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The HTC Vive is one of the best tethered virtual reality headsets available on the market today. As is the case with all tethered headsets, it requires a powerful PC setup to function. There has been talk of a standalone virtual reality headset from HTC which wouldn’t require users to carry a PC with them wherever they go. HTC has now launched a new standalone Vive VR headset, but there’s a catch.

The standalone HTC Vive VR headset looks pretty similar to the Daydream headset that the company has been working on. However, since Daydream is owned by Google and Google isn’t welcome in China, it has to make several changes before the headset can be allowed in.

This is why HTC’s standalone VR headset is powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with the company’s proprietary virtual reality platform.

There isn’t a lot of information available about the specs of this handset but it would be reasonable to assume that it’s quite similar to the Vive Daydream headset that’s due to be released later this year.

HTC has only announced the standalone Vive VR headset for customers in China today. This would be the first time that the Viveport store and all of the content it offers will become available in China.

The company is quiet about the price so it’s not known how much the standalone headset is cost, but it’s likely going to be lower than the Vive’s $800 price tag.

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Microsoft co-founder and ex-CEO Bill Gates has long been considered to be the richest person in the world. He’s certainly one of the richest men alive right now but he has only held the spot formally since 2013. It appears that he now has to make way for another tech titan to claim the spot from him. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is now the richest man on this planet.

Bill Gates had a net worth of around $90 billion at the close of markets yesterday. However, as Bloomberg reports, a surge in Amazon’s stock price has pushed Bezos to the top of the list. The surge in the company’s stock price is due to its earnings report that’s due later today.

Bezos was close behind Gates at the close of markets yesterday with a net worth of $89 billion. Amazon’s stock has surged around $15 this morning while Microsoft’s shares have declined slightly, the surged pushed Bezos over the $90 billion mark. This has led to a shuffle at the top and if the price holds, Bezos may extend his lead further as the world’s richest man.

Bezos is now the sixth man ever to be considered the world’s richest person over the last three decades. He has finally made it to the very top of the list after almost 20 years have passed since he originally joined the “Three Comma Club.”

Since the net worth of these tech titans is significantly tied to their holdings in the companies that they started, any shift could bring about a change at the very top. It’s not like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are both sitting on $90 billion in cash, each.

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Smart appliances are gradually becoming popular so it’s not surprising to see different players trying to establish a footing in this market. BuzzFeed is probably the last name you would have expected to hear at the end of the previous sentence, but as it turns out, the company has been working on its very first smart appliance called the Tasty One Top. The smart appliance is now available for pre-order.

BuzzFeed isn’t a hardware company so you wouldn’t expect it to sell you hardware. It’s a digital media company so you’d expect it to provide you with a never ending supply of memes and lists.

The Tasty One Top project is actually part of BuzzFeed Product Labs, a division which was formed after the company acquired e-commerce startup Scroll last year. The idea behind the acquisition was to try out different ideas and see what presented commercial growth opportunities for BuzzFeed.

If the name didn’t already give it away, Tasty One Top has the same branding as Tasty, BuzzFeed’s very popular cooking brand. BuzzFeed has also launched a new Tasty app which brings almost 1,700 video recipes. The app is only available for iOS right now but will arrive for Android soon.

Since the One Top is a smart appliance, the idea is to make it easier for people who find a recipe they like to actually make it. The One top is an induction cooktop that’s Bluetooth enabled, the cooktop supports cooking with sous vide as well as conventional pots and pans. It not only measures the utensil’s surface temperature but also has a thermometer to measure the food’s internal temperature.

BuzzFeed will start shipping the Tasty One Top in November. It’s taking pre-orders starting today for $149.

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Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto series is one of the most popular gaming franchises, it has been for years, so it goes without saying that the company won’t be stopping this gravy train any time soon. The previous title, Grand Theft Auto 5, has proven to be very successful for the company as it has shipped more than 80 million units since it was launched on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. If a new report is to be believed, Rockstar may have started development on Grand Theft Auto 6.

According to the report, stuntman Tim Neff recently updated his iStunt resume recently. One of the latest projects listed on his resume mentions that he has been working on “Grand Theft Auto VI (6),” which if true, undoubtedly refers to the next-generation GTA title.

This isn’t the first time that GTA 6 has been rumored and given that Rockstar has every reason to keep this franchise around, it won’t be surprising when it eventually makes GTA 6 official.

Stunt actors are relied upon heavily during the development of a game like Grand Theft Auto for the purpose of motion capture. As is the case with the main actors in movies and TV shows, there are some stunts and action sequences that they can not do, so professional stuntmen are called in.

Rockstar hasn’t said anything about GTA 6 at this point in time and it may be a while before it does. Nevertheless, fans will obviously be looking forward to the next-generation title.

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