A man using an Oculus Rift headset. (Photo: Oculus)
Oculus said it now has a software update to solve the expired certificate issue that left Rift owners unable to use their virtual reality headsets on Wednesday. Oculus announced the fix on Twitter and offered affected users a $15 store credit.
Why it matters: The issue shows just how dependent modern devices are on software and the Internet to function.
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We can officially declare the 9-to-5, five-days-a-week, in-office way of working dead. But offices themselves aren't dead. And neither are cities.
The big picture: Since the onset of pandemic-induced telework, companies have oscillated between can't-wait-to-go-back and work-from-home-forever. Now, it's becoming increasingly clear that the future of work will land somewhere in the middle — a remote/in-person hybrid.
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The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a public service announcement on Tuesday warning that mail-in ballots "could leave officials with incomplete results on election night," and that foreign actors are likely to spread disinformation about the delays.
The bottom line: The agencies called on the public to "critically evaluate the sources of the information they consume and to seek out reliable and verified information from trusted sources," including state and local election officials.
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