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Apple has announced plans to scan iPhones for images of child abuse, raising immediate concerns regarding user privacy and surveillance with the move.

Winston Churchill once quipped, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Tech companies have taken that advice to heart with COVID-inspired products addressing everything from contact tracing to virtual video backgrounds. Last week, I looked at new technologies that promise to change the way that we meet. This week, I will look at products that address other aspects of post-pandemic life.

The next big thing looks to be the concept of a shared virtual collective, better known as the Metaverse.  At Siggraph next week, there will be a considerable effort to spin up hundreds of thousands of developers and thousands of companies around the idea. And one of the first VR collaboration products I’m aware of to jump on it is Arthur. (Christoph Fleishmann, the founder and CEO of Arthur, expects we could reach critical mass in as little as two years.)

The day has finally come: Microsoft Windows 365 Cloud PC is now generally available and…