential to attract tens of millions of users. The final news of our roundup today will be about Acer, whose network was allegedly attacked by a group of hackers. She is currently demanding a high ransom from the company.
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Vratislav Holub New VR avatars from Facebook
Working, studying and meeting remotely is a phenomenon that will probably not disappear from our society to a greater extent any time soon. Many people around the world use various applications and social networks for these purposes. The creators of these platforms try to make their communication with colleagues, classmates or loved ones as pleasant and easy as possible for users, and Facebook is no exception in this case. Recently, it has been trying to step into the waters of virtual and augmented reality by leaps and bounds, and as part of this effort, it also plans to create user avatars for communication in virtual space. Facebook's new VR avatars will debut on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 devices via Facebook's Horizon VR platform. The newly created characters are much more realistic, have movable upper limbs and have a significantly better ability to synchronize the movement of the mouth with the spoken speech of the user. They also boast a richer expressive register and eye movement.
Donald Trump and the new social network
Donald Trump's departure from the post of President of the United States at the beginning of this year did not look good. Today, among other things, the former American president was banned from the social network Twitter, which was resented not only by his staunch supporters, but also by himself. In the wake of Joe Biden's election, Trump voters have often complained about the lack of free speech options on social media. In light of these and other events, Donald Trump finally decided to try to start his own social network. Trump's platform should be up and running within the next few months, Trump said in an interview with Fox News last Sunday. Former Trump adviser Jason Miller specified that Trump intends to return to social networks in about two to three months and added that Trump's own social network could attract tens of millions of users. In addition to Twitter, the former US president was also banned from Facebook and even Snapchat - a step taken by the management of the mentioned social networks after Trump's supporters broke into the Capitol building earlier this year. Among other things, Trump has been accused of spreading misinformation and false news and inciting riots on his social media.
Hacker attack on Acer
Acer had to face a hacking attack from the infamous REvil group earlier this week. She is now reportedly demanding a ransom of $50 million from the Taiwanese computer manufacturer, but in Monero cryptocurrency. With the help of experts from Malwarebytes, the editors of the website The Record managed to uncover a portal operated by members of the REvil gang, which apparently spread the mentioned ransomware - that is, malicious software with which attackers encrypt computers and then demand a ransom for their decryption. Reports of the attack have not been officially confirmed by Acer at the time of writing, but it appears that it only affected the corporate network.
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