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🥽 AR/VR headset market bouncing back
🕹️ Xbox Game Pass's first Activision game
🤖 Chatbot hallucinations 'very solvable'
🛒 Amazon's first spring sale on now

Shipments for AR/VR "mixed-reality" headsets declined 23.5% in 2023, research firm IDC said on Tuesday, but this year is shaping up to be one of recovery as shipments are forecast to surge 44.2% to 9.7 million units. IDC suggested that Apple's Vision Pro, as well as headset launches by other companies in the coming months, will help to boost growth as economic conditions improve globally.

"Apple's launch of the Vision Pro grabbed a lot of headlines and has raised awareness for AR and VR, and although it's priced out of reach for most, it is helping raise the bar for competitors," IDC's Jitesh Ubrani said. "Along with Apple, many companies such as Meta and others have already begun their journey, transitioning from VR to Mixed Reality, ultimately laying the groundwork for true AR experiences"...

Microsoft has unveiled a batch of titles coming to its gaming subscription service toward the end of this month. The most notable addition is Diablo IV, the first Activision Blizzard game to be made available on Xbox Game Pass. 

Diablo IV will land on Xbox Game Pass on March 28. It’s the latest entry in a long-running isometric RPG series, and it retains the same engaging dungeon design, deep progression systems, and captivating loot loop that makes games in this franchise special.

It was released in June 2023, just a few months before Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Going forward, any Activision Blizzard title seems like fair game for Microsoft’s subscription service ...

During a Q&A session on Tuesday at Nvidia’s GTC event, Nvidia boss Jensen Huang was asked about “hallucinations,” a serious drawback of generative AI chatbots in which they sometimes make up answers that sound plausible but are actually completely wrong.

The Nvidia chief claimed the problem is “very solvable” and can be tackled by a process called “retrieval augmented generation,” in which the AI software researches the answer. “Add a rule: For every single answer, you have to look up the answer,” Huang said, adding, “The AI shouldn’t just answer; it should do research first to determine which of the answers are the best.”

Such hallucinations can lead to all kinds of problems if the user fails to crosscheck information from an AI chatbot properly...

Shoppers on the hunt for a bargain might want to check out what Amazon is offering as part of its Big Spring Sale, which started on Wednesday.

The online event is offering up to 40% off select electronics and home products and up to 50% off a range of other items, including outdoor equipment and sports items. New deals will drop each day during the almost week-long event.

All customers can dive in, though Prime members will receive access to “exciting, exclusive deals,” Amazon said. Don’t forget, you can always sign up for a free Prime trial and then cancel before payment kicks in ...

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