Facebook's new virtual workspace, Amazon may open big retail stores

Speaker 1: This is CNET. And here are the stories that matter right now, Facebook introduced a new virtual reality workplace called horizon workrooms to use it you'll need a VR headset, like the Oculus quest two horizon workrooms puts you and others in a virtual space as cartoonish avatars. You'll also be able to bring real world items like your desk and computer into virtual reality. Mark Zuckerberg sees horizon workroom as an addition to video chat as a way to brainstorm, chat [00:00:30] and collaborate. Amazon may open large physical retail stores in the United States. According to a new report by the wall street journal plans are not finalized, but these ORs would be similar to department stores with sections, for electronics, household items, and clothing. Some of the first stores may open in Ohio and California, nearly 100 policy and rights groups are asking apple to halt plans to build new child safety features into its iPhones, iPads, [00:01:00] and Mac in their open letter to Tim cook, the group said they are concerned that these features could be used to censor protected speech and threaten privacy and security of people around the world. Apple plans to release a child's safety features as part of free software updates in the coming months, stay up to date with the latest by I visiting cnet.com.