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Microsoft Is Shutting Down Its Social VR Platform AltspaceVR

The platform will close on March 10.

AltspaceVR, a social virtual worlds platform acquired by Microsoft in 2017, will shut down on March 10. In a blog post on Friday, the AltspaceVR team said they’re shifting focus to «immersive experiences powered by Microsoft Mesh,» the tech giant’s cloud-based AR/VR platform.

«As we look to the future, we see the opportunity for VR expanding beyond consumer into business and now have an even greater goal: a more open, accessible, and secure version of immersive experiences in the metaverse,» reads the blog post. «With Mesh, we aspire to build a platform that offers the widest opportunity to all involved, including creators, partners and customers.»

When reached for comment, a Microsoft spokesperson reiterated the company’s plan to focus on Mesh, saying it’s committed to «bringing the physical and digital together in an open, accessible, and secure metaverse.»

The new comes after Microsoft on Wednesday said it’s cutting 10,000 jobs across its global workforce as it looks to refocus on areas of growth, such as artificial intelligence.

AltspaceVR encouraged creators and developers on its platform to host final events in the coming weeks. They also provided directions for people to download their AltspaceVR data and content.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 18, #1011

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for March 18 #1011.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is pretty tricky, but musicians might find the blue group easy. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Time between two things, maybe.

Green group hint: That smarts!

Blue group hint: Rockers know these well.

Purple group hint: You might write one out to pay a bill.