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Virtual reality helps paranoia patients face their fears

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Virtual reality helps paranoia patients face their fears The simulations cured severe paranoia in over half the subjects. Virtual reality has vast potential for therapy, since it can put folks in stressful situations without any fear of harm. Researcher at Oxford University have demonstrated how effective it can be for treating severe paranoia in patients

Kanye West's Met Gala Jeans Cost an Absurd Amount of Money

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Kanye West's Met Gala Jeans Cost an Absurd Amount of Money The price you pay to achieve the perfect vibes. As we all know, the theme for the 2016 Met Gala was Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. While we expected most people to show up in some version of a gold or silver number, Kanye West really decoded the theme in a way only West could. Others around him wore tuxedos, white suits—Zayn Malik even wore RoboCop arms! But Kanye? Kanye wore jeans. 

'Dark Souls' developer eyes possible PlayStation VR release

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'Dark Souls' developer eyes possible PlayStation VR release Director Hidetaka Miyazaki has already alluded to a possible "sci-fi" project in the works. From Software has made it very clear that Dark Souls is over , so that means it's time to look forward to a new franchise. This could very well include a new IP to be released on the upcoming PlayStation VR.

Hacker who stole from banks ordered to pay $7 million

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Hacker who stole from banks ordered to pay $7 million But he didn't get additional jail time. A hacker whose creation stole bank account details from over a million computers across the globe has been ordered to pay $6.9 million. Nikita Kuzmin from Russia is one of the three architects of the Gozi virus , which infects computers through PDF files. People unwittingly install it on their machines by downloading a PDF file they receive that's relevant to their interests. Authorities first identified Gozi back in 2007, but by the time they did, K...

SoundCloud Go music streaming expands to the UK, Ireland

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SoundCloud Go music streaming expands to the UK, Ireland The free trials are expiring, so will you pay for SoundCloud's music service? We thought SoundCloud Go could use some polishing when it launched in the US just over a month ago, but the ad-free, offline-enabled option is already expanding to other countries.

Google's self-driving tech goes into Chrysler minivans this year

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Google's self-driving tech goes into Chrysler minivans this year The deal could be signed by the time you read this. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images That rumored deal between Google and Fiat Chrysler for self-driving car technology? It's reportedly happening... if not quite in the way you'd expect. Bloomberg sources claim that the arrangement will put some of Google's autonomous tech into the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan sometime this year.

Samsung brings nightly storytime into VR for busy parents

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Samsung brings nightly storytime into VR for busy parents 'Bedtime VR Stories' could be useful, but it might be tough to actually use at night.   May 03, 2016.0 4:25pm     Parents don't always have a chance to read to their kids at night -- especially if they're traveling, or working late. Samsung is working on a potential solution for this modern dilemma: BedTime VR Stories , a new Gear