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Oculus Rift On Sale But Sony Competing In VR And AR

LAS VEGAS — It’s finally official: The much-hyped Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset will cost gamers a sweet $600. The Facebook (FB)-owned company launched pre-sale orders this week, and it’s just one of many with VR products hitting the consumer market this year. CES attendees are excited about the Rift, as the Oculus demo lines have been long throughout the show. Intel (INTC) showed off the HTC Vive to demonstrate a painting application. And

Facebook, Apple, Tech Execs In Anti-Terrorism Talks

Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook and executives from Facebook (FB), Yahoo (YHOO), Twitter (TWTR) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google are among those that had planned to meet with top U.S. government officials Friday to discuss ways the companies can help curb terror groups’ online efforts. The meeting was set to take place in San Jose, Calif., with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, FBI Director James Comey and James

Campbell Soup Joins GMO Side On Labeling Issue

Big-cap packaged foods company Campbell Soup (CPB), breaking ranks with the competition, announced plans to cite genetically modified organisms on product packaging and threw its support behind efforts to create a single mandatory labeling standard. The Camden, N.J.-based company will support federal legislation that would require all foods and beverages regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and the Agriculture Department